Clever turning trick

[Toolmaker51]

What material do you consider the 1st?
For me ,probably fiberglass.

Haven't turned much true fiberglass, certainly drilled and milled.
Yes other forms like the linen-phenolics, all three operations, including tapping/ threading. No chips, only dust.
Same for Transite, asbestos reinforced cement. At same place, Maranite, both with a vacuum nozzle nearby.
Cast brass, silicon bronze, they are meant for bearing surfaces but sure don't act like it.

2 things help, lots. Don't drape cloth over ways, cross slide, or mill table; use plastic sheeting, paper is even better. Spray or spread a little oil on it; sticks in place, catches part of the dust. Vacuums work, best to add a sheet metal deflector where inlet enters receptacle, reduce clogging the filter. I've tried pouring a little water in, with mixed results. Afterward a squirt of dish detergent makes it rinse out easy, if somewhat clean beforehand.
Adding soap before? Not unless you want enough suds to stage a Vegas floor show. . .
DAMHIKT