First "real" shop project!

wow…great idea…welcome to lj’s…

-- Matt, Napa, CA...fun is beautiful...just trying to have some fun...

That is great! Welcome.

I always wondered how to surface the bottom of boards.

-- Dave _-^-_ Baltimore, MD

I thought flipping the planer over makes a board thicker and rougher? Nice idea, looks very useful.
Good job. Now I’m wondering if I could do that to all my tools…. hmm.

-- All the test cuts in the world won't stop you from cutting the outside when you meant to cut the inside. doh!

Looks cool. Does it pivot in the middle?

It will give you some more surface to put stuff on though. :-)

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

Nice. Do you suppose you could put a joiner on the other side to dual purpose it? Maybe a lid top box for blades or other stuff on the bottom. nice work.

and yeah…how does that thing pivot?

Welcome aboard!

Oh my gosh. Another project added to my “to-do” list. It looks really sturdy.

and the pivot?
that is awesome.

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Debbie,
The pivot is a 5/8 steel rod. I made two identical frames out of the same oak that I used for the trim (for strength), planed them down to 5/8 to match the rod. I then placed the rod between the two “frames” and sandwiched all of it between two sheets of 3/4 birch ply.

-- Measure once; Cut Twice, Three Times, Four Times...

How’s the flip action, Jason. That planer is no feather weight. I really like the idea. It looks like the flip action allow for one tool to be flipped out of the way to have a work surface. Is that right? It looks like a second tool would hit the back brace/stretcher when flipped. You did a nice job. I thought about building something like this as well, but ran out of room.

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

Tools like this make for a fancy shop, very nice.

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A nice stand and looks like a good job.

I too wonder how the rod will hold up over time. It seems like a lot of weight for such a small rod. But if it works…

-- Bill, Turlock California, http://www.brookswoodworks.com

Mot,
You’re right. The planer is not light. However, flipping it is surely easier than lifting it from a shelf to a bench.
I hope to use the open side as an outfeed support as well as a mobile work station for some lighter tools (i.e. OS sander, jig saw)

-- Measure once; Cut Twice, Three Times, Four Times...

You might as well start rewiring the work shop I see lots of tools in your furture. Welcome to LJ

-- Billp

Isn’t it easier to turn the board over?

Lee

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Great use of space.

Just a thought . . . you could possibly add some “solid wood” to the underside and drill some holes for bench dogs (I believe that is what they are called) and you would have a mobile mini workbench. The weight of the planer would add some heft to the bench.

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

Very nicely done! I love the flip-over concept, well executed.

-- Chuck, chuckvosburgh.com

Very Nice! I saw the same FW article and plan to make one for myself. I have the same planer as you and was concerned about the weight (our planer is much heavier than the one shown in FW). Have you had any problems due to the weight of the Dewalt? Did you modify the FW “plans” at all? Thanks.

-- If you don’t have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over? - John Wooden

I just got this same planer about 5 weeks ago. It is now working hard in Santa’s workshop! You are going to like this planer, but beware… it makes a lot of saw dust (chips). For the time being I am using a really poor man’s method of handling the chips coming off my planer… I ran a heavy duty 4” hose out the shop window! Now we have pine and oak mulch in the garden, but it looks kind of cool as I drive past my shop window as I leave for work.

Great job on the cart! How about posting some photos of the pivot?
Thanks, CB

-- Chesapeake Bob, Southern Maryland