Planer flip top stand

Nice project – thinking about making a couple of these flip tops for some of my tools. Kind of stores 2 in one space. Gizmodyne posted a very similar flip top stand awhile back.

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I’ve been thinking of doing this with my planer. Let me know how stable it is when using it.

Thanks

-- Kevin, Wichita, Kansas

Hi Dave,

Very practical project. It makes the planer mobile and gets it out of the way when it is not being used while providing some extra bench space.

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i like this idea . gizmo seemed quite pleased with how his worked out . im thinking about a much smaller desk top version , wallet on one side checkbook on the other ! lol seems like my most used tools . great job dave !

that is a great project.

do you know where the fww article is listed? i’d like to see that one.

thank you,

-- Greg, CT

I never even thought of “flip Top”. What a great idea. That’s one to put in the to-do-list.

-- Brian, Ontario Canada,

This would be really handy for someone with limited shop space, like me.

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

I really want one of these, I keep my planer on the floor and hate having to lug it up onto the bench to use, thing weighs a ton.

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I so have to make one of these!!!!!

-- Kevin -- (http://www.furniturebykevin.com)

What kind of hardware did you use for the actual swivel? I’m thinking of mounting my 12 1/2” planer on one side, maybe my scroll saw on the other…should I use some sort of counterweight to equalize the weight? Great idea, Davedust!!

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Great job. Giz you have some competition.

-- Gary - Never pass up the opportunity to make a mistake look like you planned it that way - Tyler, TX

Great project.

I had considered this for my Delta table top planer, but not for my DeWalt like yours.

The Delta is quite a bit lighter than the Dewalt. I thought the DeWalt too heavy for this idea. Does it flip easily? Stability?

On a related note – has anyone put out the money for the DeWalt bed extension wings? Is it worth the purchase?

-- Paul, Texas

I built this exact unit a couple years back, have my 13” Rigid planer on one side and a Grizzly belt sander on the other. I use one bay of a three car garage as my workshop, but back the cars out when I want to do big work, so everything’s on casters…and this has been a life-saver for me, saving me at least one stand. Very stable with either tool. The only panic moments are when you do the flip. You want to make sure you have all your fingers out of the way, and make it a CONTROLLED flip. Otherwise, a great little utility cart….

-- Dan in Dallas

That is slick, very slick. I’m invisioning the whole shop like this, you know like TRANSFORMERS for wood workers…. yup I like it.

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Paul, I bought the DeWalt 735 Planer bed extension wings a couple of days ago. They seem to be well made and were very easy to install (outside of having to unbolt the planer from the stand to get access to the bottom). Kinda wonder why they weren’t included with the planer in the first place; just to keep the planer price a little lower?
The infeed extension can fold up out of the way when not in use when but the chip outlet stops the outfeed table from folding up very far.
I haven’t had a chance to actually use the planer since they were installed so I can’t give you the important information.

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