I never gave it much thought before, but every welding or fabrication shop I have ever been in has been pretty dark. I found out why. Welding and then grinding welds makes a lot of black dust. My shop and everything in it has gotten pretty well covered in a fine layer of black steel dust, so to combat it I’ve been driving my shop vac around doing my best to clean it up. But not all at once. I spent an hour with a 4” grinder and a cup wheel, removing the “safety orange” paint off my old Muncie M21/new Saginaw. I rattle-canned a coat of Forrester Green on it before stopping for the night.
Last edited by Paul Mullen; 05/21/202511:26 PM. Reason: revelations
