Dust Collection Coupling

[Skizzity]

The wife is convinced I am going to get the SS Dust Collector. Until then I decided to pull out my rinky dinky yard sale vac and try to use it. I wanted to get it to work for little to no money.

First, I started to make a cardboard funnel to connect them. Then I thought, "hell no, I'm not putting tape on my SS". My next thought was, "the lathe".

[oldiron]

I love innovation! Good job...

I recently helped my mother with a simulated clock face for a floral design which was in a contest. I thought well, I can cut it from a piece of 1 x 4 pine board and then thought, the heck with that. I mounted a piece of black gum on the 10ER and turned it to the design I needed.

Mike

[Skizzity]

Thanks Mike.
So, I made that one for my bandsaw. Using calipers to get the fit just right. I took it off to try on the lower saw guard for the table saw....doh! I guess making another soon is in the works.

[oldiron]

That's one of the things which makes our work so gratifying.

The lathe has got to be one of the most self satisfying operations one can indulge in. Nothing like mounting a raw block of wood and turning it to a custom "exact" item.

Plus, it gives more practice and fun time knowing you guided a tool and sculpted a precision fit item!!!

Mike

[Skizzity]

I got the second coupling done. The fit is snug(right on) but it is overall bigger. But, I wasn't trying to make 'em match. As we would say at work, "that's custom".