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Setting Up a Safe Home Workshop
An overview of choosing a space, planning power and lighting, and building safety habits so a home workshop is a place you can work in calmly and carefully.
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Workshop Setup And Safety
Making a safe, organized place to work.
Choosing Eye, Ear and Lung Protection
What safety glasses, hearing protection and respirators each guard against, how to pick between them, and when to wear them while making things.
Fire Safety for Makers
Common ignition sources in a home workshop, how extinguishers differ, and sensible habits around heat, oily rags, finishes and charging devices.
Knowing When to Call a Qualified Professional
Which electrical, gas and structural jobs are not for amateurs, how to recognize the warning signs, and how to work with a professional on a home project.
Organizing Tools, Parts and Fasteners
Practical labeling and storage approaches for small parts, fasteners, tools and electronics components that save search time and stop things going missing.
Planning the Layout of a Small Workshop
How to divide a small space into work zones, place storage and plan movement so you can work safely and comfortably even when room is limited.
Storing and Handling Lithium Batteries Safely
Why rechargeable lithium cells can overheat and burn, and cautious habits for charging, storing, transporting and disposing of them in a maker's workshop.
Ventilating While Soldering
Where solder fumes come from, why they are worth avoiding, and simple extraction ideas, from a good airflow path to fume extractors, for a home workspace.
Working Safely with Power Tools as a Beginner
General habits for using powered tools carefully: preparing your space, dressing for the job, securing the work, and knowing when to stop and ask for help.
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