[Bravin Neff]

I have access to a 1994 VF3, and I am going to be machining electric guitar bodies and necks. Does anyone know of a commercially available dust collection boot for the spindle - like what you see on the CNC routers? As an example, I am thinking of something like this:

https://www.workshopaddict.com/tools...p_close_up.jpg

Your help is appreciated.

[erikfriesen]

If you have the standard air/oil lubricated spindle you aren't going to like the oil mist that comes out of the spindle nose.

I think that type of collection will be frustrating, especially because of the tool changer. I'd sooner say go with a air blast type situation, and let it collect below.

[Bravin Neff]

I'll be changing all tools manually (there aren't many, and the cycles are long). I'm trying to avoid causing a ton of work shop-vac'ing the machine of saw dust, since the machine is primarily a metal cutting machine and maintains a full coolant tank.

[HFO Tech]

Best of my knowledge no, other than get a small extraction system and route the house on the side of the head sheet metal stopping close to the spindle. If you use air blast it can't be more than the vacuum system.