Shop Organization #5: Flip Top Planer Cart Part 3: It's alive!

Giz – what is the purpose of this table? I’m not being smart – just curious. Are you planning on putting another machine on the other side of the top and just spinning them to use – or do you plan on using the top as an extra bench top when the planer is down? What about the weight of the planer – I guess you have to bolt in in pretty solid. Just curious about the final use – could be a great space saver for a small shop like mine.

-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/

That’s better, John. it looks like it will do the job very well.

-- Thos. Angle, Owyhee Design, Oregon

Now you’ve got it. Looks good! Good fix for the misplaced holes.

-- Coffee is best with a fine layer of sawdust on top. -- http://www.north40custom.com

AWright! Looking good now. How stable it the top with the wooden keepers in place?

-- Maplewood, MN

Looks like it does what it’s supposed to! I was hoping you were going to put the planer up there and THEN give it a spin. Kidding.

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

Bill,

The purpose of the cart is to house two tools. I am planning on putting something on the other side but I am not sure what. Future tool possibly. I think it will need something to balance it. The top is two thicknesses of plywood.

The 1/2” steel pin goes in about 4” on each side.

-- -John "Do I have to keep typing a smiley? Just assume it's a joke." www.flickr.com/photos/gizmodyne

rikkor,

Not stable enough. I am going to add some bolts through the side and keep the tabs for when I am going to do the flip.

-- -John "Do I have to keep typing a smiley? Just assume it's a joke." www.flickr.com/photos/gizmodyne

Looks pretty nice! Nice little video.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

Giz – this will be a real space saver for us small shop guys. I’ve thought about something like this but did not know how to start – until now. I will follow this closely and may want to give this a try myself. I could see my planer and a tool that is seldom used – like my Ringmaster – sharing space on this stand. Thanks for posting.

-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/

Looking goooooood !

-- The significant problems we face cannot be solved by the same level of thinking that created them

Nice post. Love the detail and pcitures that show the process. The video was nice as well. Here’s my version. My quality was much more of that of a “shop” project. Functional, but not as pretty as yours! Well done. Keep em coming.

-- Jeff, South Carolina

very nice setup. Thanks

-- Hope Never fails

That’s a great idea. I just “finished” planing some boards the other day. Or thought I did. I must have screwed and unscrewed my planer to my table saw outfeed table four times that day. I need a cart like that! Thanks for the idea.

You are welcome.

-- -John "Do I have to keep typing a smiley? Just assume it's a joke." www.flickr.com/photos/gizmodyne