Rolling Planer Table

Nice planer table.

-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker

Looks like easy moving but I wonder about the possibility of tipping over.

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop, custom furniture ,maker, woodworking school, heirloomwoodshop.com

Sweet Table!!

I redesigned my old planer table when upgraded to the Dewalt. Very similar to yours except I have a couple of shelves to store my scroll saw and the fittings that came with the planer.

Lew

I’ve got my planer rolling around on a stool and a moving dolly. I need to make this. :-)

-- Roy L, Arizona

Roller stands are great ideas and that one looks well constructed but alsolooks like it would be a bit top-heavy, especially if you were feeding in long, thick stock. Any problems so far?

I ask due to my recent experiences with feeding 12” x 3” x 91” slabs of laminated ash (long and HEAVY) into my planer. My stand is about 28” square and tipping was something I felt constantly concerned about. Always had a spare assistant around to help the task..so that helps too.

-- Mistake? No, that's just an unexpected design opportunity....

I tested it today with a 8’ board of 8/4 and no problems of tipping at all. I was thinking the same in the beginning. The rubber feet once adjusted are solid on the concrete floor. Thx for looking everyone.

-- Ken, "Everyday above ground is a good day!"

My exact first thoughts were that it looked top heavy and possibly tippy as well. For safety’s sake , I would install a shelf on the bottom and put a bag or two of sand on it while planing : )

-- You know you're getting old when you know the difference between you're (you are) and your (belonging to you) AND how to use them in a sentence .

Hmmm….I was having the same problem of lifting my planer over the weekend. I do have a spare rolling cart that I could modify using your project.
Hmmmm….I think I know what I am doing this weekend.
Thanks for posting and the idea.

-- "You get what you inspect, not what you expect"

Looks the business Ken

I made a rolling planer station but mounted it on a cabinet, the contents of the starage adds plenty of ballast, and there is no tipping problem,Ken as an alternative to lugging heavy bags of sand around you might be able to clamp on temporary out riggers(OR TEMPORARY OUTFEED TABLE) to increase stability, however you dont want to create a tripping hazard, further I personally would avoid having sand anywhere near machinery with bearings etc, you have certainly got my grey cell working, keep up the good work’

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-- Bill,Bonnie Scotland

This is a nice addition to your shop, Ken. For those of us with smaller shops putting seldom used tools on mobile stands is a great space saving idea.

Thanks for the post.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

bbbb ”further I personally would avoid having sand anywhere near machinery with bearings etc, you have certainly got my grey cell working”???

My sand is in sealed bags…I didn’t suggest for him to throw a couple of shovelfuls on top of his planer…...you can make the bags as heavy as you want them to be and also use them as weights for veneering , etc.. Countless numbers of wood turners use them on their lathes to deaden vibration and add stability to their machines. Never heard a single one complain that their machinery was devastated by sand entering the bearings.

-- You know you're getting old when you know the difference between you're (you are) and your (belonging to you) AND how to use them in a sentence .

Thanks for the post. I am planning to make a rolling stand for my dewalt too and have been mulling over designs. Always nice to see someone elses work. I was think of locking casters all the way around but I like design better.

Right now my planer has taken up residence on a nice pair of saw horses. I need the saw horses. This table looks like a good solution. Simple!! How high is it? THANK You for the post Maybe add a cabinet below to use the space.

-- Sharp tools and thin whispy shavings make woodworking a joy.

Thx for all the comments, questions and concerns of this being possibly too top heavy. Rob Drown, I think it’s made 35” tall. Ill ck in the next day or so and shoot you the dimensions. I made it this high being it was a perfect height for me to work w/o bending over. It’s the perfect height for tilting it back and rolling into the corner. With that said, yesterday I ran 10-12 boards through about 10 times each constantly watching and cking to see if perhaps my fellow woodworkers were correct in thier concerns of being top heavy. So far so good. Being in Aircraft MX for over 25 yrs over kill is in my blood, so I was looking for a reason to correct the design. Design things is something I have been trying to improve on. As suggested I might add a bottom shelf for a sand bag if needed when I run boards longer than 8 feet. So far I ran 8’ 8/4 of purple heart and rock maple through w/o the slightest hint of tipping.
Agian thx for your help.

-- Ken, "Everyday above ground is a good day!"

I like this. I have a belt/disk sander that needs a rolling stand, but it needs to be skinny to make room for the dust collection hoses. This could work.

-- Measure twice, then try to figure out which one was right.