Uncle Cracker mentioned that four foot pile of shavings that Russianwolf is going to have with his new Grizzly lathe. What are some of the shavings/dust control methods you guys use at the lathe? The best I can do (so far) is a dust control chute (like a contractor's saw add on) behind the lathe connected to my dc. I still miss a lot, and what I miss makes a mess not only on the floor (this I can sweep) but also all over the place. I can run my planer pretty cleanly (chips/dust end up in the dust controller) - but not my lathe. Any other ideas for dust control that might work better?
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There are chutes made, but they only do part of the job. Shavings pretty much go with the territory with turning. -
I gave up on chip collection since the broom is less hassle. I do use a dust hood that I got from Rockler hooked up to a Fein that does a fair (just fair) job when I'm sanding. I about decided that my 32" fan pointing at me and out the door was the best proposition. Here's the hood from Rockler and I just mounted that to T-track at the rear of the lathe to move out of the way when I'm turning. One thing I did find out the other day is that almost all my launched blanks go to the rear of the lathe unless that dust hood is there and the ricochet will catch you square on the nose.
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I don't worry much about the shavings (suck 'em up with the DC hose afterwards, kind of fun), but I do about finer particles and dust. I use a piece of metal flexible dryer duct, hooked up to the DC and affixed to the wall behind the lathe. It can be bend to be in the perfect position for whatever workpiece I am working on.Comment
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