Yeah, Jesse, I tried something similar, but the Steel shavings kept getting upstairs, so I now use the separate shoes for the shop, run up the stairs in my sock feet, leaving all the chips away from SWMBO's tender feet. Al Messer --- Jesse Livingston <fernj1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Keep an old pair of shoes at the door of the Shop > and > > swap upon entering and again on leaving---no swarf > > tracked into the house and SWMBO stays HAPPY! > > > > Al Messer > > As I depart my shop in the basement, I first scuff > my feet over one of those > bristly jute type door mats, then across a regular > door mat, through the > door and across a slightly fuzzy mat. This pretty > well keeps tiny little > brass chips etc from magically appearing on the > living room carpet. > Originally I had one of those mats made of strips of > tyre tread where the > bristly mat now resides, but some of the chips still > managed to get > transported upstairs. > > Jesse in Tennessee where it is too warm and dry for > January. > > MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. > > To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email > to, > modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word > "unsubscribe" in the subject line. > __________________________________________ Yahoo! DSL ? Something to write home about. Just $16.99/mo. or less. dsl.yahoo.com MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line.