How do you guys CLEAN a case when done cutting?
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How do you guys CLEAN a case when done cutting?
I'm in the process of building a server where I've had to take a rotary tool to remove all of the little tabs in the 5 1/4" drive bays. Needless to say, there's a lot of iron filings all over this case. Before starting, I was bright enough to remove absolutely everything that could be removed from the case - all removable panels, drive carriers, card slot covers, switch assemblies and cables, etc.
I'm thinking that a damp cloth and canned compressed air may not be enough to get _all_ of the little bits and pieces of filings. Any other good methods of cleaning them up? Hose it down in back yard? Shower? Take it to an auto shop with killer compressed air?
I'm thinking that a damp cloth and canned compressed air may not be enough to get _all_ of the little bits and pieces of filings. Any other good methods of cleaning them up? Hose it down in back yard? Shower? Take it to an auto shop with killer compressed air?
I had a similar issue when I was cleaning one of the mats in my dads car. There was a load of sparkly silvery things in the mat that had gotten caught in the carpet of the mat. I used a screw extractor (the tool that looks like an extendible car aerial with a magnet on the end) to see if that helps.
Turns out the sparkly silvery things in the carpet of the mat was iron filings.
To summarise JJ, you should run a magnet over the area, keeping it 2-3mm above the surfaces to pick up any iron filing (assuming the case is steel). If the case is Aluminium, it won't help.
Turns out the sparkly silvery things in the carpet of the mat was iron filings.
To summarise JJ, you should run a magnet over the area, keeping it 2-3mm above the surfaces to pick up any iron filing (assuming the case is steel). If the case is Aluminium, it won't help.
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i've never had a huge amount of filings strewn about my case, however as long as the case is empty, a good strong magnet does the trick a lot of the time, and after a magnet, either a shop vac or compressed air, as long as you're out in the open.
inside you wouldn't want the filings getting all over the place, but if you are inside, take a damp paper towel, and basically wipe over the surface several times, it'll pick up most, if not all of the shavings after the first or second wipe-down.
inside you wouldn't want the filings getting all over the place, but if you are inside, take a damp paper towel, and basically wipe over the surface several times, it'll pick up most, if not all of the shavings after the first or second wipe-down.
There's something out there called "sweeping compound" that we use in our plants (manufacturing, not the flowering kind). It's sawdust and wax, I think, but you sprinkle it over the area where you have a spill or a mess to clean up and it keeps the material together and doesn't allow it to float around in the air. It works very well with metal filings.
The best part is that you can use a vacuum to sweep the stuff up as well and when you're done, you can wipe it up the residue with a damp paper towel.
I haven't tried it inside a case, but it's an option.
The best part is that you can use a vacuum to sweep the stuff up as well and when you're done, you can wipe it up the residue with a damp paper towel.
I haven't tried it inside a case, but it's an option.
I've been to shower with some scrap acryl pieces (they had dust and some rain stains (?) on them), my bicycle (yeah don't have garden hose) and also my case for this exact reason. Dunno if it's the best method, but it seemed to work.
I'm rather confident that also the paint brush + vacuum and/or can air does the trick.
I'm rather confident that also the paint brush + vacuum and/or can air does the trick.