Anti-Fatigue Mats

CrossSlide, I see that you have your operator coolant stored there in the bottom of that toolbox. Isn't it better refrigerated? :beerdrinkers:
 
terrywerm said:
CrossSlide, I see that you have your operator coolant stored there in the bottom of that toolbox. Isn't it better refrigerated? :beerdrinkers:
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I’m just a beginner machinist. I knew I was doing something wrong, thanks!
 
Yup, Adult beverages are supposed to stored in a fridge right next to the cheez-its and Dip. Then you can cool off while your machine goes to sleep for a while. Just be very very careful and don't overfill the operator coolant tank and get hurt.

Bob
 
Does anyone have a method of using she shop vac to pick up chips from the mat without sucking the mat up with the vac. I just usually go with an angle and run it along carefully. Thought some kind of stand off slipped over the shop vac end might help, maybe a spare end with holes drilled in it to let off some pressure so it doesn't suck onto the mat directly. Anyone have a solution? I can go with just being careful and slow but it would be nicer to be fast and easy.

I got rubber mats made for the purpose some from the industrial machine store and some from the woodworking store. They have been fine for years.
 
Cadillac STS said:
Does anyone have a method of using she shop vac to pick up chips from the mat without sucking the mat up with the vac. I just usually go with an angle and run it along carefully. Thought some kind of stand off slipped over the shop vac end might help, maybe a spare end with holes drilled in it to let off some pressure so it doesn't suck onto the mat directly. Anyone have a solution? I can go with just being careful and slow but it would be nicer to be fast and easy.
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Years ago I saw something in a woodworking magazine suggesting making small wheels and affixing them to a vac pickup. Works well though the height that works best for suction isn't great for big chips. Still, very useful.

I used some thin plywood and a holesaw to make some nearly free wheels and some ¼" rod for an axle.


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I sweep my mat then lay the vac sideways to get the edges. But if I am vac a large area I use that wide narrow tip .
Cadillac STS said:
Does anyone have a method of using she shop vac to pick up chips from the mat without sucking the mat up with the vac. I just usually go with an angle and run it along carefully. Thought some kind of stand off slipped over the shop vac end might help, maybe a spare end with holes drilled in it to let off some pressure so it doesn't suck onto the mat directly. Anyone have a solution? I can go with just being careful and slow but it would be nicer to be fast and easy.

I got rubber mats made for the purpose some from the industrial machine store and some from the woodworking store. They have been fine for years.
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I've got a concreete floor in the workshop area i use and before i put somthing on the floors my feet definetly felt it. Ive been using a mixture of carpet tiles (office heavey duty type) and hall rugs, basicaly anything that is on itw ways to the trash due to not being cleen enough for the house :-)

definetly helps a lot.

when i was younger i worked in bike shops as a weekend job thing, we had some of the rubber mats in one branch, they were very good and easy to clean too.

my mum got the plantar faty itis and ge doctor gave her one steroid injection, seemed to sort it out quite quickly.

stuart
 
You could cut a slit on the edge of the attachment to relieve suction. I recently got a more powerful shop vac & it really suck up chips like crazy compared to my old one that always got clogged. I don't have a problem sucking up my mats though. My mats have a heavy rubber top with foam cushioning under. The top surface is a diamond plate pattern so they prevent that from happining.
 
I need some mats also. A pc of OSB or plywood with beveled edges is better than nothing. I've found that the mats made out of the material like car tires is the best when you are throwing super hot chips. I've been running machines at work and wrecked some of the soft mating, chips hit, melt and sink in. Machine shop mats are kind of like seafood, good ones aren't cheap and cheap ones definetly aren't good. Any of them are better than the concrete though.
 
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