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Dust or Chip Collection

Question

Open configuration options Is dust actually a problem on a lathe. I seem to see only chips when I turn, and I am only assuming dust accompanies them.—Anon

Answer

Bob Oswald replies: Shine a bright light around, beside, behind the work areas. I never realized how much very fine stuff flew off the top of the bandsaw until I ‘saw the light’ Don’t know on the lathe but this is a good way to test.

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