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Been cutting some shapes, routing edges, and sanding this stuff for a couple days. I'm wondering how others clean up after this stuff? It seems to permeate everything.
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The dust is awful to deal with. Some brands of HDU are better for dust control than others. I have used several brands, and some brands the dust seems to settle quickly, and some brands the dust stays airborne longer.
Our CNC has a dedicated dust collector, as does the table saw, and chop saw.
Good old cotton clothing is better to wear than synthetics, as it clings to synthetics.
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In my old shop, the saws were in the back room. I cleaned them up a couple of times a year. Always a huge pile of wood and sawdust. Now I do everything inside a two-car garage and I'm forever cleaning up. It becomes self-defense.
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And I'm sure you are wearing a 3M respirator when working with HDU foam. It's not good for you little lungs. I did find this,,, Organotin compounds are one of the chemical groups found in household dust that have been linked to polyurethane foam. Highly poisonous, even in small amounts, these compounds can disrupt hormonal and reproductive systems, and are toxic to the immune system. Boy, that don't sound good. You might just want to completely cover up yer whole body.
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When I'm sandblasting I have a filtered fresh air line into my hood. When I lift the bags to load them into the pot, I've never worn a mask, and think there is a lot of silica that I breathe in.
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