Dust management during mechanical rust removal

[Sir Percy]

Do you have any tips and techniques for keeping dust down when abrading rust in a bilge/engine bay?

 

[Alan de Enfield]

15 minutes ago, Sir Percy said:

Do you have any tips and techniques for keeping dust down when abrading rust in a bilge/engine bay?

 

 

Tape the end of a vacuum cleaner hose (obviously with the other end connected to a plugged in and switched on, working, vaccum cleaner) to your angle grinder (or whatever tool you are using) and it'll suck as you 'abrade'.

[BEngo]

Mirka make a dust free sander.  Aylesbury Canal Society provides one as part of the hire charge for their wet dock.

 

Most modern professional power tools come  with or have available  a dust extraction kit in order to keep the H&S folks happy.

 

 There are  several auto start vaccum cleaner on the market.  These flash up the suction as soon as the power tool which is plugged in to the vacuum socket  starts.

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[Sir Percy]

1 hour ago, Alan de Enfield said:

 

Tape the end of a vacuum cleaner hose (obviously with the other end connected to a plugged in and switched on, working, vaccum cleaner) to your angle grinder (or whatever tool you are using) and it'll suck as you 'abrade'.

The angle grinder that I have doesn't have a hose outlet, unfortunately.

35 minutes ago, BEngo said:

Mirka make a dust free sander.  Aylesbury Canal Society provides one as part of the hire charge for their wet dock.

 

Most modern professional power tools come  with or have available  a dust extraction kit in order to keep the H&S folks happy.

 

 There are  several auto start vaccum cleaner on the market.  These flash up the suction as soon as the power tool which is plugged in to the vacuum socket  starts.

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Unfortunately, I only have DIY-er power tools. I guess hire will have to be the way forward.

[Alan de Enfield]

38 minutes ago, Sir Percy said:

The angle grinder that I have doesn't have a hose outlet, unfortunately.

 

Neither does mine - which is why I said TAPE THE HOSE to the anglegrinder.