Dust collection while turning

[mmayo]

I am new to the joys of dust collection at the lathe and today was a good test. I need to amass more product before the holiday season so a load of sierras was on my workboard. I had a wide mouth Dust Right input just behind the pen body with Jet canister dust collector connected through a 4" hose. After turning 21 tubes here is the dust in the lathe and on the floor.

If the chips and dust are hard to see it is because there was very little not captured by the Jet. Strings of alumilite and acrylic acetate vanished into the wide mouth. Care was taken not to let the bushings, pen tube or Abranet sanding strips disappear into the vacuum. Cleanup with a shop vacuum took less that a minute. I have a couple of photos where the lathe, floor and I were covered in chips and strings without dust collection.

Here are the results

Micromesh and OneStep here I come.

 

[gimpy]

Thanks for the info, and I think you need to turn a few more fantastic blanks..

 

[mmayo]

The other half of many of these awaits another day. Sierras give you twice the pleasure.

Thanks for your kind words, I hope the customers agree!

 

[stonepecker]

If that is all the dust that got away from the lathe........you are doing very well.
Looks fantastic.
Would love to see the blanks when you are finished with the finish.

 

[CREID]

That little dust and chips is sacrilegious.:biggrin:

 

[magpens]

Great dust collection system !!!!!

And it's kinda nice to see those blanks ... some I recognize by name and have turned myself !!

 

[mmayo]

I will show some of the pens after assembly.

Score one for shop safety

 

[mmayo]

You asked, you receive the photo

If that is all the dust that got away from the lathe........you are doing very well.
Looks fantastic.
Would love to see the blanks when you are finished with the finish.

It is a busy time so iPad photo is all I can do. Here are the first ten.

Somehow trust me that they look far better in person, I might buy one...

 

[Fish30114]

where did you get that 'wide mouth' collector, and what specific dust collector did you go with??

 

[mmayo]

It is a Dust Right shop floor attachment with about 4' of hard plastic 4" pipe. They are sold by Rockler. I bought the Jet canister dust collector and love it.

 

[Fish30114]

Thanks for that feedback Mmayo, I'm at the point where I need to step up my dust collection abilities. From your pic it seems you got it figured out--two thumbs up for you!!