Storage Question

[Ed in Tampa]

How do you store your SS sanding disks and conical sanding disk?

How do you store the actual sand paper sheets.


I just tore down my SS cabinet. Long story but let me say I prevented what could have been a tragedy.
In any case I need to rebuild something.

Enclosed cabinet to keep the dust and prying eyes out.

I want to store my upper and lower saw guards, my fence, some saw blades and three sanding disks. Along with my 510 fence that is now a router fence and a few other things.

Every good idea I come up blows up when I consider my sanding disks.

So how do you store yours? Also any tells of saw blade and fence storage might give me another idea.

Thanks guys looking forward to your ideas.

[dusty]

I need to rebuild mine to facilitate additional blades and sanding disks but this is what I have.

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The racks are not identical.

You can also see that I need to do some work on hose and sanding belt storage.

[charlese]

I keep mine all in one cabinet. Not fancy - still all plywood. It is the top cabinet of the "Shopsmith" that that came with my MARK V. In the photo from left to right - on the lower level: conical disk, flat sanding disk, box containing biscuit cutter, lower saw guard holding a blade, dado blade, saw blade with sanding disks in envelopes behind, saw blade, saw blade.
Lots of misc. items hung on hooks above the fore mentioned.
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[robinson46176]

I need to rebuild mine to facilitate additional blades and sanding disks but this is what I have.

The racks are not identical.

You can also see that I need to do some work on hose and sanding belt storage.

I "really" like those Dusty. Simple and elegant...
My hoses are hanging over an 8" round furnace duct so far.
Is your shop built with burnt adobe block?


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[dusty]

I "really" like those Dusty. Simple and elegant...
My hoses are hanging over an 8" round furnace duct so far.
Is your shop built with burnt adobe block?


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Thanks, Francis.

No burnt adobe. Simple slump block but heavily insulated.

[Ed in Tampa]

Dusty
Do your holders get much dust in them?

Chuck I like your Cabinet but space constraints make the thick storage doors impractical. If I lowered the cabinet I would get around the problem so yes it might work.

Anybody have any unigue sanding disk storage ideas inside cabinets?

My problem is dust, rust and insects. Any thing left exposed to inside of my garage (shop but I keep both cars in over night) is subjected to dust from woodworking but also from the cars coming in. Exposed to moisture high humidity in Florida plus car coming in out of rain with hot engines that make more steam. And insects, I can and often do brush down spider webs every day. If the metal is exposed to open garage the spiders seem to love to crap on it. If the crap is not removed fairly quickly within a month it will stain the metal. Some of my saw blades/sanding disks aren't used but once every 6-9 months. They would be destroyed unless I wiped them down every month or so.

Right now I control the dust and humidity and insect problems with lots of Johnstons Paste wax and keeping everything in the closed cabinets or with covers thrown over them.

Come on guys I know some of you have some great ideas on storage for SS sanding disks and saw blades.

[nuhobby]

Come on guys I know some of you have some great ideas on storage for SS sanding disks and saw blades.

Ideas? yes. Great ideas? you decide :

http://www.shopsmith.net/forums/attachm ... 1193969085

[dusty]

Dusty
Do your holders get much dust in them? Yes, Ed. Some of it is sawdust and some of it is desert dust.

Chuck I like your Cabinet but space constraints make the thick storage doors impractical. If I lowered the cabinet I would get around the problem so yes it might work.

Anybody have any unigue sanding disk storage ideas inside cabinets?

My problem is dust, rust and insects. Any thing left exposed to inside of my garage (shop but I keep both cars in over night) is subjected to dust from woodworking but also from the cars coming in. Exposed to moisture high humidity in Florida plus car coming in out of rain with hot engines that make more steam. And insects, I can and often do brush down spider webs every day. If the metal is exposed to open garage the spiders seem to love to crap on it. If the crap is not removed fairly quickly within a month it will stain the metal. Some of my saw blades/sanding disks aren't used but once every 6-9 months. They would be destroyed unless I wiped them down every month or so. These are built on a 1/2" plywood back. It would be quit simple to encase them with a carcass and install a door.

Right now I control the dust and humidity and insect problems with lots of Johnstons Paste wax and keeping everything in the closed cabinets or with covers thrown over them.

Come on guys I know some of you have some great ideas on storage for SS sanding disks and saw blades.

Good luck with the critters. I fight an ongoing critter battle here too. I have beaten the pack rats back. Now I am having trouble with quail who want to nest on my shelves in the shade.

[terrydowning]

Dusty,

Any thought to leaving a vent hole in the bottom so dust drops out?? Just a thought as I'm thinking about storage solutions as well, and I rather like what you have for blades and such.

[dusty]

Dusty,

Any thought to leaving a vent hole in the bottom so dust drops out?? Just a thought as I'm thinking about storage solutions as well, and I rather like what you have for blades and such.

Yes, there is an open bottomed air space behind the blade and disks. The panel is mounted to wedges that are in turn mounted to the back panel.

As you can see in the pictures, the two racks make good use of what would otherwise be dead wall space between the windows.