Downdaft sanding table

I had one like that when I had my cabinet shop but sold it when I closed the shop. Sold it for more than I had in it. But I really need to make another one as it gets too dusty in the shop without one. Thanks for the post.

-- Jerry--A man can never have enough tools or clamps

Hey there I really like this. how did you make the size stepped circles for the flange? Router with a circle jig perhaps?

I should build one of these

Nice work

Bryan

Nice work!
I feel like having one.

-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.

The hole for the Johnny flange was cut on the drill press with a beam cutter set for a 4” diameter. I then used a hand-held router with a chamfer bit to cut a 45 degree bevel on the inside edge. The chamfer allows the Johnny Flange to sit flush on the inside. I use 1/4-20 bolts to bolt the flange to the face plate from the inside. You can mount the flange on outside of the plate but I think it gives a little cleaner appearance with its mounted through the plate from the inside.

Thanks for the comments!

cc

-- Chunk

Not too shabby, Chunk, not too shabby.

-- Everything I like is either immoral, illegal, or fattening !!!!

I made one recently too, seem to be popular items. Yours looks lighter than mine, and probably cost less also. Nice job.

-- Jim, Anchorage Alaska - LJ Book List, http://home.gci.net/~jbertelson/Book_List.htm

Very nice. If I ever sand anything again I will wish I had one of these.

Bothus

-- Jerry Boshear, Professional Kitchen Designer, amature woodworker.

Nice job Chunky. We all need to make one of these and many of us (including myself) keep putting it off and then we complain about too much dust in the shop. I guess we are our own worst enemies. Maybe a good 2010 New Year’s resolution? Thanks for the blog.

-- Mike, American in Norway - Do it the fun way

I put the downdraft table to good use today and it works much better than I had ever hoped it would. One thing that I’m going to change sometime is to add legs and make it it’s own free standing unit. I like the height of it when it’s setting there on the out feed table but I would prefer, and my back will thank me too, if I can get it much lower so I can sit in my chair and sand. After a bout 2 hours in the shop, I’m whipped.

Thanks for the comments!

Chunk

-- Chunk

Good idea about making it sitting height. I may eventually do that with my benchtop downdraft table.

-- Jim, Anchorage Alaska - LJ Book List, http://home.gci.net/~jbertelson/Book_List.htm