wood shop inside the house dust problems

[duckkisser]

ok so does anyone do wood working in the home? the basement is half a living space so i want to keep the mess down. afraid that the dust will get into the living space of the basement. so what im planing on doing is this. where my lathe is going to be i want to wrap a curtain around the machine to keep the chips contained. ill have a dust collector right behind the lathe to collect my dust. and ill have a air cleaner in the area to collect floating dust. will this be enough or can i expect huge problems. does anyone got any expierence with wood working in the house.

[Beechwood Chip]

Check out Lonnie's shop write up. Further down in the discussion he talks about how he keeps dust out of the rest of the house.

I would put down something to get the dust off your shoes when you leave the shop area. You may also want to brush or vacuum your clothes every time you leave the shop.

Try to set up air flow so that clean air comes into the living area, and dusty air is pulled out of the shop. If the air flow is from the living area into the shop, then dust will have a hard time getting from the shop into the living area. Do you have any "combustion", like furnace or water heater, in your basement? If you do you need to be careful that the combustion gases go up the chimney. Exhaust fans can pull air down the chimney and pull the gases into the room.

[duckkisser]

I should add to the fact that its going to be wood turning maybe a band saw later down the road.

[Eric.]

I wouldn't do any woodworking in my basement unless I had killer DC and air filtration systems. And my shop would be completely sealed off except for doors/windows, vents and the cold air return with a filter. Dust will be all over your house in a matter of hours if you don't make a serious effort to prevent it.

[duckkisser]

thats what im gathering from my research dont think its going to be an option maybe i can buy a shed and insulate and make it into a shop hate the thoughts of winter/sumer work in the shop or rent a space only need a few feet 10x10 or 10x 15 at most.

anyone know of a good way to find a good way to find a rental space?

[Trip]

==> I wouldn't do any woodworking in my basement unless I had killer DC and air filtration systems. And my shop would be completely sealed off except for doors/windows, vents and the cold air return with a filter. Dust will be all over your house in a matter of hours if you don't make a serious effort to prevent it.

There are lot's of folks on this board with basement shops... It can be done without too much impact on the rest of the house without an inordinate amount of work. Mark's WW site has a 'shop tour'' section -- i suggest you take a look for some ideas...

[duckkisser]

problem is that is would take more then im willing to put in i live in the basement in half the basement and the other half i thought to pu tthe lathe but it will take more then i want to do to seal off the area so i think ill look into renting a space or geting a shed to set up in.

[duckkisser]

ok i decided that since garage is a not a chance of making into a shop and basement would be too messy and too dangerous that im going to have to buy a shed and set it up as a shop

was thinking of this 10x12 shed http://www.lowes.com...tURL==. thout with the lay out i would have better lighting with the doors open on the side so i wont have to use the light too often, the center peak is 9 feet and the walls are 7 feet so i have plenty of room to stand. and store some lumber.

i dont think i want to get a metal one because if i insulate the walls its going to get very warm in there during the summer. plus i think it might be difficult to hang some shelves, peg board ect without changing the inside of the shed walls by adding a framework

here are a few other options

http://www.lowes.com..._sales_dollar|1

http://www.walmart.c...ion-Kit/6561523

http://www.walmart.c...ion-Kit/6561421

http://www.walmart.c...tem Description maybe a 10 x 16 of this one shorter head room at the edges but it has more windows cost less and is larger

http://www.walmart.c...r-10x14/4764769

How much would it cost to build a shed from scratch without a kit? How difficult would it be since i dont have much exp in construction?

[Eric.]

I built a shed last fall, 8x10. I started out going the cheap lazy way and bought one of the metal ones. As soon as I took it out of the box and started assembling it, I realized what a flimsy piece of crap it was. So I returned it and bought a bunch of studs and plywood and built from scratch. Honestly all said and done it cost about the same as if I would have bought one of the kits, but if you can do any construction, it's still the way to go because you can build whatever size you want, put the doors and windows wherever you want, and it'll be of a much higher quality than one of the kits. Your biggest challenge will probably be building the trusses, but just get online, learn how it's done, do the math, and do it! It's not that tough...the whole thing can be built with a circular saw and a framing hammer.

I'd build the biggest one I could afford and had space for. Mine was just for storage for all the miscellaneous garbage that was cluttering my shop, but if it was gonna BE my shop, I'd go big big big. You'll regret it later if you don't. Good luck!

[duckkisser]

the machines that i will fit in there are this

lathe

jointer

bandsaw

miter saw

drill press

maybe a planer if i can figure how to fit it.

[man of wood]

I have had a wood shop in my basement for over 25 years and all I use is a dust collector that hooks to each machine. I mill all my own wood so I have all the toys. the only thing keeping the dust in the shop is a door and the fact that dusk does not really work it's way up stairs. I have living space on the other side of the shop wall too, and I don't see a problem. note that I spend about an average of 4 to 5 hours a night in my shop. My wife has said something about the dust up-stairs, but I have done test and there is no difference for when I use my shop or not. Note that my tests have been for a week or so between projects.

As I told my family, I make dusk, I make noise, I fix your broken things, and I make your furniture, I make what you want, it make me happy.

[AceHoleInOne]

I second "Man Of Wood" above. Have a basement workshop for years and years. Love it, its never too hot or too cold. Don't have to warm the shop up in winter or cool it in the summer.

If I'm working on a really dusty procedure. I simply turn off the switch at the furnace so it wont run and pull dust through the house. When my dust collection has cleared the room I turn the furnace back on. Dont forget to make a note to remind yourself to turn the furnace back on when you leave the shop....don't as me how I know that!!!! :P

Also, I frequently clean the shop and blow the dust off the lights and floor joist.

-Ace-