[Jewelry making - Article 00103] - Re: [Orchid] Bench and Shop layout

[LSHancock]

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>     the cement is textured and I wonder if it would be better to lay
>     down an industrial tile over it... my concern is easy clean up of
>     spilled chemicals and the residual dust of the casting plaster
>     getting caught in the texture. 

    Mical, Plaster, especially casting plaster (investment) is extremely
    hazardous to your health.  If you have any dust from it around you
    there is danger.  Whatever you do, find a way to make sure all
    plaster, even plaster that has gone through the kiln, is cleaned up
    before it gets stepped on, dried out, ground down and thrown back up
    into the atmosphere.  The particles are extremely small and will
    cause lung damage after prolonged exposure. 

    Make sure you use really good ventilation when you weigh out the
    plaster, mix it and devest your flask so that you do not throw any
    plaster into the air.  This is extremely serious.  When you get a
    spill or clean up dried plaster, make sure you wet it down first so
    that it doesn't become dust.  If you don't have ventilation do all
    work with investment outside where the dust can't blow into the
    enclosed area where you work. 

    A soft, smooth flooring is best for many reasons, not just cleanup. 
    A piece of jewelry or stone that falls on the floor will more likely
    survive the fall if it lands on a softer surface than if it falls on
    concrete.  If you can put down a 1/4" plywood floor under the tiles
    that is even better.  Besides, if you have a textured floor, you'll
    probably never recover the metal filings that may fall from your
    bench, filings that can be reclaimed for cash! 

Take great care,
Larry 


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