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I am finally finished running my duck work from my new cyclone to all machines, except for one problem, the lathe. I have a 6" flexible plastic
hose running from a blast gate to the lathe, but I'm having a problem figuring out how to attach it to the lathe. Looking for advise, preferably with pictures. I ran a search but found little info.

All help would be appreciated.
 
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I have tried a number of different things, hoses between the rails and above below and catcher boxes behind. All of them work poorly. I have given up on trying to collect the shavings. I only use the collector when sanding and to vacuum up the shavings on the floor.
 
I reckon this is an age old problem. I tried the same thing Cav uses but it was a little on the small side for my bowl turnings. I have also used the cardboard box setup that Russ "designed". Presently, I have a 4 inch hose running along the front side of my lathe, aimed up at the bed, and another hose behind the lathe with a Big Gulp dust collector. (I have a Delta 46-715).
My latest thinking is to follow the advice that it's not the big shavings that you have to worry about ... just sweep those up. It's the dust particles that you can't see that collect in your lungs. So now I mostly use my dust collector setup when I'm sanding.
 
James,
I just atarted using one like in the link Cav gave you. Its far from perfect but does pick up most of the shavings and helps tremendously when sanding. The magnetic base does not work very well on my Rikon mini. I think I will have to adapt it to a weighted stand. The important thing is it keeps the dust out of my lungs, I don't mind cleaning up the chips it misses.
 
I am only using 4" flex pipe, but I tied a few of those heavy duty twist ties to the wire in the pipe. The ties come from those made-in-china toys that are all twist-tied to the boxes.
I use the twist ties to hold the pipe in place by looping the tie over the lathe bed or steady post. Using two ties allows me to adjust the position and angle of the pipe.
Beware, if you drop your sandpaper, it is gone down the pipe in a flash! Someone in the forum had the good idea of putting a screen over the pipe to catch the sandpaper. I have not got around to building that piece yet.
 
Is your lathe on a table, countertop or is it freestanding? I've got my Minilathe on a table and I bungied the 4" flex hose from my DC to a cheap jackstand. The jack stand is heavy enough to where it won't move from the wieght of the hose and it gives you some adjustment up and down. I can place the hose within one inch of the blank while turning and it doesn't get in the way.

Or you might try this from Woodcraft.
http://www.woodcraft.com/family.aspx?FamilyID=3626
 
Here's what I did:

"Big Gulp hood" on a rail made from t-track and phenolic ply, mounted to the back of the lathe.

In "concept" form
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The reality:
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It can be turned to either side so that I can be closer for smaller work, and wider open for larger (bowl) work. The unit in its wide position allows for the full 16" swing of my lathe.

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Hope that helps.
 
James,
my set up is a little crude.. but it works for me.. also I've seen a set up that used strong magnets that could be attached to the lathe and holds the hood, don't rmember where I saw it though.
here is my set up..

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