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hi,
so me and my parents are moving into a loft thats in downtown and it has 2 balconies, 1 thats more of a traditional sized balcony, and 1 thats on the bigger side (picture below) (on the 3rd picture my balcony is the one with the Christmas reef on it and the slot to the left)
but i have already figured out how to store my tools and such outside, but one thing that i haven’t figured out is how to control and stop the dust and shavings from going down onto main street. i will have no problem with me sawing the wood because i use a power saw that has a vacuum attachment.
any suggestions, tips, and advise would be a great help!
thanks!
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i have thought about maybe just building a square around my workbench (which is a small/medium sized workbench) to stop the dust and shavings from going everywhere, and maybe even attaching some hoses to it that go from the square to a bucket and then to my vacuum.
20 January 2017 at 11:29 pm #308548Shavings have interesting properties in hooking up with each other. A strong wind can blow them around, but I spread them in my garden as mulch and they clearly want to stay in place. A little care while you work should keep them under control.
Sawing by hand is much more pleasant to bystanders ears, and should keep you in better graces with your neighbors. Handsaws seem to produce less dust too. Stay away from the edges of your deck, avoid windy days, and sweep up when you finish a cut and sawing should present no problems.
Fine chisel work like mortice and dovetails shouldn’t pose a problem either. Any chips will stay close at hand and be easy to control.
The place I think you will have a problem is using a chisel and hammer or a hatchet to quickly remove waste when taking a piece down to size. I find the chips from these operations fly randomly about, sometimes traveling quite a distance. For this, I’d suggest some form of screening. Perhaps a roll down bamboo screen that would also shade your porch? Or maybe hang a drop cloth around your bench area when you’re performing these tasks.
Bottom line, I’d stay away from power tools, but I think hand tools should work well with just a little thought and preparation.
richard,
thanks that was very helpful, i see what you mean about power tools, the only thing though is that the saw that i have is brand new and i cant return it because its already been 30 days since i bought it.
maybe i could sell the saw, and buy some hand saws but im personally not a fan of handsaws.
22 January 2017 at 6:51 pm #308591I dont think you should worry about chips and shavings. As high up as you are it will take ten years to get the pile up to interferance heigh now the folks downstairs are a different problem.
Maybe hang a tarp or blanket over the railing to slow the passage and help contain the debristhe H.O.A does not allow stuff to be hung on the balcony,
really looking at it now my only option is to build just a square made out of wood to go around the bottom on my bench and that should catch all the shavings and chips and i can vacuum it up easily, and then i will buy some handsaws and work with handsaws for now.
hey everybody,
got some great news! the pizza place thats below our house/loft is going to allow me to use the ground floor patio/courtyard that we (the pizza shop and us) share, so i will have no problem now with the dust and wood chips/shavings.
thanks for all yalls inputs and ideas!
thanks God bless!
ryan carr
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