Hi!
Does anyone out there have any neat ideas for collecting shavings from under and around a lathe which might make the end-of-day tidy-up a bit less of a chore?
I have a shelf (well, actually a wooden box full of concrete) under the bed and don't want / can't afford a vacuum chip collector.
TIA.
Ian, Just funnel it with some cardboard or whatever is handy so that the chips end up in a single pile. Then shop vac / sweep that single pile.
Makes a big job a two-minute job.
Bill
I have a fantastic wife who cleans them for me - willingly - and no, I'm not going to part exchange her for a Vicmarc
Paul
Concentrate on the way you cut just a bit more, and you'd be surprised how well you can help your cause. I turn up against a wall, which controls things in that direction when hollowing, and when turning convex things, a strategically placed bag does wonders. I tried a hard-sided container, but it's tough on the shins.
I keep a five gallon bucket under the front edge of the lathe bench and when I need to clear the bench, I scoop the shavings into my roughing gouge and pour them into the bucket. Also, when I plumbed in my dust collector, I put in a floor sweep at the edge of the lathe. This works for me, because I have a chip seperator in my dust collector. You can see the floor sweep on the "workshop/dust-collector" page of my web site. hope this helps, Brad HardingPens.com
Ian Malcolm wrote:
You might want to make a custom little rake to sweep it out? rm
PS. with a beautifully turned, ergonomically correct handle of exquisite hardwood, of course...
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