dawn draft lathe stand

Re: dawn draft lathe stand

Fred in NC

>Eagle:

Very interesting concept! I have a couple smaller surplus squirrel fans, and they don't seem to vibrate much. I might try one of them in the lathe. I think it might be good for sanding dust, however, I am not sure what the limit is on shavings. It might clog the cage.

Please keep us posted on your progress.

Best regards,

Fred

Re: dawn draft lathe stand

EagleS.C.

>Fred-

Where are you in N.C.?

Re: dawn draft lathe stand

Bob Edwards

>Eagle, It gets warm here in TX and I work in the garage and have no room for a DC. I use a small squirrel cage motor just behind the head stock of my NOVA 3K. It doesn�t move large shavings but the dust and smaller bits get carried down the lathe and out the garage door. I also ware a mask but in some cases that isn�t needed. As a side note I have a small "muffin fan" mounted on a scroll saw. This keeps the sawdust off the pattern and away from my face. A muffin fan is the small fan like the one in your computer.

Have a Happy

Bob Edwards, San Antonio

Re: dawn draft lathe stand

Bill Hale, Woodspinner

>Bob Edwards

Bob, are you the sane Bob Edwards I know in Casa Grande AZ.?

Bill Hale / The Wood Spinner

Re: dawn draft lathe stand

Bob Edwards

>No Bill I am in San Antonio, TX. I was fortunate to be a guest at a Prescott Club meeting one night. Great people, got the royal treatment. Where is Casa Grande?

Bob Edwards

ed_trudyAT@yahoo.com (Remove the AT)

Re: dawn draft lathe stand

Fred in NC

>Eagle:

South central NC, near hwy 1 and hwy 177, about 8 miles from the SC border.

Best regards,

fred

Re: dawn draft lathe stand

Guest

>I have this general arrangement on my traveling demonstration cabinet. The lathe sits on top of a board where there are 5, 1" wide slits running most of the length of the lathe to allow shavings and dust to fall through and get sucked down into the cabinet. Under this slotted board, inside the cabinet, is a small dust collector (1hp), funnel, and a small cyclone separator arrangement.

The idea is to suck the dust and shavings down and into the separator and the bag. There are filters, etc. on the underside of the cabinet for an escape of drawn-in air from the top (the slotted board just under the lathe bed).

For small stuff, which is what I usually do at demo's where I roll this to, it works pretty well. It won't suck dust or shavings into it unless their right next to the slots. It won't suck large shavings either. They just get stuck in the slots. It does get most of the dust as long as the slots aren't clogged.

It doesn't work as well as I expected it would or had hoped. A larger DC might work better but then it wouldn't fit under the cabinet either. You really need some serious suction even when gravity should be doing most of the work. Larger slots would be better too but then I'd be losing even more of my wood and tools down there than I already do!

If nothing else, the slots under the lathe allows me to brush the shavings and dust so that they fall down in there and out of my way.

Re: dawn draft lathe stand

EagleS.C.

>Guest-

That sounds like a slick set up.Would it be possible to post some pictures?

Re: dawn draft lathe stand

Andrew Hilton

>As soon as I can. It'll probably be next week though. I'm putting on a Turning Symposium this weekend and I have a flame boxelder tree given to me that I'm needing to get started on this morning before they mulch it up.

I do like this traveling demo lathe cabinet. It's a whole lot better than carrying things in, etc. Just wheel it around, block it to keep it still, take the top off (like an old sewing machine cover but with the lathe under it), take out the drillpress and bandsaw from under the cabinet and I'm ready for a week or more of turning demos. Electricity appreciated but not necessary. It's setup for pole or bow or steam engine operation (the lathe that is!)

Re: dawn draft lathe stand

Peter Teubel

>Andrew Hilton wrote:

"Just wheel it around, block it to keep it still, take the top off (like an old sewing machine cover but with the lathe under it), take out the drillpress and bandsaw from under the cabinet and I'm ready for a week or more of turning demos. Electricity appreciated but not necessary. It's setup for pole or bow or steam engine operation (the lathe that is!) "

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Now THAT is something I'd like to see! As much as I try, I always have ALOT of loose articles when takeing a demo on the road. It sure would be nice to have everything in ONE box that can be wheeled up on a truck or trailer.

Or one real-horse-power ?

Fred in NC

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Re: dawn draft lathe stand

Andrew Hilton

>Precisely why I did it too. I had had enough of a bunch of boxes, carts and so on. If I'm careful, I can keep all of my wood blanks in there and tools, etc. as well. Of course, I do get carried away sometimes and end up bringing another box that never gets used, of course.

I made it so that it just barely fits between most doors so I can wheel it into inside demos. I do have a small cargo trailer that I normally take to demos and shows but the cabinet can be wheeled up into a truck bed as well. It's not really all that big because, as many of you already know, we're not always given a lot of room to demo.

There's lots more to it and hopefully it'll show up in the pictures I take next week. The part I like the best is the lexan shields that pull up from the 3 sides (their hidden inside the cabinet when in the down position so they don't get scratched when moving) to provide a safety shield when needed.

Re: Or one real-horse-power ?

Andrew Hilton

>Tried that. But the horse has a terrible time holding onto the bow!