Richard Raffan lathe & dust extraction

Using 100mm pipe is useless, why do people who have no idea even bother doing stuff like this. Use 150mm and you will see why 100mm simply does not do the job.

Now there are a whole bunch of ideas I can make use of. Like you, I have a relatively small space for my workshop and always find myself moving things. I’d never considered the space under my lathe as storage space (mine is on legs) - that lack of insight can get rectified in the very near future.

Lots of innovation in your shop Richard.

I love your shop Richard. Super practical nothing fancy.

Lots of good ideas for my new shop. Thank you for sharing. Have a great day and stay safe.🙂🙂

Hi Richard -- thanks for the tour. I have a question -- when you show your box of toolrests at about the 3-minute mark, there is a steel ring at the top right corner in the box. What is the ring used for? My pal bought a second-hand robust tool rest, and it came with that kind of ring that is fastened on with a little set screw. After much discussion and some google work, we came up empty handed. Thanks!

Would have been much more interesting and informative if I could have heard and understood what you were saying. Sorry.

Thank you! "A place for everything, and everything in its place!"

Wow my dust collector will be getting moved just outside to a small plastic shed for garden tools. Great idea there Thanks for sharing

Thanks again for sharing your shop setup Richard, especially the dust extraction system. Very innovative! I will try to imitate it in my shop.
Amos Peterson

Just wondering, is that a 14” bandsaw or something similar? Thanks so much for showing us around the shop of a master turner.

I’m glad I watched this video, it has given me an idea for lighting at my lathe, thankyou Richard!😊

I have same lathe. Please I would like to know if your 4 inch Robust toolrest is Comfort or Low Profile type. I also want to know stem length. Many thanks.

Excellent tour. Thank you

Thanks so much for showing us your shop!

thank you Richard for the fantastic video, there are a lot of useful ideas like the removable drawers and the lazy susan bucket for tools. 👍👍

I loved this video, I’m liking the basicness of your set up, I set my shop up like that as well, some of which I got from your books, I enjoy your thinking that if it’s not necessary why include it, the old less is more thing is great

Practical, well thought-out solutions to many turning shop problems. I see a few I can use. Thanks!

Great to see all your ideas. Lighting is my pet issue and this was very helpful 😊

Many thanks Richard,
This, like your other videos, and books, is very clear & informative.
Having a v. small space in which I installed a lathe last year, I’m now looking to upgrade dust extraction to a similar (LPHV 100mm pipe)-based unit. Mine will have to be mobile rather than fixed, inside an unheated garage.

Could you suggest a minimum flow rate to achieve similar results to your clearly dust-free environment please?

Great ideas. Thank you!!!

Elegance is simplicity, or is it simplicity is elegance. Either way, wonderful tips from a master. Cheers!

How big is the dust collector that you're using? 2hp?

Molto interessante io ho preferito un tornio copiatore però lo uso manualmente mi da più soddisfazione d'altronde noi pensionati dobbiamo fare passare il tempo 😅

Thanks for the review of your shop & vacum system, I forgot I had seen it. I do like your clean vacum system though.

you are obviously a very organised man, nice to see

Richard: thank you for all your videos. I always see your dust collector (and your hood) working well in your videos. I went to search what you used and found this video. When you get a minute may I persuade you to have a look at what model number your jet collector is? There is more than one model made by them that look like yours. It should be DCnnnn-VX or similar.

When undercutting a rim and hollowing out, I run the lathe in reverse and hollow out the far side. It's much easier for me than twisting over the lathe. Of course, a chuck with a setscrew is mandatory equipment.

Thank you for the excellent videos.

It's rather fun to see that you are an EXTREMELY accomplished woodturner, but not all that much a woodworker -- kinda sloppy fit on the drawers and such. But so interesting to see how you've organized your tools and accessories. Thank you, Sir, for showing us your setup!

@RichardRaffanwoodturning I love the simplicity approach you’ve taken in your shed/shop. There are a lot of elaborate ways to do the things you’ve shown but you clearly know what you need to get your work done and not waste your time or money.

Thank you for continuing to share your work with us.

Hi Richard, came to you via Tomislav & this is the first video I’ve watched and wow so many simple ideas in one video 😊 thank you

Thank you for sharing all those useful and clever ideas of everything, very appreciated. You're my man!

No, that's not about it. Where's the grotty sock slathered with beeswax?

Your videos are incredibly informative and inspirational, Richard. This video gave me lots of ideas, particularly on organization and storage around the lathe to make work flow easier and faster. Thank you for all of the effort you put into these incredible videos!

What kind of lathe is it you use

Such a simple shop for one of the best turner's in the world

I love the dust collection and the way that it works. The simplicity of the approach that belies the flexibility and utility is amazing.

I have used one of these big gulp things for years and while it generally works it isn't very flexible or usable... The big heavy stand it came on keeps it from falling over but it is nearly impossible to make small adjustments quickly or easily. I am going to figure out how to do something like this for freestanding lathe. It is not up near a wall for me nor is that particularly possible. But there has to be a way to copy this eminently practical design!

Thank you so much for Sharing in such detail Richard!

That's the best long bendy light i have seen ! l also Love the loose box dust hood, clearly borne out of experience. Wannabe you tube turners take note.

What a lovely setup Richard. Everthing has a place and everything in its place. I my own setup with my jewellerey making - I use a similar mine set - again everything has a place and that is where it lives until needed. Keep up your fantasticly interesting and informative videos. Phil

Interesting.....Thanks Richard.

It takes years to optimize an installation: lot's to learn from your experience. Thanks

How very refreshing to watch such skilled work with no background music and all done in a workshop that's not the size of Wales, squeaky clean and rammed full of expensive machinery. I'm just returning to returning after a long absence and I'm inspired by your videos, thankyou! 😀

Simple but effective.

Velmi rád se k tomuto videu čas od času vracím. Je v něm mnoho roků zkušeností. Díky za ně.

Wow many wonderful ideas from years of experience, really appreciate this. It will save this rookie lots of time and grief. Thank you sir

Easy and effective setup👍thank you for the insight into your workshop👃Greetings from the Northern Black Forest

Another superb video without all the glitzy tools and fitted workshops we are all so used to seeing on YT. A question however, what is the brand of the coloured sandpaper, I cannot find it anywhere. Thank you Richard👍