[TheForge] shop floors

[Bruce Freeman]

Terry,

My garage shop has what is probably a broom finish.  There's no chance
of slipping on it - it's got lots of traction.

Cleaning it is not a problem.  Sweep up the big stuff, and use a shop
vac to pick up everything else.  Comes out clean as a whistle.

The big problem is that a surface so rough is inherently not flat.
Installing machinery can be tricky.  I had to finagle a bit to level
my lathe, but ultimately got it right.  An alternative would be to
grind patches slightly to take off the high spots before installing
and leveling machinery.

Were it my choice, I'd go with a finish somewhere between trowel and
broom.  I don't know enough about doing concrete floors to make any
serious suggestion, but what I'm thinking is a pattern imposed
deliberately, much like a wood grain is imparted to concrete walls by
wire-brushed plywood forms.  You want a pattern that gives traction
without extreme peaks and valleys.  Maybe a rough roller could be used
after troweling?

On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 4:27 PM,  <craig.schaefer at verizon.net> wrote:
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Bruce
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