Jointer Mobile Base

I have an old metal table that my 4” jointer and 6” belt sander are mounted to. The wheels I mounted under the table make it very unstable. I just found the way to stabilize it!

-- Brian, Lebanon PA, If you aren’t having fun doing it, find something else to do.

Very Nice!

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I’ve got the same jointer… this could come in handy.
thanks for sharing!

I have Ridgid jointer exactly like yours. How well does your reducer work on taking care of dust & etc. and what kind of vacuum device do you use for control? bbqKing

-- bbqKing, Lawrenceville

Great idea. I like shop made mobile bases. Happy with that jointer? What kind of thickness planer ya got?

-- John

That is a great stand. I was thinking about getting this jointer either used or as a refurb (preferable if I can find it). I’d love to hear your thoughts on it too. Same wit you bbqking. This would be my most expensive tool so Its a tough choice to make. If I built this stand, which looks way affordable, I could fit this thing anywhere I want in my garage with no trouble. nice work

OK, I like this a lot. Thanks for sharing how you did it!

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I am going to have to make one of those soon, you can’t really move that thing around without one, at least not by yourself. Thanks for sharing.

-- Glenn, New Mexico

Well done & thought out Greg.

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BBQKING – I just use a Craftsman shop vac with that reducer and it really does eliminate most of the wood chips. That Ridgid has very efficient dust collection. I just have some light sawdust under the table when I’m done.

WOODSPAR, HOOKIEMOJO – I’m very pleased with the performance of the jointer. Got it used off Craigslist from a guy in Kentucky. I’m not sure how I did without one of these. I now cut all my wood slightly oversize and use the jointer to smooth the edges and remove any burn marks where I make a bad cut. I’ve used it as a planer as well, but it is not very good for that as you tend to not get parallel flat faces since the slightest edge variance will throw it off. I don’t have a planer yet, but that’s my next purchase (probably a Dewalt 735).

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Outstanding. I don’t have a jointer yet, but its on my list. I think I can modify this for other tools though. Thanks for sharing!!

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I llike your design. Good work. You can’t go wrong with the DeWalt DW735. Got one and love it.

-- Darell, Norman, Ok.

Greg:

Thanks for a great post…..I may be dumb, but how do you get the base off the wheels and non-mobile ??
I am assuming the two vertical 2×4’s on the front lift the base up and down but I can’t figure out how
you make it sit flat and not move… would appreciate you enlightning this old man. Thanks.

-- Wayne

RWR – Yes, the 2×4 “feet” lift the end off the ground and support the stand. The stand is still on the other two fixed wheels, but it doesn’t move with the 2×4’s down. The original article I read had swivel wheels everywhere, but I’d be afraid the two wheels on the ground would shift left or right.

Also, the jointer isn’t perfectly flat when the feet are down, but at a very slight downward angle. It doesn’t affect using the machine, though, since all the jointer needs is for the two tables to be level with each other.

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cool! thanks for the post.