I've seen numerous examples of this type of thing over the years. Here's my version. This is a quick and easy project but has made sanding MUCH less of a PITA.
Materials:
- 1/2" x 72" galvanized pipe
- 1/2" conduit pipe hangers (2)
- Velcro easy hang strap
- Spring balancer
- A few velcro cord organizers
The pipe is attached to the ceiling using the conduit pipe hangers. I used a 6' pipe because I want to be able to slide the spring balancer when necessary, especially to move it out of the way of the garage door. I hung my dust collection hose to the carabiner using the velcro easy hang strap, then I attached my power cord to the dust collection hose using some velcro strips I had around. I thought about using one of those Festool-style hose and cable wraps, but my tools are not Festool and don't have interchangeable power cords. The small velcro strips work just fine, though.
The whole system:
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The spring balancer can easily be adjusted for different weights:
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The pipe hangers:
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The velcro easy hang strap, which I like because it has the hardware built in:
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