Until my workshop is complete, I only have a 12' x 16' man cave (which can be described as rough and ready) where the interior walls are a mix of herringbone 1x6's, hardiebacker around the wood stove and some OSB on the walls. Concrete floor.
So rather then tear everything apart to spark proof, my plan is, using welding curtains, to create a 4 sided work area . But which ones?
There's vermiculite coated fiberglass, various straight fiberglass with differing finishing processs and carbon fiber felt.
My main concern is to not buy something that will shed and ptotentially cause skin and lung irritation.
Any experience that can be shared using blankets for a similar purpose appreciated.
There's chrome leather welding blankets and there's also the good old plastic welding curtains - the green or red ones that protect against flashing. None of these shed and are fairly inexpensive and are good for other purposes like wind shielding outside etc. Easy to fold up and put away. Both come with eyelets to hang as a curtain or tie to a frame.
It doesn’t get simpler, or cheaper than throwing up drywall. Another option would be to use sheets of 20 gauge galvanized steel. The plastic screens do not stop fire.
Drywall is the cheapest, concrete board is better.
You can buy rolls of welding curtain online pretty cheap. I got a 6' x 100' roll of yellow see through for like $3 a foot.
If you want a real expensive way, I have 4' x 6' leather welding blankets that I use in industrial food plants, they cant have any fibers floating there. They are over $100 each.
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Originally Posted by Hobbytime
