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The Regular Stuff: Chat, Buy, Sell, Off Topic, etc. => General Discussion - Model & Toy Steam Engines – Stirling Cycle – Flame Lickers – Small Antique Originals => Topic started by: Jim on June 08, 2026, 08:32:57 pm
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We've massively cut down on needing to dust since we replaced our HVAC system and added a hospital-grade electronic air filter. The downside is we can only open up the house a few times a year because dust will find its way in through open windows. If anyone's wondering, we went with the Carrier brand.
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Very impressive collections Now I know what 1 too many looks like!!!
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Very impressive collections Now I know what 1 too many looks like!!!
LMAO ROF!!!
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Very impressive collections Now I know what 1 too many looks like!!!
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Bonjour,
On my side, I have boats everywhere except in the restrooms and these pictures explain why my beloved wife is finding my collections invasive (here the shared living room) ;D : [attachimg=1][attachimg=2]
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What an absolutely IMPRESSIVE display!
WOW!!!
Glad I don't have to dust it all ...... ;c)
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One corner of my steam room showing all nice and dust free.....presently!!!
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Most of my steam engine stuff is kept inside a glass curio so I get minimal dust tissues but I also dabble in O. scale model trains in the basement and the situation down there I use a small Industrial vacuum shop vac with a bristle brush and that tends to pull off any heavy dust on things without damage fragile parts!!!
Sounds exactly like my collection upstairs but down in the basement I consider the dust to be just "weathering" on my HO, O scale 2 rail and G gauge live steam layouts - saves me a lot of work but I do occasionally break out the kitchen basting brush if it starts to really get heavy.
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I dust the item but never the spot it sat. The dust outline lets me know where it came from. (https://emoji.tapatalk-cdn.com/emoji13.png)
Thanks, that is a line I will use next time my better half complains about the dust. :)
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Daniel, I keep a log book and it's been every two years.
The last couple of years I made an effort to keep the door of my steam room closed when I wasn't in there and to never open the window, it did make a difference as the clean up wasn't as bad or as long.
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I dust the item but never the spot it sat. The dust outline lets me know where it came from. (https://emoji.tapatalk-cdn.com/emoji13.png)
I had to take photos beforehand so I knew where everything went back 😊
Now that's good thinkin' there pard!
Must admit that I am seriously impressed with anyone who actually takes on the Quixotic task of dusting any kind of exposed and detailed collection.
Brave souls without a doubt!!!
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I dust the item but never the spot it sat. The dust outline lets me know where it came from. (https://emoji.tapatalk-cdn.com/emoji13.png)
I had to take photos beforehand so I knew where everything went back 😊
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Most of my steam engine stuff is kept inside a glass curio so I get minimal dust tissues but I also dabble in O. scale model trains in the basement and the situation down there I use a small Industrial vacuum shop vac with a bristle brush and that tends to pull off any heavy dust on things without damage fragile parts!!!
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I dust the item but never the spot it sat. The dust outline lets me know where it came from. (https://emoji.tapatalk-cdn.com/emoji13.png)
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I can't raise the white flag, it's a hill I think I gotta' die on :(
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Dust always wins!!!
I pretty much gave up on dust as dusting items individually in a room just puts dust on all the other items in that room, especially those that you already just dusted. Now, I only dust items that I'm taking out to show or use and then do the dusting of the item outside.
Besides, with all the collections that I have, and they are truly many and varied, it would be well beyond a full-time job to even attempt to keep up!
I consider dust as simply the masking cloak of uniformity around here!?!?
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Dust!!!!! Golly how I hate dust.
It was the Kings Birthday Long Weekend here in Australia and I've just finished (nearly) my biyearly dusting and wipe down of my steam room, every engine, every accessory and all the shelving, literally every surface.
Started on Thursday morning and its Tuesday here now and I should be (hopefully) 'done & dusted' this afternoon, so that's a solid 6 days of work.
What's your battle against dust like for your collection? Do you have the odd skirmish here or there or do you do like what I just did ..... a battle to the finish when it needs it?
Looking in my logbook, its roughly (give or take a month) every two years for me.