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Lou Mayo
06-07-2015, 12:37 PM
I have a small shop (my half of the 2 car garage) with mostly movable machines. My question is what is the best and cheap material for covering them when not in use. I was thinking about the Harbor Freight movers blankets. Someone suggested just using bed sheets.
What have you used?
Scott Brandstetter
06-07-2015, 1:11 PM
I like the idea of fitted sheets. Easy to use, easy to shake out, easy to store. Could also double as drop clothes.
Steve Kinnaird
06-07-2015, 4:19 PM
I have used the moving blankets.
The weight helps keep them in place.
Yes, they take up a little more space when you take them off, but it's only temporary.
Sheets are thin. The rip easily on sharp corners. They could blow off with a good gust of wind while the garage door is open.
Just my 2 Cents :D
Jamie Buxton
06-07-2015, 5:58 PM
Another possibility is canvas drop cloths, from any painters store or the big box stores. The canvas is heavier than bed sheets, so it is less likely to tear.
But I have to ask...The constant state of woodworking machines is that they are covered with sawdust. It doesn't hurt them at all. Why bother with a dust cover for your machines?
Mike Heidrick
06-07-2015, 6:39 PM
Id use some boeshield t9 and some wax. Fabric could hold moisture and you would not see the rust.
glenn bradley
06-07-2015, 8:30 PM
I use drop cloths. Many folks say "why bother" but, the only time I pick up shadows on my cast iron is when little snow drifts of dust set on them and gather moister when the dew-point hits. I don't always cover them, but when I'm am in assembly mode and I know I wont run the machines for a few days, I cover up.
Brian W Smith
06-08-2015, 6:37 AM
I have large fitted sheets(black) that store in really nice canvas totes for occasional covering in the cabinet shop.I'd say maybe once every cpl of months we'll cover up a few pcs near our assembly area.This isn't about any rust protection.......more from a nuisance issue(easier to cover them than clean them),think handheld routers for instance.It's extremely fast,due to our stowage method.
Some of our other equipment (sheet metal and certain machine shop,museum pcs)gets covered a lot.We use upholstery vinyl with a soft inner lining.I got a BUNCH of it 20+ years ago with the intention of making custom cvrs for several BIG mechanic roll-arounds,which never happened(was kinda dumb anyway,duh).Got tired of wiping shop dust off our sheet metal equipment so threw some cvrs on them.It's worth it for certain pcs,good luck.
Kent Adams
06-08-2015, 6:09 PM
I have a small shop (my half of the 2 car garage) with mostly movable machines. My question is what is the best and cheap material for covering them when not in use. I was thinking about the Harbor Freight movers blankets. Someone suggested just using bed sheets.
What have you used?
I love my HF moving blankets.
Mike Cutler
06-08-2015, 8:46 PM
Lou
My larger machines, table saws, shaper, band saw,planer and jointer, each have a sheet of plywood on top of cardboard that covers and protects the machine.
I too also have the HF blankets to cover my drum sander, and throw them on top of of in progress projects.
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