Leave it to the little lady

Leave it to the little lady - AND THANK HER FOR ME

Fred L. - North Carolina

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Doug in MD

>Hi Mike,

That sounds like a great idea. Congratulations on the new lathe. When you place it, are you going to set it right up against the wall or perpendicular to the wall? I have seen strong opinions on both sides. I have a Fisch Mini Lathe and I am building a pretty heavy stand for it and I am trying to decide which way to set it up.

Doug

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Mike Schwing from Md

>This is all subject to actual experience, but I think I'm going to set it up on a diagonal in the middle of the floor. Thats the place my current lathe wound up and it has some advantages for me as far as space and shavings collection go. I think I'm not going to be around the far end of the lathe too often as I like to turn bowls as opposed to spindles, so I _imagine_ the headstcock is normally going to be pushed up near the end so I can work unobstructed by the bed.

All subject to field experience though.

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John Lucas

>Mike

Since I just purchased a new big lathe and it has to go in the middle of the room I've been looking at that. I'm going to put plastic sheeting on a rod that rolls up with a hand crank. It will be a simple affair. I thought I could roll them down as far as necessary to let in air but still contain the chips. I'm still working on an idea to containor at least reduce the actual dust that escapes into the rest of the basement.

I got that idea from Bobby Clemmons. He has one roll up sheet. I tend to throw shavings in all 4 directions when I'm roughing out items.

Re: Leave it to the little lady

Alan Tolchinsky

>Hey Mike, If I'm not mistaken, tomorrow is the big day. And yes wives are great for a different view point on things and great original ideas. I'm always asking mine for her opinions and when she goes too far I ask her to go back upstairs. :) Only kidding there! Be careful moving all that iron and I'd like to be the first in a BIG CONGRATS ON THE NEW LATHE. Alan in Md.

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David Eaves

>That is a good idea, I was thinking of building a partition in my workshop eventually, but I might just rig up a curtain system now it would be a lot more flexible. What a star Mrs Schwing is!

Thanks for sharing the tip

David

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>Guess you need a couple of x-chromosomes here :>)

I put up some small rare earth magnets on the ceiling and hang upside-down the shower curtain liners with the magnets at the bottom of the curtain. I find these at target. it's simple, easy and very portable.

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Scott Thorburn

>Mike, I have a combination of shower curtians on rods and pull down blinds around my lathe. It really helps keep the flying chips to just below the lathe rather than all over the shop.