Downdraft sanding table - Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts Message Board

mtnman · 09-02-2011, 05:14 PM

To try to keep dust down in my new shop, I built a quickie downdraft sanding table. Since most of the pieces I sand are small, this box works well at about 22" long by 18" wide and 8" deep. It is a box with a pegboard top and a connection for a 4" dust collector hose. The sides and back are a bit taller to help keep the dust contained. I've tried it out and it seems to work well both for hand sanding and with my 1/4 sheet and 1/2 sheet sanders. This is made from scrap that was laying around, so is subject to revision over time.

tdub4ever · 09-02-2011, 05:23 PM

Very ingenious! I don't have a dust collection system, but I will make one to fit my shop vac. Thanks for posting mtnman. Don

wood-n-things · 09-02-2011, 06:44 PM

I made one some time ago as well I wish I had thought of putting the higher sides on it. I made mine so it works as a support by my table saw as well. I just have a shop vac hooked up to mine though.

ncsealeveler · 09-02-2011, 10:41 PM

Looks great.I added 16" Plexiglas on 3 sides and top,it lets the light in and contains the dust better.
Tony

mtnman · 09-02-2011, 11:55 PM

Tony -- That sounds like a super box. I'll bet that it would work well even with a belt sander, especially if you position the sander to throw the dust toward the back or sides.

Sally · 09-03-2011, 12:42 AM

Looks like a good thing to have, Jim.

oily · 09-03-2011, 12:48 AM

I like your box Jim, I've just been using my lungs. Tomorrows to-do. I think I'll use an automotive heater blower built in. I would rather run that with my battery charger than my 3hp or 6hp shop vac. 746 watts per HP 6x 746= 4476 watts.

Rolf · 09-03-2011, 02:12 PM

Looks great. If I may suggest I would add one of these
Non-Slip Router Mat - Rockler Woodworking Tools
It will help grip the project while sanding

Ramjet · 09-03-2011, 02:43 PM

I use a piece of that rolled non slip material you can buy at a hardware store .
Nice box idea .

Roger

09-02-2011, 06:44 PM	#3
wood-n-things Staying Positive Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Hamilton, Montana Posts: 18,566 Thanks: 50 Thanked 381 Times in 281 Posts	I made one some time ago as well I wish I had thought of putting the higher sides on it. I made mine so it works as a support by my table saw as well. I just have a shop vac hooked up to mine though. __________________ "Montana MIKE" There is a very fine line between “hobby” and “mental illness.” As You Slide Down the Banister of Life, Pray That All The Splinters Are Pointed The Other Way... "Don't worry about old age--it doesn't last that long." Mike's Wood-n-Things

09-02-2011, 11:55 PM	#5
mtnman living life Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Tempe, AZ Posts: 1,513 Blog Entries: 9 Thanks: 21 Thanked 7 Times in 5 Posts	Tony -- That sounds like a super box. I'll bet that it would work well even with a belt sander, especially if you position the sander to throw the dust toward the back or sides. __________________ Mtnman Jim taking life as it comes and trying to make the best of it

09-03-2011, 12:42 AM	#6
Sally Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Renton WA Posts: 3,290 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Looks like a good thing to have, Jim. __________________ DeWalt 788

09-03-2011, 12:48 AM	#7
oily IM BACK SORTA Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 4,467 Thanks: 4 Thanked 24 Times in 17 Posts	I like your box Jim, I've just been using my lungs. Tomorrows to-do. I think I'll use an automotive heater blower built in. I would rather run that with my battery charger than my 3hp or 6hp shop vac. 746 watts per HP 6x 746= 4476 watts. __________________ May the wind at you back ..... Not be from Lunch. Don't take life too seriously; No one gets out alive. Beauty is in the eye of the BEERHOLDER Visit My Gallery Oily's Gallery http://www.picturetrail.com/oily11

09-03-2011, 02:12 PM	#8
Rolf Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Bellport, LI New York Posts: 5,904 Thanks: 7 Thanked 105 Times in 96 Posts	Looks great. If I may suggest I would add one of these Non-Slip Router Mat - Rockler Woodworking Tools It will help grip the project while sanding __________________ Rolf RBI G4 Hawk, Delta SS350 Philosophy "I don't know that I can't, therefore I can" Proud Member of the Long Island Woodworkers Club And the Long Island Scrollsaw Association

09-02-2011, 05:23 PM	#2
tdub4ever Tdub "The End Of An Era" Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: O.P. Kansas Posts: 559 Thanks: 1 Thanked 8 Times in 7 Posts	Very ingenious! I don't have a dust collection system, but I will make one to fit my shop vac. Thanks for posting mtnman. Don

09-02-2011, 10:41 PM	#4
ncsealeveler Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Sea Level NC Posts: 924 Thanks: 28 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Looks great.I added 16" Plexiglas on 3 sides and top,it lets the light in and contains the dust better. Tony

09-03-2011, 02:43 PM	#9
Ramjet Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Saltspring Island B.C. Canada Posts: 1,699 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	I use a piece of that rolled non slip material you can buy at a hardware store . Nice box idea . Roger

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