Sanding Box - Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts Message Board

Barefoot1 · 01-30-2008, 12:40 AM

I am going to build a box to place boards on for pre-pattern application sanding that I can hook either my shop vac or dust collector to. I saw these advertised somewhere a while back but cannot remember where. What I am trying to find out is what to make the top out of, metal screen of some type but not sure what. I would place a rubber mat down to hold the piece and prevent the metal from scratching it but I am still not sure what to use for the top. Any ideas?

JohnB · 01-30-2008, 12:47 AM

G'day Thomas,
I have seen people use Peg Board for the tops.
I used a piece of 12mm mdf and drilled holes with a 1" forstner bit. I then place holes around the edges so that they would hold bench dogs. This allows me to use a belt sander.

Barefoot1 · 01-30-2008, 01:02 AM

Interesting, hadn't thought of the peg board idea. I was also thinking about using a wood top and drilling it out like you did. How big did you make it?

JohnB · 01-30-2008, 01:23 AM

G'day Thomas,
I have a bench that is about 3' x 2' it is where I do most of my assembly and stands in the middle of the shed.
I made the the down draft box slightly larger, with the bottom recessed about a 1/2". This allows the box to sit over the bench top and prevents it sliding when I use the belt sander.
I made it about 6" high as this allowed plenty of room to fit a 4" connector for my dust extractor, into the side.

Rolf · 01-30-2008, 01:27 PM

use the peg board and then use a perforated router matt on top of that to keep things from slideing around.

Barefoot1 · 01-30-2008, 02:41 PM

Good Idea Rolf, thanks!

CanadianScroller · 01-30-2008, 03:53 PM

You could also try that "egg crate" grid that is used in fluorescent light diffusers.
There is a wire product called hardware cloth. It looks like a fine square wire fence. If you [lased that on top of a wooden grid that would allow maximum airflow too.

Chase · 01-30-2008, 07:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rolf

use the peg board and then use a perforated router matt on top of that to keep things from slideing around.

I did it like Rolf said. Works great and cuts down on dust. Stand it on edge in front of your drum/pneumatic sanders and it catches that saw dust.

Chase

earlinjax · 01-30-2008, 08:49 PM

Just saw at a friend's shop this weekend. He made the sanding box with a peg board top and had several short lengths of wood with a couple of dowels in them that he could place anywhere on the peg board to hold whatever he was sanding.

Earl

Pop · 02-11-2008, 02:58 PM

Thomas... If you didn't already go ahead and make one... here's a simple set of plans for a downdraft table using pegboard. I made the holes a little larger in the pegboard after making one like this and finding out that once I put the rubber pad on top, it closed off some of the holes.

The carousel finishing table on the same page is a nice idea too..

Pop

01-30-2008, 12:40 AM	#1
Barefoot1 Wood Mauler Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: South Jordan Utah Posts: 806	Sanding Box I am going to build a box to place boards on for pre-pattern application sanding that I can hook either my shop vac or dust collector to. I saw these advertised somewhere a while back but cannot remember where. What I am trying to find out is what to make the top out of, metal screen of some type but not sure what. I would place a rubber mat down to hold the piece and prevent the metal from scratching it but I am still not sure what to use for the top. Any ideas? __________________ Thomas The Barefoot Scroller ~ Thomas@barefootwoodworks.com www.barefootwoodworks.com

01-30-2008, 12:47 AM	#2
JohnB 1 Tin Soldier Rides Away Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Kalgoorlie, Western Australia Posts: 5,156	G'day Thomas, I have seen people use Peg Board for the tops. I used a piece of 12mm mdf and drilled holes with a 1" forstner bit. I then place holes around the edges so that they would hold bench dogs. This allows me to use a belt sander. __________________ Regards John "The Golden Mile" Clowns to the left of me, Jokers to the right, here I am, Stuck in the middle with you. Some of my Stuff Retired Medically Unfit WA Police Officers

01-30-2008, 01:02 AM	#3
Barefoot1 Wood Mauler Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: South Jordan Utah Posts: 806	Interesting, hadn't thought of the peg board idea. I was also thinking about using a wood top and drilling it out like you did. How big did you make it? __________________ Thomas The Barefoot Scroller ~ Thomas@barefootwoodworks.com www.barefootwoodworks.com

01-30-2008, 01:23 AM	#4
JohnB 1 Tin Soldier Rides Away Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Kalgoorlie, Western Australia Posts: 5,156	G'day Thomas, I have a bench that is about 3' x 2' it is where I do most of my assembly and stands in the middle of the shed. I made the the down draft box slightly larger, with the bottom recessed about a 1/2". This allows the box to sit over the bench top and prevents it sliding when I use the belt sander. I made it about 6" high as this allowed plenty of room to fit a 4" connector for my dust extractor, into the side. __________________ Regards John "The Golden Mile" Clowns to the left of me, Jokers to the right, here I am, Stuck in the middle with you. Some of my Stuff Retired Medically Unfit WA Police Officers

01-30-2008, 01:27 PM	#5
Rolf Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Bellport, LI New York Posts: 3,065	use the peg board and then use a perforated router matt on top of that to keep things from slideing around. __________________ Rolf RBI G4 Hawk, Delta SS350 Philosophy "I don't know that I can't, therefore I can" Proud Member of the Long Island Scrollsaw Association

01-30-2008, 02:41 PM	#6
Barefoot1 Wood Mauler Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: South Jordan Utah Posts: 806	Good Idea Rolf, thanks! __________________ Thomas The Barefoot Scroller ~ Thomas@barefootwoodworks.com www.barefootwoodworks.com

01-30-2008, 03:53 PM	#7
CanadianScroller Moderator CUT IT OUT Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Chilliwack British Columbia, Canada Posts: 3,904 Blog Entries: 12	You could also try that "egg crate" grid that is used in fluorescent light diffusers. There is a wire product called hardware cloth. It looks like a fine square wire fence. If you [lased that on top of a wooden grid that would allow maximum airflow too. __________________ CAЯL HIRD-RUTTEЯ "proud member of the best scroll sawing forum on the net." Ryobi SC180VS scroll saw EX21

01-30-2008, 08:49 PM	#9
earlinjax Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 549	Just saw at a friend's shop this weekend. He made the sanding box with a peg board top and had several short lengths of wood with a couple of dowels in them that he could place anywhere on the peg board to hold whatever he was sanding. Earl

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