I built this cabinet for my shop that includes a downdraft top for sanding. The panels are made by Powertec and were purchased from Amazon. The cabinet underneath has sliding doors and provides storage for sanding supplies. The doors needed to slide because there is an obstruction too close to the front of the cabinet to allow for normal doors.
The cabinet is mostly constructed from plywood. The trim is red oak from Home Depot stained with Minwax Espresso penetrating stain. The cabinet is finished with shellac.
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I love the idea, seams like not to many people
ever bother to make one. I believe they are a
great addition.
Also I was watching your tour of the shop.
The idea you had have with the haveing the
air pumped all around the shop is very useful,
and again not maney people use. Good choicees.
I agree with it being a great addition. When I get lazy and sand without using the downdraft table, I realize just how much of a difference it makes.
The fixed air hose system is definitely one of the decisions I am most happy with. There are plenty of things I have bought for the shop that I shouldn’t have wasted the money on but that isn’t one of them. I only wish I had planned it from the beginning and put it in while I was building out the space. Would have made the installation easier and I would not have spent all of that time tripping over air hoses. As it was, the installation was actually pretty easy.
I was really worried that I was going to have to chase down leaks when I was done but that didn’t happen. I took my time making the connections and I think the stuff is well made. The only leak I had was with the first whip hose I purchased to connect the compressor to the fixed pipe system. It had a slow leak in the swivel connection but that was easy enough to replace.
Take care and thanks for the comment.