[Jewelry making - Article 00908] - Re: [Orchid] Metals Workshop Flooring Material

[frank goss]

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    If it were my shop, and I have set up quite a few in the last 30
    years, I would paint the floor a light to medium grey color. Stones
    and bits of metal seem to show up better for me on this color. I
    would then purchase some cheep commercial carpet pieces. I usually
    get mine at home depot etc. when they are on sale about $20-$25. I
    usually use 6'x8' sizes and place them under my benches and along the
    edges of grinding and buffing areas. Every five or six years or
    whenever they get worn I take them up and send them to the refinery
    for precious metals recovery. They also add traction for my wheeled
    task chair at the bench and help provide some cushion at the stations
    that require me to stand, such as the buff. If you drop something on
    the carpet it cushions the concrete and you can always pull it up and
    shake it out if necessary. 

    Vinyl and wood floors tend to let little metal pieces be ground into
    the surface, which makes for difficult if not impossible recovery.
    Anyway that is my two cents and congrats on your new space. 

Frank Goss
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