sealed vacuumed laminating room

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#1

I want to design a room about 10x10 in my shop just for laminating. What i’d love to do is have some kind of perferated flooring and a dust collector or an industrial vac of some kind to keep the air moving, and the dust on the ground. since summer is coming I also want to have some kind of ventilation without having moving air. it doesn’t sound possible, but that’s what i want. the other option for cooling is a small vent on top so the air can move through, BUT, I don’t want to allow air from the outside in because sometimes the dust from the production line gets blown over to my area, which is the biggest reason for making a sealed lam, sanding, cutting booth, and eating room.

I’m don’t have a very sanitary or healthy working environment, but i’m trying to fix that on a budget. any suggestions for the laminating room or in general layout for a 30x30 shop?

#2

you shouldn’t have any dust while laminating

#3

tearing up the mat, mixing the caposil, applying the cotton flok…

#4

oh, you use that stuff :slight_smile:

#5

Surfboard shops use sand on the floor and if you drip, it clumps up.

#6

and,good idea, then i don’t have to sweep, just clean out the “cat pan” every day or two.

I liked the idea of a spread out area of air vents for a dust collector on the floor though, because, 1. that’s where it’ll end up, 2, it keeps it down away from eyes and face, and 3 cause i think it would be cool. BUT, i live without # 3 and go for practical, seems like i might have to anyway.

#7

Jeremy,

Look into woodworking dust collection systems. Wynn Environmental can probably point you to a setup that will meet your needs…

http://www.wynnenv.com/

Be forewarned that you need to be VERY specific about location and size of any vent/ports because distance and size has a direct impact on air flow and system sizing.

-Bob