danthefisherman Posted February 15, 2021 Report Share Posted February 15, 2021 Just took a break from building to deep clean the garage out of all the built up debris, sawdust, and microspheres from making baits. Even if you're extra careful about sanitation and cleaning up after yourself, this stuff is no joke. Prolonged exposure can pose a significant health risk to yourself in the long run...or worse, to your loved ones. What safety measures are you guys taking to minimize health risks while making baits? For me, NIOSH respirator and a new downdraft/vacuum table that I made to hook up to a shop-vac. The table works pretty well for collecting fine dust and preventing it from entering your lungs or clinging to your clothing. I always try to shake off/wipe down after building to dislodge any debris that might have collected on my person. Up next I want to build a ventilation system for pouring soft plastic. fishinpunk and CG_Fishes 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SacPig916 Posted February 15, 2021 Report Share Posted February 15, 2021 Listen to the podcast? I am about to take some of these same measures when I build up my new garage. I was thinking a SAB though instead of a downdraft table. I am picking up some goggles also. Looks super clean, nice build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthefisherman Posted February 15, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2021 4 minutes ago, SacPig916 said: Listen to the podcast? I am about to take some of these same measures when I build up my new garage. I was thinking a SAB though instead of a downdraft table. I am picking up some goggles also. Looks super clean, nice build I don't know what podcast you're referring to, so no Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thiskidlikes2fish Posted February 15, 2021 Report Share Posted February 15, 2021 What respirator and goggles are those? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthefisherman Posted February 15, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2021 9 minutes ago, Thiskidlikes2fish said: What respirator and goggles are those? 3M. I got the respirator with interchangeable organic filters for $30. You can get the single use organic filter model for like $15. I haven't had to buy new organic filters yet but I also don't pour a ton of plastics. Thiskidlikes2fish 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Socalswimbait Posted February 16, 2021 Report Share Posted February 16, 2021 Yeah man. Love the table set up. Use to have my shop vac hose strapped to where I sand so it would suck it all up as I go. But so noisy that it limited my hours of work. Wife don’t like getting woke up at 6am and I would imagine neighbors don’t like it either. I’ve always wanted to build a box type set up for vac with hose coming out to something like this so it lowers the noise levels while cleaning up mess at the same time. Right now just sanding on to silicon sheet and using handheld vac to suck it up as I go. But you’ve got me thinking I need to tinker and get back to my original idea. My garage was so much cleaner when my shop vac was running. danthefisherman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TootsMalone Posted February 16, 2021 Report Share Posted February 16, 2021 Really like that downdraft table you built there. Using the same style mask here without the attached goggles. Cant smell a thing through it. You could add a 20" box fan with a filter on the back for any airborne dust that doesn't go down in the table. You'd be surprised how much dust such a cheap simple rig can remove from the air. For sanding i have a 2hp dust collector to remove any dust or debris. But if you aren't careful, that thing will take the sand paper and even your carving knife right out of your hand. azsouth and danthefisherman 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthefisherman Posted February 17, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2021 9 hours ago, Socalswimbait said: Yeah man. Love the table set up. Use to have my shop vac hose strapped to where I sand so it would suck it all up as I go. But so noisy that it limited my hours of work. Wife don’t like getting woke up at 6am and I would imagine neighbors don’t like it either. I’ve always wanted to build a box type set up for vac with hose coming out to something like this so it lowers the noise levels while cleaning up mess at the same time. Right now just sanding on to silicon sheet and using handheld vac to suck it up as I go. But you’ve got me thinking I need to tinker and get back to my original idea. My garage was so much cleaner when my shop vac was running. Thanks! It's not any quieter than running the shop-vac by itself, unless you plan to run the hose into a closet or something haha. 4 hours ago, TootsMalone said: Really like that downdraft table you built there. Using the same style mask here without the attached goggles. Cant smell a thing through it. You could add a 20" box fan with a filter on the back for any airborne dust that doesn't go down in the table. You'd be surprised how much dust such a cheap simple rig can remove from the air. For sanding i have a 2hp dust collector to remove any dust or debris. But if you aren't careful, that thing will take the sand paper and even your carving knife right out of your hand. Now there's an idea! My shop-vac is only 1.5hp so it struggles a bit to reach dust higher above the table. A fan on the back would help improve dust collection for sure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azsouth Posted February 17, 2021 Report Share Posted February 17, 2021 20" fan is a good idea, if it is a sealed unit.... you need to remember that saw dust is highly flammable. A dust flash over is not fun. danthefisherman and TootsMalone 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthefisherman Posted February 17, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2021 32 minutes ago, azsouth said: 20" fan is a good idea, if it is a sealed unit.... you need to remember that saw dust is highly flammable. A dust flash over is not fun. An important point to be made...didn't even think about that aidanbourassa 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TootsMalone Posted February 17, 2021 Report Share Posted February 17, 2021 11 hours ago, azsouth said: 20" fan is a good idea, if it is a sealed unit.... you need to remember that saw dust is highly flammable. A dust flash over is not fun. Thank you for pointing this out. I was more mentioning the box fan for a ceiling mounted application to catch all the fine dust you cant see in the air. The stuff that inevitably coats everything in a garage after a sanding project. I wouldn't use it for anything more than that and in that application, it is perfectly safe. Hundreds if not thousands of wood workers have box fans humming away above their heads while they work sucking dust into 20x20 furnace filters. @danthefisherman if you wanna improve the suction on that table, Increase the cfm of air moving through it. Shop vacs use high pressure air with low cfm, dust collectors do the opposite. My 6hp shop vac moves something around 200cfm. But my 2hp dust collector moves close to 1700cfm. danthefisherman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TootsMalone Posted February 17, 2021 Report Share Posted February 17, 2021 @danthefisherman @azsouthWow, Just re-read what i posted yesterday and wanted to apologize for how unclear my suggest came out. I did not mean to suggest mounting the box fan to the back of your downdraft table with a filter. That honestly wouldn't do much for catch any more dust that your shopvac. As well as the fire risk @azsouth pointed out. But i would mount one on the ceiling above the table, drawing air through a filter that faces your table (blowing away from the table). This WILL greatly reduce the amount of airborne dust that I'm sure you find on just about every surface in your shop after sanding. Sorry for rambling, Just don't want give bad advice that is potentially dangerous. Carry on. Would love to see some shots of the rest of your shop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azsouth Posted February 17, 2021 Report Share Posted February 17, 2021 @TootsMalone Np, Just trying to help....I have had one flash when I was a lot younger.... not something I will forget. If your dealing with non-flammable particulates have at it, you would be amazed what is flammable in dust form. TootsMalone and aidanbourassa 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aidanbourassa Posted February 18, 2021 Report Share Posted February 18, 2021 @danthefisherman thanks for mentioning this, will need to get some of this stuff for the future danthefisherman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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