I've been doing sanding, carbon cutting and all other sorts of particle creating fun stuff in my workshop and lately, have found myself clamping a shop vac to the desk, turning it on and doing as much work as I can around the suction end of the vac..
Well, I have seen in the past "down-draft" sanding tables and thought maybe I should just build my own.. It looks super simple..
I have been thinking about putting up some more pegboard in the shop and decided I could combine two projects into one..
I took what I found here:
http://home.mindspring.com/~the-plum.../01SandBox.htm and made it a touch smaller to fit my current workspace..
What I *needed* was a 15"x15" box I could sand on..
I set off to Lowe's and tried to determine how much I was going to spend on this adventure.. I thought if I could buy all the parts needed for $25, that would be acceptable. I wound up spending $27.43.. Which has me covered on the new pegboard expansion and my sanding table..
I picked up:
- 3'x5' Pegboard Sheet
- 3'x5' Sheet 1/4" Oak
- 8' 4"x1" Strip Wood
- 3' 1" ID PVC
- 1" PVC Elbow
- Wood Screws
However, I also got $8 worth of Pegboard hangers for the left over pegboard I knew I was going to have.
I had everything else, a few longer screws and some caulk..
I had Lowe's cut the pegboard and oak down to the 15" squares since I don't have a table saw at the house.. Also had them cut the 8' strip down to 4 - 15" pieces so I
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