Home DIY

The use of a broom is the least of my concerns.

While I have a fucking huge dust extraction system it doesn't play nicely with the planer thicknesser. When I find time I plan to make a cyclonic separator so that it'll work until the then workshop is a respirator required zone while I'm using that machine -hence the big pile of chips on the floor.

There has been attempts to get people to use a vac instead of a broom for a while but, there is a counter arguement that says as brushing is so much easier people will clean up more regularly meaning there will be less dust on the floor that won't get disturbed every time people move around the shop.

That's actually not much mess sometimes when I've spent all day milling stock there is a knee height pile of sawdust infront of the planer.

EDIT. Soft brushes are encouraged as they don't flick up the dust as much.