Wiseman Ceramics

With almost 800+sq. ft. to work with, I strive to keep my studio as dust-free as is possible:
*I use an exhaust booth for spray glazing and rotary tooling, and a separate vent setup for the glaze mixing table (both exhaust to outside).

*I wipe everything down with a damp sponge, wet mop, etc.
*I use a vacuum that is mounted outside of the studio, eliminating the risk of air/dust leaks, with a hose coming in through a sealed port. It has a standard filter to catch the big stuff, while the finer dust exhausts safely outside.
*During the warmer months I use two sets of intake & exhaust fans set at opposing ends of the studio, creating a continuous draw of fresh air through the workspace.

Regardless of this, I still find dust settling on the tables, floor, and equipment… I’m referring to the really dangerous fine particle stuff which stays airborne for hours after it’s set afloat. Because I can’t run the fans in the winter, & therefore the dust accumulation increases during this part of the year, I’ve installed two 360° HEPA air filtration units at opposite ends of the studio.
I run the HEPA’s on “low” during the day and turn them to “high” at night when we aren’t working, as at that speed they do just as good a job at churning the dust up as they can at capturing it.