KKingery
Member
Well, I had another "Let's save a buck" idea last night. Since my shop area is extremely limited, I don't have a real dust control system. I was preparing to turn a couple of Redheart pens, and was thinking about how all that darn red dust gets everywhere. I happened to stop to have a smoke before I started turning,and was just sitting there, and then there it was! My old 20" box fan up on top of the cabinet. I pulled it down, sat it behind my lathe (so it would be blowing away from me) - Pulled out an extra furnace filter and strapped it to the back of the fan. It worked great! All the dust and debris was pulled right into the filter! I know it's not the best idea, but for those on a limited budget - it definately will work. Just be sure to get a decent filter to use, not one of the cheapie fiberglass ones. - Hope this idea may help others!