I finally got around to trying the lathe I bought at an auction a few months ago. Its kinda fun, but very messy. I tried putting a DC pickup in back, but it did little as all the chips went forward. I tried putting it in front, but it was in the way. I put to the side and it got all the fine stuff, but little of the coarse stuff; which I guess is better than the other way around.
How does one use a DC with a lathe?