Sanding Table
11-12-2007, 05:33 PM
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Sanding Table
Just finished a 24x48 sanding table using my shop dust collector. I am suprised at how well this works with only a 4" diameter hose. If anyone is interested I can take some pictures and post.
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11-12-2007, 09:02 PM
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RE: Sanding Table
bps, I sure would like to make one of these sanding tables as I am in the process of finishing a new 10'x12' hobbyroom, and would like to keep it somewhat dust free without having to go outside for sanding projects.
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11-12-2007, 09:42 PM
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RE: Sanding Table
I agree with the box fan idea as I have one of those as well. Still not as effective as a sanding table for wings, and larger items, my $.02! Nice thing about this is it can double as a work bench. Cost me less than $50 dollars to build not including a good 4" dust collector.
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11-13-2007, 06:38 AM
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RE: Sanding Table
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Thanks for the response and ideas. However here is my experience.
Cheaper, yes, better, no and here is why. With the wire shelf material all the sanding dust will fall through to the deflector baffle that the shelf sets on. This baffle has a 1/2" gap around the edge and that is where the dust collector vaccum is created. This allows for the dust to collect on the baffle and then be drawn to the edges and under the baffle eventualy ending up in the dust collector. If I were to use the pegboard the dust woud tend to set on the top of the pegboard and very little of it would be drawn into the dust collector, unless the dust collector created a very large vacuum. With this design I am maximizing the amount of air flow that I have with my small dust collector. I does not take a lot of vacuum, but the air must always move toward the collector. My attatchment for the dust collector is on the bottom of the table. Anyway with my 4" dust collector I tried pegboard and thats what I found.
I use foam pads to support the part that I am sanding. The wire shelf was only $9.
Thanks for the comments. If someone else has a different design, please post!
Thanks for the response and ideas. However here is my experience.
Cheaper, yes, better, no and here is why. With the wire shelf material all the sanding dust will fall through to the deflector baffle that the shelf sets on. This baffle has a 1/2" gap around the edge and that is where the dust collector vaccum is created. This allows for the dust to collect on the baffle and then be drawn to the edges and under the baffle eventualy ending up in the dust collector. If I were to use the pegboard the dust woud tend to set on the top of the pegboard and very little of it would be drawn into the dust collector, unless the dust collector created a very large vacuum. With this design I am maximizing the amount of air flow that I have with my small dust collector. I does not take a lot of vacuum, but the air must always move toward the collector. My attatchment for the dust collector is on the bottom of the table. Anyway with my 4" dust collector I tried pegboard and thats what I found.
I use foam pads to support the part that I am sanding. The wire shelf was only $9.
Thanks for the comments. If someone else has a different design, please post!
11-15-2007, 12:59 PM
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RE: Sanding Table
The hose just plugs into a 4" drainage hose coupling that I purchased at the hardware. Just cut the coupling in half and used silicone to seal it to the bottom of the box. The coupling had a lip in the middle with a coupling to hose size on each end. I just cut one of the ends off and that gave me a connector with a lip to seal to the bottom of the box. Cut a hole for the coppling and then inserted the fitting down from the inside of the box and sealed with silicone. Hope this explains.
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RE: Sanding Table
Another thought for those of you with workshops attached to your homes and wishing to minimize the dust in the house: When I had our new home built I had designed my workshop as a room in the garage but heated and cooled from the home's HVAC system. However, to reduce/eliminate dust and odors getting into the house I have two heating ducts in the room, but no return air ducting. This, in combination with a good exhaust fan through the wall has completely eliminated any odors and dust from getting into the home's HVAC system. The efficiency of the system suffers a bit, but the trade-off is well worth it.
