re: Becoming a professional woodworking or not

Great points, guys. Yes, once you would go into a production type basis, you do
have to worry not only have to worry about a booth like Jim was stating but
also, if you have any employees, OSHA
comes into play in the US. Occupational and Safety and Health Administration.
they are a self perpetuating brand of the
government, that look out for the workers
of any bussiness. They run by the fines they levy on any bussiness. If
one person calls them, they also are bound by law to investigate your bussiness. I actually manage an Auto Body Paint and Body Supply store in St Cloud Mn. And work with several of the
Woodworking shops here.
They all are concerned about the VOCS
they put out, which essentially is the amount of chemicals that you put out to the environment.
They all have employees and paint Booths and must keep track of The paints and
clears, reducers anything they buy to finish, and use HVLP spray equipment. To
minimize the overspray of their finishes.
While it may seem overwhelming, it is not
bad, once you get to that point, but when all of our shops were getting to the point
where they were compliant, it was very costly for them, and most of this was during a downturn in the economy, it
was an overwhelming financial burden on
some.