Why a computer duster rather than from the air compressor?
I kind of gave up getting a smooth dust free finish on anything. I try to keep things clean but I'm over being anal about it. A quick wet sanding with 1500 grit after the finish dries works wonders.
Well, OK, I
do sand everything before recoating, so there’s that.
The 120V shop air compressor, meh, I’d have to get it out, plug it in, turn it on, wait noisily ‘till it pumped up, blast it, turn it off, depressurize before putting it away and wrap up the electrical cord and compressor hose/attachment for storage.
Geeze Louise, by then I could have duster blasted out the hole sandings with a can of compressed air, taken a break, had another beer and a smoke, checked my e-mail, written some train-of-thought meanderings on Canoe Tripping, and gone back to work.
Why anything mechanical and not just a drinking straw? My choice when I am drilling holes in brick wall or in concrete.
Do you get static build up on epoxied pieces? When I'm sewing synthetic fabrics static causes every dog hair for miles around to home in on my work. Dry air makes things much worse in winter.
Machine sewing synthetics may be a different static story, extra credit for pet hair.
I had not thought using a simple drinking straw for those drilled holes. Oh, wait, aren’t straws now verboten unless I order the Quinoa with cauliflower reduction sauce, and first sign an indemnification waiver?
The original paper straw should make a comeback. I haven’t seen one of those in years, and paper straws were a local invention/manufacturer.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drinking_straw
Maybe I should bring my own rye grass straw, like Conk bringing his personally tine-sharpened fork in his pocket for salad remnant spearing.
I have not really noticed static build up in the shop or on the lights, but I live in a humid area with a concrete floored shop. There is not a lot of dry air in the shop unless I run the AC unit or a dehumidifier.
There are seven 48” double fluorescents in the shop, a pull cord 48” double LED over the bench (thanks DougD for that high intensity suggestion), and a couple goose-neck task lights. None seem that static dusty.
Dust-wise it may help that my shop is attached to the main house via a small mudroom/firewood room, and I try to keep the shop clean, so I’m not foot-tracking stuff in and out of the house. Gawd bless the lawn & leaf blower. Yes, I aim it at the lights, ceiling, walls, bench and floor, wait ‘til the dust settles and then blow it out again. Rinse, lather, repeat.
And gawd bless the shop’s 2-car garage door, even if I only prop it open it 6 inches in winter and quickly blow the floor debris via the gap at floor level, before all my precious heat escapes. That 30 seconds of floor debris blowing really helps keep things clean (as does a smooth concrete floor with little resting on it other than bench and table legs)
I drilled some hardwood holes today with a spade bit. And when finished looked at the mess and immediately shop vac’ed up the curlie-cues from the drill press, vise, bench and underfoot floor. Gawd bless the shop vac too.
