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I'm on fire. Two questions in one day.I don't have a welding blanket. I am thinking of getting one, mainly to catch grit and sparks when I grind. I use a 6" grinder for a lot of my cutting, based on a recommendation from a guy who runs another forum, and it makes a real mess. Is a blanket a good tool for this purpose, or will the flying crud make it so filthy I'll have to get a second one for heating things?I was socially distant before it was cool."A man who can't handle tools is not a man. You're disgusting." -- Willy Loman
Reply:Is your intention to get a blanket to protect things when you are welding next to them or on them, or more for sanitary cleanup to catch the grinding dust that is created?
Reply:Unless you enclose the whole area, grinding dust will get everywhere.
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Reply:I am hoping to greatly reduce the black grit that ends up in unwanted places.I got my shop cleaned up, and lately I've been moving the table over by the garage door and trying to shoot most of the debris out onto the driveway where I can blow it onto the lawn later with a small gas blower. Unfortunately, I can't always choose the direction in which the grit flies. I was thinking I might be able to put a blanket between the table and the area of the shop where I least want grit to be.I'm not thinking of safety all that much, but I did set fire to a Harbor Freight box a month or two back. That was a lively few minutes.I was socially distant before it was cool."A man who can't handle tools is not a man. You're disgusting." -- Willy Loman
Reply:Get some cheapo box fans to move the air (and grit) in the direction you want it to go as well
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Reply:I have a big pedestal fan to beat the heat, but it never occurred to me that it might have any effect on flying crud.I was socially distant before it was cool."A man who can't handle tools is not a man. You're disgusting." -- Willy Loman
Reply:Unless you're going to build a dedicated downdraft table there is not much you can do about grinding dust. Welding blanket won't do much neither will a fan. IMHO
Reply:I do all welding out side. If I need to protect something from welding or grinding I use wet cardboard and plywood if fits too.Dave
Originally Posted by Guy Caballero
I'm on fire. Two questions in one day.I don't have a welding blanket. I am thinking of getting one, mainly to catch grit and sparks when I grind. I use a 6" grinder for a lot of my cutting, based on a recommendation from a guy who runs another forum, and it makes a real mess. Is a blanket a good tool for this purpose, or will the flying crud make it so filthy I'll have to get a second one for heating things?
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Originally Posted by Guy Caballero
I'm on fire. Two questions in one day.I don't have a welding blanket. I am thinking of getting one, mainly to catch grit and sparks when I grind. I use a 6" grinder for a lot of my cutting, based on a recommendation from a guy who runs another forum, and it makes a real mess. Is a blanket a good tool for this purpose, or will the flying crud make it so filthy I'll have to get a second one for heating things?
Reply:If you're just looking for something to stop sparks and fines from being thrown across the garage you could try putting up a welding screen. They're made to be somewhat fire resistant and they usually have feet that you can rotate so you can lean them up against a wall to store them compactly. The screen is easy to replace if it gets a hole burned into it and depending on how big your grinding table is you might be able to enclose all 3 sides with the same foldable screen.https://www.mcmaster.com/welding-screens/To cover the same area with an actual fire resistant welding blanket would be the same price for just the blanket and no frame I'd imagine. Probably unnecessary too, those blankets are meant to come into contact with blobs of molten metal instead of only sparks without catching fire.A damp wool/natural fiber blanket would work too but it will get pretty nasty so don't use anything you care about. I certainly wouldn't take the wife/girlfriend's picnic or couch snuggle blanket and use that unless you're a masochist looking for some pain. Like Oscar said though you won't stop all the really small dust particles going where they want, you'll still have to clean those up. Only way to deal with those is a downdraft or extraction system.Fabricating a metal or high-temp plastic shroud around the grinding table is another possibility that works pretty well but it will inevitably get in your way one day and piss you off. The plastic shrouds also get really nasty pretty quickly but they work so long as you aren't welding near them too. A shroud that sits on the table would work too if the parts are small enough.
Reply:Years ago,,, I bought a blanket from Harbor Freight. Don't use it often, but its always worked pretty well...
Reply:buy the blanket. even if it doesnt solve the problem to your liking it will be invaluable for LOTS of other uses around the shop. probably one of the cheapest useful shop related investments you will ever make Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk:
Reply:A canvas painting drop cloth will also work, wetted down of course. Much cheaper than welding blankets. Would just be a pain in the butt to keep wetting it down by dipping in a bucket or using a sprayer. Maybe OK for a quick short term solution.Century buzzbox that I learned on 40+ years ago (was Dad's)Crappy Century 110volt mig 70 amp pigeon pooper.Lincoln Idealarc TIG-300
Reply:Im sure I only paid about $20 Cdn ($14 usd) for my 4x6 welding blanket ten years ago. Its only $30 Cdn today regular priced.
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Originally Posted by Lis2323
I’m sure I only paid about $20 Cdn ($14 usd) for my 4x6’ welding blanket ten years ago. It’s only $30 Cdn today regular priced. [/IMG]Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
Reply:I wouldn't mind having one of these in the shop.Seems like a nice project too.Airco 250 ac/dc Heliwelder Square waveMiller Synchrowave 180 sdMiller Econo Twin HFLincoln 210 MPDayton 225 ac/dcVictor torchesSnap-On YA-212Lotos Cut60DPrimeweld 225 ac/dcPrimeweld mig180Miller AEAD-200 |
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