Shop floor

Re: Shop floor

Barry Turner

>I think you are going to spend a lot of money and still not be happy. I don't think your shop tools with rollers are going to roll very well on the snap-together tiles. The ones I have seen are about 1/2" thick and fairly soft. Instead, I would suggest small industrial-type rubber floor mats at your most-used machines, the lathe for instance. You might also want to consider wearing better shoes (with heavy duty insoles) in the shop.

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John Lucas

>Rubber mats are what I installed at each machine. It makes a huge difference in comfort. I like the solid ones. They are easier to keep clean and roll up easily if you really need to clean up or move a machine.

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TomW In SouthJersey

>I have those snap together tiles around the table saw. They are nice to stand on and insulate against the cold floor in winter. BUT they are a PIA when it comes to running the shop vac on the floor. They pull up from the floor too easily. I wouldn't add them again just due to the cleaning problem.

Tom

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John Lucas

>Tom

I have one of the matts that has holes in it for wet environments in front of my table saw. I wouldn't buy another one because the holes fill up with chips and the vac won't pull them out. It is nice to stand on however.

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woodspinner/ Bill Hale

>I use the ones with the holes in my Colorado shop and have no problem. Yes when I sweep or vacuum them the holes stay full of chips but so what. The chips only add cushion. The only problem is they do not cover all of the floor and when I drop a tool it seems to allways hit on the cutting end.

I do have to say that in my AZ. shop I do have the floor covered with firm rubber mats except under the lathe and the clean up is easier.

Good turning and be safe

Bill in Casa Grande, AZ.

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Ed in No.VA

>I built a wood floor on 16" centers over the slab. I can roll stuff all over and stand all day at the lathe.

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Duane C.Leach

>The trouble with the floor mats with holes in them. They are hard to clean all the chips out of those holes,and at times you realy need to. Here's why. Last weekend while Keith was here we turned a piece of wood that had a nest of ants in it. Before we new it ants with wings were running all over the area around the lathe. We turned on the supersucker and those ants took a trip through a long black hole. But if the floor had been covered with a mat with holes in it some chips and ants would have been left behind to start a new colony.

Happy turning.

Duane

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Pat Mulligan

>Think about horse stall mats.