Hello - new to Shopsmith and the forum

[Hobbyman2]

Those printers are pretty neat, not sure I have enough years left to Learn the programming but that is impressive,
have you considered adding something wide to the hose end that would spread out to catch more dust ? very nice job.

[RFGuy]

I used 10% gyroid infill and 3 perimeter layers for the post, and 20% for the clamp and the locknut.

I'm thinking of moving the lower bolt hole up a little and adding another 3/4" thread at the bottom so I can connect two together to hold a work light a little higher up off the job

Doug,

Looks good. Only one comment is does it need to be a bit taller? It could be parallax, but in the picture it looked like the dust collector fitting is coming in near the bottom of your turning. The diameter of the turning will dictate how tall or short this post should be. I know you can adjust the height of it in the carriage, but just wondering if the post you designed is tall enough? For smaller diameter turnings, maybe you need a taller post to hold the dust collector fitting level with the turning? Just a thought, but I like your design.

[jsburger]

A question for all you turners. I have done some turning but I am not a turner. It seems to me that some (Young?) turners think they can use some kind of "dust" collection. To me it is chip collection. Since the turning process throws all the chips toward the operator what good is a "dust collector" hose behind the lathe? That is why you wear a mask and sweep up the chips later. I doubt my Clearvue 2000CFM cyclone would capture enough to make a difference with a 2 1/2" hose behind the turning.

Don't get me wrong, dust collection is important. A lathe is not where it is even useful. I have never seen a video of a big time turner that has any type of "dust" collection.

[dougbailey]

I agree - shavings collection from the back side of the job is not very useful because the chips get tossed forwards towards the worker. But I find that getting some airflow away from me is very helpful for fine dust when sanding. The fine dust floats around the shop and gets all over my tools and other items I store in the shop.

Dust collection is for dust, not shavings, in this case.

[dougbailey]

And here's a T-Nut design. Prints out great in PET with the threads! Obviously unwise to torque it down with gorilla force, but ok to snug up a fence. My Slicer says $0.13 each, so the price is right and they are practically disposable - if I strip one, I can make more. Or embed a nut in the back if that gets frustrating.

https://a360.co/2FRkkzA

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[algale]

Wow, pretty cool. Waiting for you to 3D print an entire Mark 7 Power Pro....