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Ok all you bowl turners, how do you control your wood shavings? When working in a garage that needs to convert back to a garage after turning wood bowls there has to be an easier way to collect and dispose of all those big wood shavings. What have you done to solve this issue?

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maybe that Shop-Vac thingy would work better plugged in...
And DO NOT turn that fan on !!!

fredsheldon wrote:Ok all you bowl turners, how do you control your wood shavings? When working in a garage that needs to convert back to a garage after turning wood bowls there has to be an easier way to collect and dispose of all those big wood shavings. What have you done to solve this issue?

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It looks to me as though your solution is pictured in the upper right hand corner of the photo attached to this post.:) It needs to be used!:rolleyes:

I have a 3 year old grandson who loves to run the dc, fun every time. He's a good little sucker.

Sorry, I'm unable to outdo the previous posters. Helpful bunch, aren't we?

Ha, funny. What I was hoping were some ideas along the lines of movable/foldup containment walls or panels that could be arranged around the work area which would prevent the chips and shavings from flying all over the entire workshop/garage. And that little 5 gal shopvac wouldn't even hold half of those shavings pictured. The SS dust collector does it's job in keeping the fine dust in control. I'm thinking of some bi-fold type of panels about 6 feet high. Come on guys, you've got to have some good ideas. And BYW, that fan IS ON. Now that I look at the photo, that might be part of my problem. I'm blowing chips all over the place.

Install a piece of clear plastic on the floor, 8x8 maybe. Roll SS onto plastic. Do the deed. Roll it off the plastic. Fold up the plastic, dump and repeat.
Do not use your wife's favorite bed sheets.

mrhart wrote:Install a piece of clear plastic on the floor, 8x8 maybe. Roll SS onto plastic. Do the deed. Roll it off the plastic. Fold up the plastic, dump and repeat.
Do not use your wife's favorite bed sheets.

Now were talking. I already have a large row of plastic sheeting. Now to find some movable foldup panels that I could use to place around my lathe to contain any flying chips. It's off to Lowes after work to see what I can cobble together.

fredsheldon wrote:Ha, funny. What I was hoping were some ideas along the lines of movable/foldup containment walls or panels that could be arranged around the work area which would prevent the chips and shavings from flying all over the entire workshop/garage. And that little 5 gal shopvac wouldn't even hold half of those shavings pictured. The SS dust collector does it's job in keeping the fine dust in control. I'm thinking of some bi-fold type of panels about 6 feet high. Come on guys, you've got to have some good ideas. And BYW, that fan IS ON. Now that I look at the photo, that might be part of my problem. I'm blowing chips all over the place.

That shopvac gives off a very specific noise. Learn to listen to it and dump it when it bogs down.

Get a 55 gallon drum with lid and put a dust deputy on it. Those things are simply amazing. Woodcraft normally stocks it for $39.99