Flip Stand

Smart idea. Good job

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Nice idea. :) If you turned the planer 90 degrees you could even have the wings serve as infeed and outfeed tables too! Keep up the good work.

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I keep my miter saw about shoulder height on a shelf for storage. I keep my plainer below my main cabinet. Just seeing this made my back feel a lot better! I seriously need to build me something like this. I have a set of plans for a mobile miter station (with the drop down arms for less space) and all I would need to do is add the swivel part. Outstanding!

Very cool & thanks for sharing!

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next on my list, great job

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I will be adding this to my list of shop projects.Thanks for reminding me about this plan.

Very nice! I had made a stand for my planer but now I’m re-thinking that making one of these would be great. This would get my chop saw off the bench and give me more table space. What did you use for the rod or pivot point? Did you use lag bolts to fasten your tools to the plywood? Or bolts and nuts? Thx for the good post.

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Ken90712
I used T-nuts and bolts for the machines. The pivot is 1” hardwood dowel 3” long. The plate is 4/4×2” hardwood sandwiched between two 3/4” ply with a rib in the middle.
The locks are simply eyebolts.
The locking casters are easy to get to in order to apply the locks when in position.
I screwed the top plates together in case I ever wanted to mount a different machine.
Thanks for the comments this project is well worth the effort.

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This is exactly what I need!

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Cool thx for the response look fwd to making some dust this weekend.

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Great Job Plantek.
I like how you modified the top plate.
It is definitely worh the effort. I avoided using my planer before because it was to heavy to move and used the drum sander instead. Now I use my planer much more.

Great space / back saver …..I could use a small fleet of these to really get some breathing room in my basement shop : ) Thanks !

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Saw that as a three tool stand. Really like the flip stand better. The tirangle used to hold three tools was too big.

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I really need to build something like this. I could use two of them. It would help both with space and functionality a lot for me. Thanks for posting.

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i’m definitely putting it on my todo list, however i want to make portable.i want to use it for my miter and table saw that i use on various job sites. if you or anyone else has any info that could help me out let me know

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Got mine 1/2 done yesterday, just need to do top today. I got busy doing an extension base on my table saw to support the router table and make it more sturdy. That took some time as the legs on the saw are at angle so to make everything square took some layout and changes. I need to make the drawer for that and I’ll be done with both, Thx again for the post I need to get eye bolts and 2 more casters so I can finish.

I saw a post of a miter stand with wings and might see if I can add them onto this project. I hoping it will work for both the chopsaw and planer. I’m thinking if I mount the tools sideways the wing extensions might work out.

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