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Sanding Station

Project by SnowyRiver posted 304 days ago 662 views 5 times favorited 10 comments Add to Favorites Watch

For those that know me well, they know that I’m a neat freak. It’s common for me to stop working on something in the shop just to clean work surfaces, sweep the floor, and put away unused tools. I like a clean environment to work in. I don’t like things out of place and I hate it when the shop is dusty or dirty, or I have to spend time looking for something…which can be often when I am building something…ha ha ha. I was getting tired of going through drawers of sandpaper looking for what I need. I decided to build a sanding station a few months ago. It was built out of scrap plywood. I also created a shelf at the top to store my sanders. I screwed it to the wall, and now I can see and find everything for sanding that I need.

-- Wayne - Plymouth MN


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3fingerpat

881 posts in 546 days


posted 304 days ago

Nice work, I too love a clean and neat work shop. Now if I could just get someone to come clean my work shop ;o)

-- "You get what you inspect, not what you expect"

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CharlieM1958

7459 posts in 1096 days


posted 304 days ago

Nice setup.

I’m like dog chasing its tail when it comes to neatness. I love to work in a neat and clean shop, but then it gets dirty. So I clean it, which makes me want to work, which makes me have to clean it, which… well, you get the idea. lol!

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

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Rustic

1220 posts in 474 days


posted 304 days ago

Hey I know that dog. Nice sanding station

-- There is no such thing as a mistake. Its called a design modification Rick Kruse, Grand Rapids, MI

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Dusty56

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posted 304 days ago

Nice job…..I’d have to triple the size of it if I were to get all of my sanders and supplies into one space ! Happy New Year and welcome to LJs : )

-- You know you're getting old when you know the difference between you're (you are) and your (belonging to you) AND how to use them in a sentence .

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8iowa

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posted 304 days ago

Snowy:

I’m with you. I’ll clean up several times during a project. It drives my son and son-in-law crazy. I like your sanding station.

-- "Heaven is North of the Bridge"

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Andraxia

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posted 304 days ago

Nice project.

I am similar to keeping clean. My kids have been told a motto “End of the day put away” Usually doesn’t take that long then it is all ready for the next days fun.

-- The wood slayer - Yes dear I did plan to make more kindling out of that wood I have been drying for the last year - honest!

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russty

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posted 304 days ago

Nice Job
I just spent 5 hours in my shop cleaning and organizing

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking

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jm82435

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posted 304 days ago

I need something like that for sure.

-- A thing of beauty is a joy forever...

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mtnwild

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posted 304 days ago

Well I was just down in the shop and bits a pieces of sand paper were everywhere. I need the compartments for the good stuff, but I think I need a side bin setup for the still good small pieces. Just can’t throw away. That stuff costs too much.

-- mtnwild (Jack), It's not what you see, it's how you see it.

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SnowyRiver

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posted 304 days ago

I hear you mtnwild. I dont throw the scraps either. Each of my sandpaper bins are sorted by grit size. I take the scraps and stick them in the paper jacks that the sand paper comes in in each bin. I always laugh when I go to the lumber company to buy sandpaper, because I may be looking for 220 grit for example, but I will buy many different grits just to have them on hand. I do this with nuts and bolts etc too. When I tear something apart, I always save the knobs, nuts and bolts etc. You can see in my shop pictures that a picture has all kinds of bins on the wall. I have created a hardware store right in the shop. ha ha ha.

-- Wayne - Plymouth MN

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