Laundry for shop clothes

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When I work in my shop, my clothes get covered in a bunch of stuff. The thing that worries me most are the metal shavings large enough to cut you. A spiral from the drill press got lodged in my shoe; I brushed my shoe against my ankle and cut myself enough to notice.

I'd hate to have the same happen when my laundry pollutes my family's clothes.

In that light, I'm curious if there are any potential issues or advice around shop clothes going into the laundry for bladesmiths or metalworkers. Laundry is not an area of expertise for me. :)
 
When they are beyond soiled and even I can't stand to get into them I donate to the Homeless shelter(just kidding) I throw them away
they are dedicated to grime not going to trash my normal clothes with cross contamination. Just buy cheap clothes at the Thrift Store or wherever so you won't miss a couple of bucks to couple months of grime. I have a change area in my shop so I can leave the work clothes there and change when I leave.
 
Busto - I'm leaning toward that solution. I figure it's worth the $3 to have a disposable solution, rather than the concern that I might be causing a problem for somebody.
 
I have a separate washing machine for my work clothes.
Sometimes I'll rewash them in the washer dryer combo, other times it's straight to the dryer.
 
Not a knife maker but I work in the Indiana mills as a Ironworker. We bought a washer I keep in the garage just for my work clothes. I would suggest doing that don't want the residue ofwork geitting to the family clothing.
 
I've been a mechanic, welder, and done some construction and my wife has always just made a separate pile and wash my stuff separately. Haven't had a problem. Although I think Kevin McGovern Kevin McGovern is onto something ....
 
Between the sexy forging calendar that came up and the sexy grinding calendar we can make some real money!!! WE ARE GOING TO BE RICH!!!

( or arrested I can't decide which)
 
The local soap-n- suds is a good choice. Wash the shop clothes in the commercial washer while watching the game. If you have a Beer-n-suds laundrobar in your town, have a beer and nachos while doing the laundry.
 
Im not a knife maker but tend to get pretty dirty at times and I wouldn't put my clothes in with other non work clothing so I have a cheap set washer and dryer in the garage just to use for work clothes or to wash shop towels and rags that are dirty but don't have oils or grease on them ... those get thrown away.
 
Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith said:
The local soap-n- suds is a good choice. Wash the shop clothes in the commercial washer while watching the game. If you have a Beer-n-suds laundrobar in your town, have a beer and nachos while doing the laundry.
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Is that really a thing?! Beer and nachos while I wait for laundry, but without my screaming kid?? That sounds pretty awesome
 
Yep....certainly is a place...Suds & Duds....you can leave your laundry and the College girls will "Geterrr Done" while you wait next door having some Suds & Grub and watching the game....Most Expensive Laundry Service in town and busiest also!!!! Them Girls gotta get tuition somehow;):cool:
 
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I have been wondering this. I am leaning more towards the dedicated pair of clothes that will get thrown out when I can't stand my own stench anymore.
 
I am not so concerned about grease as i am about glass dust from Micarta and all the other stuff we grind. If you take that into the house, even to pee, that dust goes off like a cloud. We all wear respirators in the shop. Crazy to think that the dust is safer just because the grinder is turned off.
 
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