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I posted pictures of my sanding table at

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Hope that works. In the closed picture note the velcro patch on the left front of the top. That is what holds my sanding curtain which directs air from the lathe to the air cleaner. The furnace filters are 14 x 25. The cloth bag filter is labeled 12 x 24, but measures 11 1/2 x 23 1/4 at the top frame. I use it mostly as an air cleaner to catch what escapes the dust collector, but it works well as a sanding table with the top down. I calculated the total square inch of the holes to equal the area of the exhaust port.

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Gerald Ross
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Looks like my earlier attempt before I bought the Jet filter.. I have it ceiling mounted now but used to have it on a table near the lathe..

I like the combo sanding table and filter, but don't see it near the lathe in the picture??

My sanding table is pretty primitive... An 18 x 24" frame of 1 x 6" with a hardboard bottom and pegboard top, with a 4" DC connecter.. Then again, it's only for sanding flatwork, which I do very little of, especially indoors.. That may be why I can't find it most of the time. ;-]

mac

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mac davis

The shower curtain is behind the lathe and extends around the right end and attaches to the lid of the air cleaner as shown. Even though I use the dust collector hose when sanding, the air cleaned catches a lot of dust. Can't afford a JET. I spend all my SS on sandpaper.

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Gerald Ross

On Mon, 20 Apr 2009 12:13:27 -0500, Gerald Ross wrote (in message ):

well, you know I am willing to reveal my ignorance again. I have never heard of such a thing as a sanding table. I'd be perfectly happy to read about this thing. From the stuff you have hooked to it, I am assuming it is a dust control measure, but... ? I need to know more, please.

In my own shop I have a Jet dust collector with a basic 4" hose. The exhaust from this collector goes out through an enormous cylindrical pleated paper filter unit. i can have this thing running, with the hose propped up a few feet off the floor, and I will get the air in my shop clear in a matter of 4 or 5 minutes. This thing is so nice - and relatively quiet too, I don't know why I ever wasted money on a shop vac, years ago. No comparison. I guess I do know, really. Ignorance again. I never even knew of the existence of such a thing until a few years ago, and sorta bumped into one, on the internet. tom koehler

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tom koehler

Tom... Google "downdraft table"

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mac davis

On Tue, 5 May 2009 9:43:16 -0500, mac davis wrote (in message ):

Thanks for the clue. I'll do that. tom k.

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tom koehler

In message , tom koehler writes

Basically a down draft table. If you have ever seen a spray booth, they have extractors usually at the top to remove spray fumes from the working area. In the case of a down draft table, its basically the reverse. Their is a hollow chamber with holes/ slots in the top surface. Attached to the chamber is an extractor. As you sand, the dust which is heavy normally falls, but lighter finer dust will float for a while . with the table there is effectively a constant vacuum causing the dust to be drawn to the table and through the holes.

A really basic concept

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John

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