charlese
01-26-2009, 09:57 PM
Today I tried a new Dust Collecting trick at the lathe and it Worked!! I was kind of surprised, but happy!
The Lead-in Story: I had decided to make 4ea. 10 1/2" long, 3/4" oak dowels for my current project. This saved a trip to the store and guaranteed the dowels would fit the project.
Since the dowel stock was ripped from scrap wood that measured 26/32" thick, I had to be careful while centering and turning, so they didn't come out less than 3/4". After rounding, I elected to finish sizing by sanding. On most of the dowels, I only had to remove from 25/32" to 3/4" -- BUT--This put lots of fine dust in the air!! As we know, this is the worst kind of sawdust, and can be really bothersome!
The Trick: - At least it is new to me! I pulled the DC3300 over to the SS and opened all 3 ports on the manifold, and turned it on. The manifold actually overlapped the carriage and/or way tubes. Much, if not most of the sanding dust disappeared into the DC, and it was a good experience.
I had previously tried the DC small floor utility pickup http://www.shopsmith.com/ownersite/itemfind.htm?item=514829&Submit=Find+Item but found it didn't work very well, all by itself. The method of using all three inlets located as close to the turning as possible works better.
The Lead-in Story: I had decided to make 4ea. 10 1/2" long, 3/4" oak dowels for my current project. This saved a trip to the store and guaranteed the dowels would fit the project.
Since the dowel stock was ripped from scrap wood that measured 26/32" thick, I had to be careful while centering and turning, so they didn't come out less than 3/4". After rounding, I elected to finish sizing by sanding. On most of the dowels, I only had to remove from 25/32" to 3/4" -- BUT--This put lots of fine dust in the air!! As we know, this is the worst kind of sawdust, and can be really bothersome!
The Trick: - At least it is new to me! I pulled the DC3300 over to the SS and opened all 3 ports on the manifold, and turned it on. The manifold actually overlapped the carriage and/or way tubes. Much, if not most of the sanding dust disappeared into the DC, and it was a good experience.
I had previously tried the DC small floor utility pickup http://www.shopsmith.com/ownersite/itemfind.htm?item=514829&Submit=Find+Item but found it didn't work very well, all by itself. The method of using all three inlets located as close to the turning as possible works better.