[genaccmiller]

Today was a great day. I am using a two car garage and splitting as one side containing a workshop and the other side the gym and most often than not the wood dust goes to the gym area. Additionally I was having an extremely hard time finding stuff. So I first built a French cleat wall and got all my tools on the wall. Next I wanted a partition to minimize wood dust going to the gym area. So today I installed a curtain track and two tarps as curtains. Getting the curtain track level over 20 feet required the use of a laser level. Since the depth of the garage is about 20 feet, I got two tarps and attached them together with ball bungees (linked below). It looks great. I am happy to provide additional information if anyone needs it. Also for dust collection I already integrated a cyclone dust collector with my shop vac.

Even with the cyclone it does not collect 100pct of the dust and I see particles floating. Any recommendations? Also any recommendations for a good ventilator I can wear that's not too expensive?

https://www.lowes.com/pd/KUMA-10-8221-Tarp-Canopy-Bungees-12PK/5005484451

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[genaccmiller]

Sounds like the prime spot for one of those hanging filtration units?? Should be really effective in the relatively small area.

If it was me though I would sell those weights, get a gym membership (if I was really into it) and use the entire garage for a workshop! Pay for the gym membership by selling a few woodworking projects per month. But then you will be so busy woodworking there won't be time for the gym LOL......

All kidding aside, good job on coming up with a solution to a very common problem. Everyone deals with fine dust regardless of how well they design their shop.

Which ones are the hanging filtration units? Nah I wouldn't want a gym membership. This is so much more convenient.

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[genaccmiller]

Really well done! Simple and leaves lots of working space.

Thanks.

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[genaccmiller]

Welcome to the forum @genaccmiller

Thanks

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[genaccmiller]

Welcome to the forum @genaccmiller

Thanks

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[genaccmiller]

Your workshop is looking really nice, but I don't think that curtain is going to do much of anything, as far as dust control is concerned. If that was my situation, I would build a non load bearing wall to separate the two halves of the garage. You could add a doorway to the wall, but dust will travel under it if you don't have a good weather seal on it. I think that's about the only way to keep 100% of the dust out of your gym, AND it would also give you more wall space for even more Freedom Cleats.

I cannot get 100pct. This would certainly minimize the dust than having nothing.

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[genaccmiller]

Thank you all. Let me look into the Wen.

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