DIY Drill Press Drum Sanding Station with Dust Collection

I receive a fair amount of questions about tools that people see in the back ground of

my videos.

And one of them that receives the most questions is this drill press behind me.

Usually they center on have I had any problems with it, is it worth the money?

But a couple people have asked me the question, do I plan on building a drill press table

for it.

The answer is no I have no immediate plans for a drill press table.

Because I’m not one to build a shop project for the sake of building shop projects.

That is just something I havn’t felt like I have needed.

However, a drum sander or an oscillating sander is something I have wanted for a long time.

So I thing I’ll take care of that need today.

I have an idea for the drum that shouldn’t be too hard.

Sanding however can kick up some fine dust particles that I’d like to keep out of the

air.

So I want an effective dust collection system.

I think the best way to accomplish that is to build a base unit to be used with the drum.

I wanna cut the base piece first.

So I’m going to add half an inch to this measurement.

I’ll adjust the fence with my alignment jig.

Now I wanna do the same thing for this measurement, add half an inch.

So I’ll switch to the miter guage.

Mark out the measurement and make my cut.

Now that the base is cut I need some side pieces.

I’ve decided on 4 inches for no apparent reason.

Now I’m going to use dadoes to join the sides and the bottom of the base.

If you have seen any of my previous videos you know I like to cut dadoes on the table

saw using the miter gauge.

I can’t use the miter guage for these because I’m going the length of the board.

However, I’m still going to use the table saw.

I have this piece of scrap here and I have ran it thru the table saw removing the kerf

of the blade.

I’ll place it here.

Then set the fence as I would normally with my alignment jig and clamp it to the rip fence

. Then make a single pass with the pieces I want daddos in.

Remove the scrap piece.

Then make another pass without moving the rip fence.

That will establish the two sides of the daddo.

Now all I have to do is clear the material between the two cuts.

Now that I have the daddos cut.

I’ll cut the sides to length.

I’m going to glue the box together right on the drill press to ensure a snug fit.

If the daddos fit like they are suppose to these sides should stay without assistance.

Cut the

top to size.

I’ve added an inch to the measurements to give me some overhang for clamping space if

I should ever need it.

Clamp the top in place and get some lunch.

Now that this is dry, I’ll take it with me to the workstation and drill a hole in

the top for the sanding drum.

I had something I was going to do with this back side but I’ve decided against it which

is why I’m closing it now.

Drill a hole for the shop vac.

Alright the base is done now its time for the drum.

This scrap two by six left over from the garden planter will be happy to donate.

I have a quarter inch bolt with a one and a quarter inch washer, a half inch washer,

a lock washer and a nut.

Take everything back to the drill press.

Most likely the drum will not run true and mine is not.

So this next step I found required a little patience and a little thought.

80 grit sand paper on a sanding block and hold steady till she evens out.

After adding some 120 grit sand paper and connecting the shop vac hose it’s time for

a test run.

The dust collection is working better than I had hoped, there is a good bit of down draft

coming from the opening around the drum.

Shop projects that meet a need and do it on the cheap is my MO.

This will probably be getting a lot of use in my shop.

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