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Here is a stand / mobile cabinet that I made for my Delta 560 planer.

I got a pocket hole jig from Harbor Freight and tested it out by making a cabinet carcass out of some birch ply I had left over from another project. Never used the super popular Kreg Jig, so can't compare it, but the HF one is a solid piece of aluminum and was pretty easy to use.

I made the door, drawer, drawer front out of the same birch ply and pine from some old Ikea bed slats that I had left over from a bed frame I tossed. The top is two 3/4" MDF sheets glued/screwed then edged with some more of the Ikea pine. The casters are $2 specials from Harbor Freight and aren't really that good, but for $2 I'm not going to complain much.

The cabinet is is frameless euro style because I had some left over Ikea hinges from my laundry room remodel that I wanted to use.

Costs:
Birch Ply: scraps
Pine: scraps
MDF: scraps
Hinge: $5 for the pair from Ikea. These are actually really nice hinges, especially so at $2.50 each. All you need to install them is a 1 3/8" or 35mm Forstner bit. http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/70132375/
Casters: $8 for 4 from Harbor Freight
Drawer slides: $5 for a cheap 14" pair from Home Depot.
Pulls: Little Ikea pulls. $1.20 for the pair from Ikea clearance section.

This wasn't really a planned out project. Just kind of slapped it together over a few lunch breaks from work. I haven't mounted the planer on it to see how it is…hope its not too top heavy with the planer attached.

Please excuse the mess in my garage!

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Nice design - love it when material is repurposed.
 

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Nice build, we'll constructed. Have fun using it in the wood shop.
 

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You make very nice projects from scrap! Nice work.
 

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You can always tell a great build….anytime someone has to use that many clamps its gotta be good…lol
Fantastic build and great design….Good job!!!!
 

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I wish my planned out projects looked half as good as some of these scrap projects. Nice Job
 

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PaulHWood, there are lots of little mistakes that happen when I am just winging it. The drawer box ended up both too short and too narrow and so I had to add some shim stock on the left inside cabinet wall (you can see it in the 2nd picture) and also to the front of the drawer. I also kind of went crazy with the pocket screws since I thought the jig was so neat. I think I put WAY too many screws in the carcass sides/back/bottom since I didn't know how strong the screws would be. Also, you can't see it in the pictures, but the veneer edging tape on the carcass got a little banged up during assembly.
 

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cdaulton, yes it is. The law of flat surfaces demands I clutter up the cart before I even finish it.
 

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The ikea hinges are awesome for the cost. Maybe not for this project, but the door dampers are a great deal as well.
 

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Great job! I too wing it when I make most of my stands. I usually keep a notebook in my shop to make notes so I don't forget anything.
 
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