Mark Barone
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I’ve done this before but keep forgetting. I use a jig. The metal dust builds up on the table and my jig rides up on it, hence changing the angle. Will I ever learn??
Metal dust build up oops.
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Bruce McLeish
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I keep a cheapo paint brush next to me so after every other pass, I brush the table.
Mark Barone
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I will do that from now on. I shouldn’t have even tried to grind today. I ha e a little shop in the garage. It’s snowing and windy and cold. I was rushing. I need better lighting. I left the door open for natural light.
Bruce McLeish
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I use spot lighting and led shop overhead lights. The spot lighting is the adjustable desk lights outfitted with different bulbs. I use three lights on my bench so that I can really zone in on a work area. The shop light is one from Cosco that is a standard four footer, and led lit. The light temp on this one is close to daylight so I get a somewhat accurate rendition of color.
Chris Railey
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If your set up will allow, back your tool rest away from the platen a little; that will allow more dust to go down into your bucket or dust collector.
Mark Barone
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ok do you think not drying the blade is an issue to because it seems like the dust is sticking to each other.
Chris Railey
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I am not sure on that one, I grind freehand and do not dry mine but the majority of my grinding is done post HT so I am dunking the blade quite often which keeps it clean.