shop set up

New turner to the fourm, and new to turning in general... I've completed my workbench this week, I'll post pictures later once I've got the finishing touches applied. I set the lathe on the work surface and it's maybe a scad bit high. I was wondering if there is a good standard for lathe...

:ghost: I'm ready to get a real Dust collector set up going and I'm thinking about one of the Jet Vortex 1.5 hp Dust Collector. Has anyone had any experience with these or just the jet itself. Thanks for Any input