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Lathe Dust Collection for Sanding

I really enjoy woodturning, but not the dust that's created when sanding the project. I made a simple jig to hold the plastic wand from my shop vacuum and it removes 95 percent of the sawdust. I turned a dowel to the size of my tool rest post and attached it to a plywood square about 3" x 3" with a circle cut out that accepts the shop vacuum's nozzle. When I've completed my turning, I remove the tool rest and insert the dust collector jig. It's a simple move to position the jig inside or outside of a bowl when sanding or alongside a spindle.

Jim Vasi Williamsi'ille, New York

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Drill to fit shop vacuum hose nozzle

Turn dowel to fit tool rest holder

Homemade Air Scrubber Moves 1300 cfm

I built an inexpensive, high-volume shop air cleaner that I think other woodworkers should see. It's quiet and costs much less that commercial box filter units. The materials were mostly scrap, with the exception of an attic fan from Home Depot ($40) and eight furnace filters ($15). It moves 1300 cfm through four sets of filters (a 10-micron f ilter and a .3-micron secondary filter). I used 20" x 25" furnace filters. The box pulls air into the top of the unit and pushes the air through the sides, passing through the paired filters. The filters fit into grooves cut into "L"-shaped wooden corners. Bungie cords hook into the eye bolts and hold everything together. I used a piece of ¹/2ⁿ x V2" metal screening to cover the intake port.

The cleaner can sit on the floor, is portable, or it can be hung up near the ceiling if preferred.

Todd Houser Okemos, Michigan

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