Hair dryer to remove dust

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Hair dryer to remove dust

Post by kartoffelngeist »

One of the guys in the workshop the other day wanted to get a hairdryer on a cool setting to remove bits of dust etc before sealing up a frame.

My instinct is that it's not a great idea. Has anyone tried it? or does anyone have a better reason why it's a bad idea other than my instinct?

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Re: Hair dryer to remove dust

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IMHO not a good idea. You would be blowing one lot of dust away and wafting in a lot more behind it
and generally filling the room with airborne dust.
The less air movement when assembling the better. I don't even move around more than I need to. :lol:

A clean decorator's brush (kept for the exclusive purpose) is sometimes handy for flicking any specks away.
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Re: Hair dryer to remove dust

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Worth a try :)
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