Jeff's a little backwards in coming forwards about his handy Down-Draft table mentioned in Episode 2 of TheRightStick , so I'll just have to blog it for him! However, I can use his own words as he spieled it previous...


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-plu...s/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 could fit it all into the car..

It basically goes like this..

Step 1 - Make a box..
Step 2 - Add brace for PVC pickup tube..
Step 3 - Caulk corners for "airtight" fit.
Step 4 - Insert PCV pickup tube..
Step 5 - Screw on top..
Step 6 - Get to sucking!

I had some left over caulk and adhesive laying around the house so I used these.. I not only screwed the box together but used adhesive caulk in the joints in an attempt to keep the box air tight or close.

After I built the box and laid in the brace for the pickup tube and screwed the tube in place, it was time for the top.. I shot some caulk all the way around the top, so anywhere the pegboard touched would hopefully create a gasket in an attempt for airtightageness.

I then screwed the top on and let the caulk dry.. Then I sanded down all the edges so it would be nice and smoooooth in the workshop...

I have used it.. and it does indeed suck.. I can also reverse the flow of the pump and it then blows - which creates a 15" air hockey table.. Great for spur of the moment finger air hockey games..


My "Down-Draft" Sanding table to keep.. gunk.. out of my breathers...