# Hello again! My name is [[C1 About Me 20241009|Ian L Hayes]], and this is the best way to see what I'm doing (besides asking me directly.) If you need some orientation, please see [[N1 About These Notes 20250526|About These Notes]]. > [!Abstract]+ Current Status as of May 28, 2025 07:01 > ![[C1 Status Updates 20250322#^202505280701]] ## Recent View ![[now.jpeg]] Downdraft sanding table with 2x12 sides and ~2'x4' pegboard scrap for the table top *from May 26, 2025* ## More Context I wanted to use my scrap wood, left over from the storm windows project of '24, to build a modest entertainment center, but I like to start slow when I'm re-engaging with old skills. I haven't done any real woodwork since...well, since about the storm windows project in June, 2024. My new shop lacks an outfeed table for my table saw and any kind of assembly table, but it *does* have a network of dust collection ductwork, so I thought I'd tick a few boxes all in one project first—I'm building a downdraft sanding table that will also serve as my outfeed/assembly table, at least until I can build something more proper. ![[W! downdraft table interior view 20250526.jpeg]] A downdraft sanding table is a simple premise: connect your dust collector to a perforated surface so the sawdust produced by sanding gets sucked down and carried away instead of spewed back out into the air. I had a scrap of 2'x4' pegboard a previous owner left in the house, so I built my design around that, planning to use some scrap 2x6s to make the legs and level the surface to the table saw. A sheet of ¼" birch plywood provides a slope down to the duct so my dust collector doesn't have to work so hard to get a good draw. ![[downdraft table register boot duct 20250526.jpeg]] I don't think wood glue alone will provide a sufficient seal, but I've got to caulk the register boot anyway, so I'm thinking I'll just put a bead around all the seams. I'm still on the fence about whether I should glue or caulk the pegboard to the 2x12 frame—I may need to disassemble it for troubleshooting—but I suppose I could use some of my leftover weatherstripping from (you guessed it!) the storm windows project to make a seal. We'll see. >[!Info]- Previously... > ![[C1 Status Updates 20250322|no-title]]