Flip Top Mobile Tool Cart

very simple and straight forward

looks like a great help

well done

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The planer looks like it would be much heavier. Did it take much fussing to balance everything?

-- -- Rick M.

My brother has a bench from Sears that has a rotating prism (triangular lobe) for three power tools. He doesn’t use it very much as he has replaced the tools mounted on it with better individual power tools. It was supposed to be a space saver for small shops but I don’t think Sears sells that anymore because of the caliber of tools mounted on it!

I don’t think out will have that problem as your tools are better!

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On a related note….....how do you like that spindle sander?

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@ wormil – There is a weight difference but it is still easy to rotate the tools. The planer weighs 80# and the sander is about 35# (or thereabouts). I just hold onto the tools and rotate the top and then lock it down.

@ klassenl – the sander has worked well for me. I used the coupon in Wood magazine a few months back. I just noticed yesterday that it is on sale again in the magazine for $89. That is what I paid.

Note: I do need to either make a shelf or maybe a drawer because when the sander is upside down, some of the parts like to fall off. :-) Having a shelf would catch them, but a drawer would give me a place to store the spacers and spindles.

Now this looks like something I could build ! Nice and simple…just like me ! LOL

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Looks good and strong and it will surely save you some space. Good work.

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I could use one of these! Nice way to save space! Well done!

-- Tony C , My high school shop teacher said "You can do it"... Now I can't stop!

Nice simple design and looks very sturdy. Hope you enjoy it as much as I have mine.

You beat me to the finish. I’m building for the same setup except now I’m hedging between my HR osc. sander and an old 4” belt/disc sander combo, verses my ridgid planer. I believe the locking mechanism is the shop notes or woodsmith design, IIRC. Thanks for the tip about falling inserts and sanding tubes. Maybe a narrow side compartment in place of a side panel would work. I’m also looking at this under-the-bench flip top from Wood Magazine, for a mortiser, if I can figure out how to make it slide onto the bench verses just in front of it. Bench top real estate is prime property. Anything I can do to clear the workspace is worth the effort.

-- david roberts, spinning Tales from Topographic Oceans, no, really.

Great space saver

-- Norman

Hey, I like that design, and the way you have that stop along the edge looks like it stabilizes the top better than some of the other designs I’ve seen that use pins. Nice job!

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Looks good, and a nice way to have 2 tools in one spot. Nice build.

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Thanks Roger.

I have the same planer. I had seen someone with a similar piece but the two tools were different. I wondered about the weight of the planer. Looks as though it’s working well for you so I guess when I get to this point I can give it a try.
Thanks for sharing!