Workbench cleanup

[NOBLNG]

I bought this little Dirt Devil to do quick cleanups when I am sanding/filing/carving parts. It works pretty good and if I suck up any small parts, they are easily retrieved. It is a little tedious though for larger cleanups and requires frequent cleaning itself. I also have a central vac nearby, so I super glued a piece of perforated metal onto one of the attachments. The holes are 3/16” so just about no parts or useable scraps of styrene could get sucked up...and it sure outperforms the Devil!

[Belugawrx]

Great idea!!

[slusher]

Neat idea..

[1930fordpickup]

What is this cleanup thing you talk about? LOL I like this idea. 

[misterNNL]

This idea pretty much sucks ,but in a good good way:-) Now if we can just figure where dropped parts go to when they fall off our work benches we'd have something.

[Tom Geiger]

1 hour ago, misterNNL said:

 Now if we can just figure where dropped parts go to when they fall off our work benches we'd have something.

I cut a pair of screw posts off a model yesterday.. one fell right on the bench. The other went in orbit and I believe I heard it land in the closet at the other end of the room!

[misterNNL]

10 hours ago, Tom Geiger said:

I cut a pair of screw posts off a model yesterday.. one fell right on the bench. The other went in orbit and I believe I heard it land in the closet at the other end of the room!

I have built a wall of clutter along the perimeter of my bench to protect the surrounding display from flying debris launched outward by cutting tools. Seems to be working pretty well so far.

[Tom Geiger]

6 hours ago, misterNNL said:

I have built a wall of clutter along the perimeter of my bench to protect the surrounding display from flying debris launched outward by cutting tools. Seems to be working pretty well so far.

That’s amazing justification for clutter! ?