Wood Shavings Delemma

jere · Post by **jere** » Thu Mar 07, 2013 11:33 am

For the "curtain rod" I have used plastic pipe from the hardware store, much cheaper that way.

Other than that leaf blower, and broom, as the shop vac clogs too easily. I am going to try to put panty hoes over the filter and see how that works. Yeah I know sounds weird but ...hey it worked for the US tanks in the gulf war, to keep sand out

joshh · Post by **joshh** » Thu Mar 07, 2013 12:02 pm

You could hang Roman blinds, that way they could be raised to the ceiling easily and then are completely out of the way.

charlese · Post by **charlese** » Thu Mar 07, 2013 12:34 pm

Although not a bowl turner, I have produced several piles of shavings and dust like shown on your photo. In every instance, the Shopsmith dust collector has made short work of cleaning the mess.

Do you have extension the 14" floor nozzle, and extension wands? http://www.shopsmith.com/ownersite/catalog/dc_accessorieskit.htm

For larger chips I find the wands and the shorter "utility table pickup" very handy.

fredsheldon · Post by **fredsheldon** » Thu Mar 07, 2013 1:25 pm

Thanks for all the ideas. My problem is not in sucking up the shavings, although I do want to collect them for packing my green bowls in bags, which leaves out the ss dust collector because I don't want to have to take the bag off everytime I need shavings plus it won't take long to fill the ss bag up at the rate I'm going:o . I do like the idea of the Dust Deputy and 5 gallon bucket. My current thinking is that I will acquire 4 of these

http://www.homedepot.com/Lumber-Composi ... reId=10051

cut them in half and attach hinges so I can form semi-circles one in front and one behind me in the center of the garage to help contain the chips/shavings. Once I'm finished, I can just fold them up and store them out of the way. I then can hit the shaving with the Dust Deputy/Shop Vac, dump the bucket into paper bags and I'm good to go.

JPG · Post by **JPG** » Thu Mar 07, 2013 1:36 pm

A 55 gal barrel would be better! Place a liner in de barrel. Place a DD on top. When needed or disposal is intended, those shavings are in de bag.

One caveat. Any air between the wall on the barrel and the bag is your enemy!

Every thing must be sealed. The barrel interior is a low pressure domain.

fredsheldon · Post by **fredsheldon** » Thu Mar 07, 2013 2:16 pm

terrydowning wrote: I see you're leaving a post to support the live center. I hope that's working better for you.

Terry, sharp eyes. Yes, I did post that photo in direct response to a suggestion, from you, if memory serves me correctly, that I support the work from both ends while turning the inside of the bowl. It sure makes a difference. I'm disappointed that the extension on the live center still didn't allow me to use my Universal Tool Rest with the live center installed.

mrhart · Post by **mrhart** » Thu Mar 07, 2013 3:34 pm

New thought, catch them individially before they hit the floor. Bam! no mess.

dusty · Post by **dusty** » Thu Mar 07, 2013 4:01 pm

mrhart wrote:New thought, catch them individially before they hit the floor. Bam! no mess.

I'll try that but first I must figure out how to control the chisel with my hands flying after the chips.

reible · Post by **reible** » Thu Mar 07, 2013 7:21 pm

Just finished reading the thread. Just like to add a couple of comments.

Plastic sheeting on the floor can be a problem especially if we are talking wet wood. Might find it much like walking on banana peels and slip sliding away. I have had better luck with cheap tarps.

I have a 35 gallon garbage can and cyclone(ish) lid from one of the woodworking stores. It has a 4" hose to the dust collector and a 4" hose which you can attempt to locate where most of the chips are falling (add hose attachment of your liking). Doesn't get anywhere near all of it as you work but a broom will help feed the system when you stop for breaks. Again the major bits of chips fall into the garbage can that is easy to empty.

I think shopsmith use to sell a chip deflector, not sure if they still do. I don't have one so I can not speak to how well they work.

I have seen plans for a "goose neck" deflector that basically uses an old goose neck lamp and removes the light parts and adds a clear shield. Haven't built one of those either.

Easy brand tools have a chip defector that clamps on the lathe chisel. I've almost sprung for one of those. And, I still might, or build one myself. Not fond of the stream of ribbons hitting my hand and other body parts. Maybe one of the reasons I'm not a big time turner.

OK that seems like enough.

Ed

JPG · Post by **JPG** » Thu Mar 07, 2013 10:42 pm

fredsheldon wrote:Terry, sharp eyes. Yes, I did post that photo in direct response to a suggestion, from you, if memory serves me correctly, that I support the work from both ends while turning the inside of the bowl. It sure makes a difference. I'm disappointed that the extension on the live center still didn't allow me to use my Universal Tool Rest with the live center installed.

Add another/more extension(s).

Apparently two is not enough!