The short answer is to bag it, take it home, throw it away. We know you are saying to yourself “but all this sawdust isn’t mine…” If there is sawdust in the can when you get there, bag it and post a photo to the channel before creating more dust (more What to do when …
Tag: Workshop How-to
How to Mega Dust the Workshop
Mega Dusting is a monthly process done to both the front and back rooms of the shop in #214 downstairs Prepare yourself and the rooms Note and remove any existing dust in the cyclone can and alert workshop leadership @team-workshop Put away any hand tools or supplies that have been left out Put away all …
Workshop Steward
This stewardship position is supported by dedicated Monster Corps resources an the community as a whole. Current Steward: team-shop Responsibilities To keep the space or cause the workshop and workshop tools to stay running. To communicate to the membership about status and provide access to basic information for using the tools and the space.
Scrappy
Scrappy is our wood scrap pile. There are a few rules and things to think about when putting wood on or taking wood off Scrappy The scrap pile is not intended as the main source of lumber for projects.
Maintaining blades and bits
What: Check table saw, miter saw and bandsaw blades, router bits and clean any that are dirty. Report any damage noted to steward and note in the logs for those tools in the data base Material: Cleaning kit lives in white cabinet above yellow flammable cabinet. Currently the extra blades for circular saws live in …
Air Quality Monitoring
The Air Quality Monitoring project [[File:Dust monitoring.jpg|640px|Dust monitoring.jpg]] Goal Many of our activities generate dust or particles that aren’t great for your health. The goal of the Air Quality Monitoring project is to gather data about the dust in our space and establish a baseline. Proof of concept A proof of concept was setup using …
How to Wax Tools
This guide covers the Jet Band Saw, Jointer, Planer]”’ Materials: Johnson Paste Wax located in the flammables cabinet. Required Permission: Must be certified to use the tool you are waxing. Steps: Unplug tool Clean all exposed cast iron or steel surfaces with steel wool. Do not scrub aluminum parts. Apply wax to the cheap paper towel. …
Dust Collection
This is way way OOD as of August 2021. It would be a good place to have a nice write up about dust collection in the shop. ~ Crafty Rachel See posts for related topics This is way way OOD as of January 2020. It would be a good place to have a nice write …
Cleaning the workshop
This is where we will leave instructions for how to clean the workshop. Checklist style. Often these tasks are in asana and assigned out monthly but may need to happen more often. Shop Care Day Checklist