[OP]
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Anyone ever use Ribtrax tiles from Swisstrax, or similar, plastic tiles for a shop floor? Folks on the Garage Journal forum recommend them for a garage floor but I wonder if sawdust will make them slippery is a wood shop. With ribbed design they're supposed to drain (needed in a garage), and you're supposed to use a shop vac to clean out the dirt that drops thru.
The Plane Anarchist
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I’ve seen them in person, but don’t have them in my shop. I somewhat doubt that sawdust would make them slippery as the gaps between the ribs are pretty wide. Sawdust would likely fall through instead of piling on top. However, I can see myself losing a lot of small screws, nails, and such between the ribs.
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Yup but on the plus side it usually means I can find them and not under the bench or table saw.However, I can see myself losing a lot of small screws, nails, and such between the ribs
[OP]
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I think I'll pull the trigger on tiles for my 30x36 garage I'm building. I'm hoping to build a 30x40 shop next year. So I'll get some 1st hand experience with the tiles in my garage before I have to make a decision on the shop floor. But I'm a bit worried that the garage will be pressed into shop use longer than my plan....
The Plane Anarchist
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Hey Leigh,Originally Posted by Leigh Betsch
Did you ever end up installing the tiles? If so, how has it been doing woodworking in there (sawdust? rolling table saws, etc?)?
[OP]
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Sorry for the late reply. The wife flipped the kill switch on the floor tile plan for the garage floor. So I don’t have any experience
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