Dust collection for lathe

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PeterElias
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Dust collection for lathe

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I'm considering purchasing a dust collecting hood for my Mark 7 lathe. I wonder if amnyone has used either of these:

C Black Hole Dust Catcher System
Dust Right® Lathe Dust Collection System

I suspect they would both work, but it isn't clear to me how hard it would be for me to attach it to the Mark 7.
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Re: Dust collection for lathe

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PeterElias wrote: Tue Apr 08, 2025 10:34 pm I'm considering purchasing a dust collecting hood for my Mark 7 lathe. I wonder if amnyone has used either of these:

C Black Hole Dust Catcher System
Dust Right® Lathe Dust Collection System

I suspect they would both work, but it isn't clear to me how hard it would be for me to attach it to the Mark 7.
I can't speak to how well those products work, but you could make one. Keep in mind unless you are just sanding on a lathe, the problem is also wood chips and shavings that come flying off in different directions from your woodturning. Unless you have a very high flow rate on your dust collector, it likely won't capture these which is why a larger dust collection hood is necessary to at least catch them though they may not make it into the dust port. I have been wanting to build something like this found at the link below:
https://www.instructables.com/How-to-co ... ith-Lathe/

Also really like what Mike came up with for his 10ER:
viewtopic.php?p=310777#p310777
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