[geeks] Dust control in the workshop...

Sridhar Ayengar ploopster at gmail.com
Wed Feb 1 11:46:25 CST 2006


Phil Stracchino wrote:
> Sridhar Ayengar wrote:
> 
>>Phil Stracchino wrote:
>>
>>>For a "dry" dust, a water filter could work well, yeah, but I'd think
>>>it'd be a poor idea for cement dust unless you wanted to be replacing
>>>the unit every couple of months.
>>
>>
>>I don't think you'd have to replace the whole thing.  You'd definitely 
>>have to change the water fairly frequently, though.
> 
> 
> I'm thinking you'd get working parts caked up with weak concrete.

Not if the air flows through the working parts after bubbling through a 
water chamber or two.  The air in the upper portion of the water 
chambers shouldn't be moving fast enough to pick concrete dust up out of 
water.

Peace...  Sridhar



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