Would anyone be willing to share photos of their dust collection setup for a metal lathe?
I have a 36 inch Enco gear head lathe that I use with a router mounted on the tool post, on the operator side of the cue being turned down.
I considered a plexiglas box but it would seem to be truly bulky to allow the carriage to move down the bed.
Currently, I use a fiberglass enclosure around the router that has a hole for the cue to pass through and there is a portable dust collector attached to this fiberglass box. Too much dust and chips escape through the hole where the cue goes through. Ay one time, I had some rubber strips like fingers that lay over the hole but they got in the way and were not that useful.
I know there must be a good solution. I hope you can help me solve this problem.
I have a 36 inch Enco gear head lathe that I use with a router mounted on the tool post, on the operator side of the cue being turned down.
I considered a plexiglas box but it would seem to be truly bulky to allow the carriage to move down the bed.
Currently, I use a fiberglass enclosure around the router that has a hole for the cue to pass through and there is a portable dust collector attached to this fiberglass box. Too much dust and chips escape through the hole where the cue goes through. Ay one time, I had some rubber strips like fingers that lay over the hole but they got in the way and were not that useful.
I know there must be a good solution. I hope you can help me solve this problem.