Got a Glass Grinder? Do this!

[@grampsinsl5232]

Really appreciate your awareness of the danger of dust. A good friend of mine retired from where we worked and looked forward to happy years of making furniture and things in a big shop he'd built and stocked with all sorts of woodworking tools. But 3 years later he was dead, from inhaling wood dust particles that caused pulmonary fibrosis. Silica particles are even worse, from what I've heard, so thanks for bringing this up. If only grinder manufacturers would make it a bit easier to do the cleaning though! Carrying a grinder from the work table somewhere to drain it can be tricky, with water sloshing around in such a shallow basin. If they'd put a drain tube with shutoff valve somewhere, it would make things a lot less messy. Another note: Years ago I taught a beginners' stained glass class at a local church school and of course with a dozen students using the same grinder it got gunked up quickly. The students in the next room were making pottery, and they used to come over and scrape out the muddy sludge from our grinder to experiment with as glazes for their jugs and bowls and things. It generally fired to a gray or brown color but if it happened that my students used a lot of one particular color glass, the pots would sometimes come out with streaks of that color. It was a great learning experience for all of us!

[@DerekHuntArtist]

Wow! It’s surprising the glass slurry can be re-used for something else ! Thanks again for all your support for the channel 🙂

[@theresabradley4716]

Thanks, Derek. A good reminder.

[@DerekHuntArtist]

Glad it was helpful!

[@barthanson3043]

While I do clean my grinder reservoir often and while wet, I use a flat putty knife to scrape most of the build-up into a rubbish tin. I feel that washing the residue down the drains will block them eventually. Maybe not, but just something to keep in mind.

[@DerekHuntArtist]

Thanks for the tip! 🙂

[@michellel8035]

A very useful reminder!

[@DerekHuntArtist]

Thanks for your feedback!🙏🙂

[@StainedGlassWithMyles]

Excellent reminder sir, I love my grinder... I admit... mine could use a little cleaning; ooooops!

[@DerekHuntArtist]

You and me both! 😂

[@StainedGlassWithMyles]

@@DerekHuntArtist Maybe my next ASMR video will just be me cleaning the grinder! HA HA!

[@shurfa01]

I just use my stone..

[@DerekHuntArtist]

Yup, that’ll work too! But sometimes the grinder can get into curved shapes a bit better 👍🏼