dust collector hose

Re: dust collector hose

EagleS.C.

>I use one on my JET mini for turning pens.A 4x10x4 HVAC boot suspened from the ceiling.

I taped up part of the rectangular opening to increase suction.

An opening 3/4x 13" is equivalent to a 4" round hose approximately.

Re: dust collector hose

David Galloway

>If you are serious about making a difference in the safety of your shop, notably around small dust particles, I recommend you go to the following site: www.billpentz.com.

You will find some amazing information that will help you save your lungs.

David Galloway

Funny you should mention this!

Dominic Greco in Richboro, PA

>I was just looking through some of the photos I have saved on my PC and came across the Lathe dust pickup I built.

It's actually kind of simple. The stand's base is from an old (4) wheeled office chair. The interior post can be raised or lowered, and locked in place with a knurled knob. The pick up is made from 4" PVC. The front of the pick up can extend up to 8" so that I can get close to small stuff like pens.

Email me if you have any questions.

See ya around,

Dominic

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Dominic Greco in Richboro, PA

>Shot of the pickup with the "snout" in the retracted position.

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Dominic Greco in Richboro, PA

>shot of the pick up with the "snout" in the extended position.

Re: dust collector hose

Don Evans

>Dennis:

Surprisingly, the aluminium vent pipe for dryer works well. I used a short piece for couple of years when I was using 4" hose for DC on the lathe.

It will create a lot of static electricity however but a grounding wire (kind with alligator clip on one end ran to ground) will fix the problem. The static was a problem for me cause the pipe was near a shelf and it would zap me every time I reached for something on the shelf and got within 2 inches of the pipe. But as said the ground clip cured that. I put it on after it made me jump and couple of times and I stuck the livecenter into my elbow cause it was pushed away at the time, ouch!

I assume you want to use it for same reason I did, it stops the problem of flex pipe wanting to manhandle the hood or ring, making it very hard to position. In that senario it works perfect. Mine was meant to be very temporary but ended up working for couple years till I got the Onieda and installed all new system. Went to 5" pipe then and had to work out another way.

Don

Re: dust collector hose

dick mcneill

>I have a psi dc that I use exclusively for my Jet 1442. I made a 2.25 inch mdf holder about 6 inches square, and bored a 4 inch hole in the center. I positioned the hose in the hole, drill three small holes through the top & two side edges of the MDF & hose and secured the hose to the MDF holder w/ three cotter pins and Duct tape. Lastly I epoxied a large magnet (to be found in the back of any large audio audio speaker. I can position anywhere on my lathe. Mostly I just put it on the end of my lathe banjo. Picks up the chips & sawdust almost off my tool's edge.

Re: dust collector hose

Richard Allen

>I used this dust collector nossel that I bought from Woodworkers Supply (thought this is sold at a lot of outlets). It includes a heavy and stable stand.

It worked okay if I got the opening close to the spinning wood and in the path of the sanding dust. With my 1 HP collector I could expect a reach of about 5". Dust that was airborne beyond that range would be collected at a significantly reduced effecincy.

Re: dust collector hose

Richard Allen

>I recently, in the past few weeks, instailled this dust hood from Oneway. This hood with my 1 hp collector will capture any sanding dust created within the hood. The side doors swing out of the way, the plexie swings up and the whole unit slides on a rail which can position the unit to the left of the headstock (can be used for sanding outboard).

I still need to get a coupleing for the DC hose.

This is designed for and mounts to a Oneway 2436 lathe. I would imagine that you could fix this mounting to a different lathe. But I also imagine that you could make something simular out of 1/4" plywood to fit your lathe.

Good Luck

Richard

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Earl

>Mine is just like Dominic's except I bought a Big Gulp from Penn State and attached it to the pipe. The stand is great as you can move it up/down or where you want it.

Broke the bracket that holds the head to lathe, thus the open head. Ordered new part today but of course I couldn't stop using the lathe so used C clamps to hold it together until the part comes. LOL

Earl

Re: dust collector hose

Kent_F

>Here's what I cobbled together. The hood is a 14" square tablesaw fitting, clamped under the bed. Call it gravity-assisted dust collection. Ver. 2 will use quick clamps for rapid reposition-ability.