Lemel

The is the high grade filings and dust caught in your bench skin. Don’t forget that some of the dust settles on the bench top, which should be regularly brushed or vacuumed, put into a lemel pot and always kept separate from your low grade sweep.

Carpets

Use carpets and mats as much as possible in your workshop as they brush your feet and collect metal extremely efficiently. Never throw out old workshop carpets or mats, cut them up if possible and throw them into your Mastermelt sweep bags.

Vacuum

Vacuum your workshop daily and throw the full bags into your sweep. Metal dust is heavy so it will always fall to the floor. Don’t walk it around the building, place disposable mats in doorways and collect the used ones in your sweep bag.

Wet Wipes

Wipe your hands with wet wipes after polishing or working at the bench. Regularly wipe down all the surfaces in your workshop and throw the used wipes into your sweep bag.

Benches

Remember over a period of time, the surface of your work bench will have tiny particles of metal ground into the wood. It is worth sanding down your bench from time to time and vacuuming up the dust as part of your sweep.

Ultrasonic

Always empty your ultrasonic cleaner through a settlement tank. If you do not have a settlement tank, empty it into a bucket and wipe the tank clean with paper towels and throw them into your sweep bag. Let the contents settle overnight, then carefully drain off the excess water. Wipe out the bucket with more paper towels, which again go into your sweep bag.