Flip Top Planer Cart

Well done. Looks to be very functional.

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

Cool ideas! Bravo Jeff.

-- Carpe Lignum; Tornare Lignum (Seize the wood, to Turn the wood)

Seen an article on this…somewhere. Theirs had a planer on one side and a bench grinder on the other, I think. Nice to see it’s functional. The “dinky” casters are alright and should last as long as you keep it in the garage, but do they lock? These planers need a solid mounting surface especially if you’re gonna plane any long boards. Damn near tipped mine off the bench while planing a 10 footer! That would’ve been an interesting mess.

-- Bob Vila would be so proud of you!

There’s a sheet goods storage system I scabbed together from three or four different shop tips that works really well in my garage/shop/lab. You might find this helpful.

http://lumberjocks.com/projects/2614

-- Bob Vila would be so proud of you!

That is a great idea. I saw the flip bench also in some mag but thought it was not very practical. It looked to heavy but this is a great adaptation on that idea. Great space saver and your probably are correct in that you will use it more now that you do not have to lift it out every time you want to work the wood.

Magnetic holders – I have seen them a lot, do they really work? Do they hold the tools with all the vibration?

-- "so much to learn and so little time"..

Good idea. The planer is one of those things that seems to need to be tucked away most of the time. Maybe you will be better at it, but one thing that I would suggest for the infeed/outfeed extension table is to make it all the same board that continues through the planer and has fold down legs at both ends. I never could get seperate tables to line up right withought snipe on my cheap Ryobi. Then you just slide it out and keep it in the corner for storage.

Again, looking good,
Steve

-- -- I'm no rocket surgeon

Jeff: You stole my router and miter saw! Only kidding, both are good tools.

Great cart.

Jeff,

Great way to provide a home for the planer. I have seen this idea before. And, I may have to go this route with mine. I’m definitely with you on the idea of not wanting to be lifting my machine every time I want to plane a board.

I guess my only question would be, will it have any adverse effects on the planer by storing it upside down?

Thanks a lot for sharing this idea with us!

-- Tom, Surfside Beach, SC - Romans 8:28

Tom, hadn’t heard anything about it hanging inverted. No problems come to mind.

SnowDog: The magnetic holders are pretty strong. The two on the cart were actually one that I cut in half. Bought a bunch at Harbor Freight for $3 or $4. They have held as many chisels and wrenches that I can get on them without fail so far. They aren’t quite earth magnets though.

To all: Yes, this design is nothing new. I think I last saw it in Shopnotes. The same article had the nook for the tablesaw rails to hide under.

-- Jeff, South Carolina

Cool. I like yours too. Good use of the magnet strips.

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

That looks great! I’m sorry I missed this first time by. Thank goodness for Pulse.

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Nice cart.

-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker

I like updating my shop things after some real use. I changed a lot of things on this one vs. what I originally thought would work. Mainly it wasn’t built sturdy enough in a few areas. I still have the planer and sander mounted and both are heavy as far as benchtop machines go. The sander wouldn’t fit in the inverted position if the arm angle was vertical. Needed a few more inches. The casters (salvaged from office chair I think) didn’t handle well with the weight. Had to upgrade those. It also didn’t work great when applying lateral pressure. I had to reinforce some joints to keep it solid. After the bugs were fixed, it still is very much in use.

-- Jeff, South Carolina