Kevin said:

I built one using an old squirrel cage fan and motor from a house
furnace. I built a box around it and stack 2 or 3 furnace filters in
the input side. It sits about 2 foot off the floor of the shop and
works. How do I know? the filters get dirty. Now hanging it from
the ceiling closer to the lathe would be better but space is not
available.

Thanks, Kevin.
I would do what you suggest, but I'm not in the HVAC business, and the
local dump won't let you scavenge. What a waste, eh? A local dealer
has the small Jet for $220, and by the time I drive around and look
for "parts", I could just buy one. With an electrostatic + pocket
filter and a timer/remote. I have used a box fan with an allergen
filter, and it helps, but the super fine dust from 600+ sandpaper
applied to exotics and lacquer remains a problem.

I just built a dust hood for the lathe out of scraps, and this seems
to help considerably. In the warmer months, the dust collector goes
outside, but in the winter I can't afford the heat loss.

Scrap Materials Lathe Hood:
http://webpages.charter.net/videodoc...atheHood01.jpg
http://webpages.charter.net/videodoc...atheHood02.jpg



Greg G.