Downdraft Table

very nice,i love using mine.

-- Marty.Athens,AL

I wonder if all of the internal structure will impede air flow? Are you hooking it up to a DC or a shop vac?

Here is the one I built for my table saw extension:

http://lumberjocks.com/paulnwa/blog/27177

-- Paul, Auburn, WA

I hope it doesn’t impede too much.

I’ll use my shop vac until and if I ever get a dust collector.

-- W. Kirk Crawford - Tularosa, New Mexico

If you have trouble with not enough airflow you could try closing off the surface area except for the area immediately around what you’re sanding. Painters tape would probably work in a pinch.

Well done, should serve you well.

-- Ken, "Everyday above ground is a good day!"

Since you’ve used pegboard you can use golf tees instead of tape to close off the unused area. It really doesn’t take long to do and when you’re done flip it over and scoop them up. I prefer this for mine since the tees are reusable.

-- -Andy ~~~~~~~ http://lumberjocks.com/projects/silent ~~~~~~~

Very nice indeed

-- Stelios L.A. Stavrinides: - I am not so rich to buy cheap tools, but... necessity is the mother of inventions !!!

Creative but I think all those supports and half moon cuts were overkill.
Wished I had one. LOL

-- Les B, Oregon

You guys might want to consider dowels, instead of 1/4” plywood.

That would leave a lot of area open. That, I suppose, would be less impedance to air flow.

And as for covering the excess holes, newspaper works well too. Oh wait, newspapers are going away. The desert has plenty of plastic bags out here.

-- W. Kirk Crawford - Tularosa, New Mexico

Good idea and nicely done.

-- John C. -- "Firearms are second only to the Constitution in importance; they are the peoples' liberty's teeth." George Washington

Very nice build! A must if you want to stay healthy!

-- St Augustine FL, Experience is the sum of our mistakes!

i use strips of a gabage bag around what i sand. i have 2 pieces cut about 18” wide and covers the holes quickly