Project #4 is a direct result of all the work sanding the clock workbench. I use a Dewalt DustVac along with a Dust Deputy to try and keep some of the saw dust levels down. My sander is corded so that creates one pull and it has a port for the dust vac which creates a second directional pull. With the current setup it makes sanding a pain because I'm trying to hold the sander and manage a cord and the hose at the same time. Just irritating.
I had saved a video from the Lincoln Street Woodworks on Youtube that showed how he built a boom arm that he could swing out over his work surface which made all of that easier to manage. I watched again, made some notes and went through the scrap plywood and found enough to build it. Took a couple of hours because of all the drilling but it makes life so much easier that was the best two hours I have invested the workshop I think.
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| The arm extended into the center of the shop. The vacuum hose is in place but I still need to find a reel for the power cord. You can see the dust setup by the window. |
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| The boom pushed back against the wall. |
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| An interesting feature. This is the sander with the hose attached but with the shopvac off. |
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| This is what happens when I turn the shopvac on and I'm not holding the sander, |
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