I have a rubber mat that I bought at Lowes (I think) or perhaps Home Depot. It's black and has holes in it that go all the way through (the holes are about 1 to 1 1/2 inch in diameter) I scrape my shoes on it before going from the garage shop into the house. It has a rough surface that does a good job of getting chips off the bottom of my shoes, and 95% of the swarf drops through the holes. Occasionally I will pick up the mat, shake it, and sweep up the swarf that fell through the holes. Works really well.
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