Upcycled air sander storage box
Finished box closed
Fun weekend project to get rid of some clutter in my shop. I upcycled some of the pallet wood from my compresser delivery. The sides of the box are from the VERY hard pallet boards that the compresser was bolted through (Hickory?), and the lid from one of the spacers. I spent a grand total of $4 on the hinges and $5 on a sheet of hardboard for the spacers. The cherry lid lift and walnut divider were scrap, and I had the magnet left over from a previous project. Very excited I won’t be chasing sanding disks all around the shop any more.
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Finished box closed
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finished box. The screw head you can see on front edge mates with a rare earth magnet in the lid.
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The pallet wood that became the lid. You can see the case glue-up in the background.
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Resawn and planed, this pallet wood is rather attractive. Happy to report I found and removed all of the nails prior to milling. I did "lazy man's" breadboard ends on the lid with near full width tenons and glue in just middle section.
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The final result with sander and sanding disks loaded in. I almost feel bad about the cheesy grit labels on painters tape, but they will be easy to change out as needed.
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