Lathe Dust Hood

I rate it as a 1 only because it is the lowest rating available. It might work making alterations  but I don't think one should have to make changes in any accessory sold as an after market gadget for that item.

I removed the flip up shield completely, and removed the clamp assembly and replaced it with a BIG magnet. This gave me the ability to position the hood exactly where I want it and move it quickly and easily when turning long stock. It gets most of the chips and all of the dust.

I have found that this dust collection hood works very well. It takes a little planning when setting it up for use like extending the tail stock support out to give more clearance for your tool rest and I use a flexible work light that can be placed low & to the rear to keep glare off of the clear fold down shield as seen in the photo. The dust collection is concentrated & works well. I made a wooden bracket that is easy to slide back & forth & more convienent to use on longer turnings.

This product is only useful for small projects as mentioned in previous reviews and provides no methods or instructions for mounting to a lathe. Editor's note: This hood mounts by clamping the bracket to the back of the lathe bed. It includes a mounting bracket to allow easy installation on to many different styles of lathe. Clamping can be done with an ordinary C-clamp.

I would not reccomend this product as after approx. 3 hrs. of turning time the unit was similar to viewing through smeared plexiglass. All depth perception for turning was lost and thus the advantage of using the hinged door in the down position is gone. The dust shield obstructs the rear of the tool post holder also and locking the tool post holder in an angle does get hindurous after several dozen times. My shield is off now and sitting on the shelf.