I didn't see this as a previous thread. Here is a video from a couple years ago of Richard Raffan giving a tour through his small shop, now based around a smaller lathe, a Vicmarc VL150 (12" swing). (I'll presume in the years since his old VHS tape videos that he still used the big VL300 lathe.) He shows how a very complete, yet dedicated turning operation can be established in a small space, something resembling a bedroom in an average house.
View: https://youtu.be/twuFE1-6qB0?
If the dust collection catches your attention, here is the same setup in greater detail (with a couple design mods and ideas) from Tomislav Tomasic. I like what I see, and I may implement this setup in my shop.
View: https://youtu.be/SvB6ipyeVlY?
Reminds me of my first turning shop, 9'x11'. It held my lathe, a workbench, 14" bandsaw, a few wall shelves, and some wood on the floor. A box fan and furnace filter served as dust collection behind the lathe. Simpler times... Now I have over twice that space with 3x the stuff jammed in it and I feel unproductive. Time to clean it out.
If the dust collection catches your attention, here is the same setup in greater detail (with a couple design mods and ideas) from Tomislav Tomasic. I like what I see, and I may implement this setup in my shop.
Reminds me of my first turning shop, 9'x11'. It held my lathe, a workbench, 14" bandsaw, a few wall shelves, and some wood on the floor. A box fan and furnace filter served as dust collection behind the lathe. Simpler times... Now I have over twice that space with 3x the stuff jammed in it and I feel unproductive. Time to clean it out.
