Also in the hang a curtain crowd (dollar store shower curtains hung from a hung of 1/2" pvc with some scrap wire bent to make curtain hangers).
Subsequent cleanup is with a scoop shovel and a broom
I do pull over the dust collector hose when sanding some (and could profitably spend some time improving that setup - something like the 5 gallon can "big gulp" style collector[1] would be a nice improvement over what I'm doing).
I can say with fair bit of certainty that a shop vac will prove vastly inadequate for doing chip capture from the lathe and isn't worth attempting (dust collection when sanding is of course another story). The problem is both direction and volume. Before I hung the curtains I was finding chips that had levitated to 15+ feet behind me and everything within about 5' was fully covered after a good turning session. There is some directionality to the chip flow but not enough to capture it very well (there is one video of a fellow who can "aim" the shavings into a giant waste bin behind him - impressive and I ain't that guy
) and because a lot of it goes "over the shoulder" more or less it would be awkward to capture with suction anyway. The other problem is shear volume, after my last bowl making extravaganza (which was maybe a dozen or so medium sized bowls) I ended up with almost 6 wheelbarrow loads of shavings. Spindle work (pens, drop spindles, tops, etc..) generally produces somewhat smaller amounts of chips and are mostly turned from dry wood (I try to rough all my bowls from green) which produces smaller chips that compact better as well. You can still end up with a wheelbarrow load after a full days work if you're cooking along (don't expect that to happen right away but plan your layout as if it will - plan for success so to speak
). Trying to capture that much volume in a shop vac would be a giant pain. I usually just kick the pile aside until it gets to big to kick (couple of hours) and then take a load out. Provides a nice break from turning anyway
[1] Thinking of something like Reed Grays you can see in his video here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4Pkr89STGY