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Hi Dave
That's a lost cause Dave, the shavings depart away from where you would/could place the dust collector, speed and weight to size ratio it's a no go, that's probably why they say "DUST COLLECTOR" it will do that, given enough time.
Have fun and take care Leo Van Der Loo
Dave wrote:
No for turning and sanding both. Unless you have the absolute Lewinski of dust collectors, the shavings are going to fall, by gravity and by momentum on the near side of the bed when turning convex work, and thrown out the bottom of the bowl when turning a bowl's inside. Since they tend to clump and be long, they'll get crosswise and clog.
Dust is pretty much the same, though it might stay airborne a bit longer. Still, a trip to Menards or Home Depot type places will get you nice 4x14" metal ducts with collection at the end or center, your preference. These can be attached by magnets to the front or rear of the bed, where they have the help of gravity for direction. They only cost about a third of what this costs, so you'll have money enough for some masks to catch the remaining nuisance dust. I can't get a Kleenex colored if I wear the cheapest of paper masks when using my dust pickup.
I don't have this particular setup on my lathe. The easy adjustment of the arm would allow you to get the intake close to the source (important for dust collection). Large chips might clog the hose. I guess I'd probably use something similar shop-built and save the extra $ for a more powerful DC.
Dave, This kind of dust collector will work for smaller items, especially if you hand sand. The power sanders tend to throw dust everywhere, and this hood won't get much of that dust. I took half of a white 55 gallon plastic barrel, cut out the base to fit arount the spindle. I made a bracket to fit into the safety shield mounting place, and bolt the hood to that. I cut out enough of the side so that the bottom rests on the lathe bed, and the top comes over the top ot the bowl. I clamp some heavy plastic on the open (tail stock end). I also put a piece of white board on the ways of the lathe. This leaves about a 20hx16 wide opening to sand and finish my bowls through. With me standing in front of the opening, this makes a very good wind tunnel. I can sand for hours (hand and power) without getting any dust on my glasses, or in my nose. This worked well with a 1 horse collector, and even better with my 3 horse Oneida collector.
The only time that shavings go in the dust collector, is when my daughter is playing with the collector hoses. They don't plug it up, they just fill up the barrel way too fast, and when I am on a turning binge, this could mean emptying out the chip collector 3 or more times a day.
The more completly the bowl is inclosed, the more dust you can collect at the source. I did see a collector hood that Oneway made, that is similar to mine, only more of a box rather that a tube. You can't turn inside them (at least I don't think that you can), so they have to be sey up and taken down. Plastic sheet stock, 4 x 8 x 1/4 inch and less is available, and some day I will make one to cover the whole lathe with movable baffels, so I can sand any length, and not have take it down to turn.
robo hippy
I have the Big Gulp mounted on a tripod behind the lathe and it is great for catching dust. The large opening means it sucks in alot of dust from a big area. But no, it won't catch the shavings. Just sweep those up at the end of the day, end of job, end of the month...whenever. Earl
I agree. I have one connected to an Oneida Super Dust Gorilla and it works great. I also have it set on a separate stand so that it doesn't sit on the bed and interfere with the banjo of tailstock.
mmi
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