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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






























10 comments so far
3fingerpat
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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"
CharlieM1958
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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"
Rustic
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posted 304 days ago
Hey I know that dog. Nice sanding station
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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 .
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"
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!
russty
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posted 304 days ago
Nice Job
I just spent 5 hours in my shop cleaning and organizing
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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...
mtnwild
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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.
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