For some reason the forum software will not let me post a message whose title contains the word shav ings. I am even concerned about using the word properly spelled in the message text.
The above posted without problem so now I will edit and add the message I've been trying to post for two days. Hope it was worth the effort .
I'm looking for a better method to clean up shavings from around the lathe, and I'm talking about bulky piles of long shavings, not sawdust or sawdust mixed with some shavings.
I have tried using a flex hose from the 3HP DC. The DC has cross bars at the inlets where the hoses connect and these snag long shavings, quickly clogging up. I could cut these cross bars off of one of the inlets.
Presently, I mostly use a shop vacuum. For sawdust or mixed debris that's probably best, but bulky shavings fill the filter bag quicker than I'd like, and the bag is a bit of a pain and expense to change. I could add a Dust Deputy, the 5 gallon capacity would require frequent emptying, but would be easier and cheaper, but I worry that the cone's exit is relatively narrow and would be prone to clogging.
Sometimes I resort to the stoop and scoop method. I'm not a fan of the stoop part and the scoop part kicks up dust. For that matter emptying a 5 gallon Dust Deputy would kick up dust too.
The above posted without problem so now I will edit and add the message I've been trying to post for two days. Hope it was worth the effort .
I'm looking for a better method to clean up shavings from around the lathe, and I'm talking about bulky piles of long shavings, not sawdust or sawdust mixed with some shavings.
I have tried using a flex hose from the 3HP DC. The DC has cross bars at the inlets where the hoses connect and these snag long shavings, quickly clogging up. I could cut these cross bars off of one of the inlets.
Presently, I mostly use a shop vacuum. For sawdust or mixed debris that's probably best, but bulky shavings fill the filter bag quicker than I'd like, and the bag is a bit of a pain and expense to change. I could add a Dust Deputy, the 5 gallon capacity would require frequent emptying, but would be easier and cheaper, but I worry that the cone's exit is relatively narrow and would be prone to clogging.
Sometimes I resort to the stoop and scoop method. I'm not a fan of the stoop part and the scoop part kicks up dust. For that matter emptying a 5 gallon Dust Deputy would kick up dust too.