Right now, the work I do consists mostly of repairs with the occasional new shaft and set of joint protectors. I don't create lots of dust, but when I work with exotics I wear a respirator and use my shop vac strapped to my toolpost as a dust collector. I hadn't thought of it before, but when you guys work large volumes of exotic woods and your dust collectors get full, What do you do with the dust?
Exotic wood dust
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wood dust
I sometimes get cues to restore to original state, and sometimes, serious damge was done to them.
That's when I use very fine dust of the same specie to mix with epoxy glue to fill dints (serious dints) or chips.
That's why I always keep a little dust of most species used like ebony, tulipwood, kingwood, rosewoods, cocobolo...etc.
After having fixed the damaged parts like that, I spray the cue again and you don't see anything.
But I only keep not even an ounce of each. The rest goes in the bin.
Tom Penrose
I sometimes get cues to restore to original state, and sometimes, serious damge was done to them.
That's when I use very fine dust of the same specie to mix with epoxy glue to fill dints (serious dints) or chips.
That's why I always keep a little dust of most species used like ebony, tulipwood, kingwood, rosewoods, cocobolo...etc.
After having fixed the damaged parts like that, I spray the cue again and you don't see anything.
But I only keep not even an ounce of each. The rest goes in the bin.
Tom Penrose
dust
hi slip, good question.
I have a differant approach to dust. I always wear a mask, and have a good dust collector system. I consider "ALL" woods to be not healthy.
Never put your dust in a garden, for some have to much acid, and some have been soaked in chemicals, un-known or known to us..."BAD FOR GARDEN FOOD AND OUR HEALTH"........Kills the h*ll out of garden bugs.
Out here in the "sticks" we take ours to our burn pit. If your in the city, garbage bags [doubled] works fine.
blud
sliprock said:
hi slip, good question.
I have a differant approach to dust. I always wear a mask, and have a good dust collector system. I consider "ALL" woods to be not healthy.
Never put your dust in a garden, for some have to much acid, and some have been soaked in chemicals, un-known or known to us..."BAD FOR GARDEN FOOD AND OUR HEALTH"........Kills the h*ll out of garden bugs.
Out here in the "sticks" we take ours to our burn pit. If your in the city, garbage bags [doubled] works fine.
blud
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