Vacuum Device for the Lathe

[fumopuc]

Hi Everybody,
some cast iron is to machine in the next days and I wanted to get ride of the graphite dust.
A short visit in a DIY store, department plumbing has given the most needed stuff.
The rest was made by the 3D printer.
My special design for the collecting pan.
And the overall installation.
A rusty bar of 30 mm cast iron has to be attacked first.
The "big parts" stay, but the dust is nearly completely disappeared.

[crueby]

Nice vacuum adapter!

[RReid]

I like that! Good food for thought, since my new Bambu Lab A1 Mini printer is due to be delivered tomorrow.

[Kim]

That's a nice upgrade for your lathe! 

And Ron's getting a new toy!  How fun is that 

Kim

[fumopuc]

That's a nice upgrade for your lathe! 

And Ron's getting a new toy!  How fun is that 

Kim

Thanks.
And yes in Ron‘s corner no Crankshaft news next time. But perhaps we will see some more Chinese Dragons.

[RReid]

The new printer arrived late yesterday afternoon, and works perfectly. Only a couple of the pre-loaded parts so far (no dragons), but it does seem to be very well designed and very well built, as well as easy to use for a complete beginner. As you said over on your V-12 thread:

It is like a normal tool, its should work when needed and exactly that is the case here.

[bent]

Looks good.  I ended up making 3d printed suction nozzles as consumable items - I could stick the nozzle right up next to the cutter and keep nearly all the swarf from flying around the workbench.  Consumable, in that I would inevitably jam the nozzle against the workpiece, or between the chuck and the toolpost, with predictable results  .