[Jewelry making - Article 00034] - Re: [Orchid] Cats in Studios - does it work?

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    When I worked in a back bedroom sawing, filing etc., before I had a
    torch set-up, I let my 2 cats, both youngish and great jumpers come
    and go at will although they always seemed to show up when there was
    a ton of metal dust I hadn't vacuumed up.  It concerned me that they
    were tracking copper, silver etc. dust through my house or maybe
    were ingesting it by licking theirpaws.  When I reconfigured my tiny
    (6'x6') laundry room into a studio with a torch I did a lot of
    thinking about keeping them out, not wanting to be surprised while
    soldering by having one of them jump up onto my soldering station. 
    My solution was to buy 2 of the plastic and wood gates that parents
    of young toddlers install in front of stairs.  I hung them upside
    down attached to a piano hinge in the door opening to the studio. 
    The cats can see me and stick their paws in or get a head scratch
    while I am sawing ,filing etc., but can't jump over the gates to
    surprise me when I have a torch in my hand. There is a wooden door
    that I close when the studio in not in use.  I am not sure whether
    this is useful advice for accommodating one cat, but the gates
    really worked out well for me.  

Good luck, 
Madelyn

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