Flip Top Stand - DW735 planer

[pelligrini]

I've almost got it done. All that is lacking is a drawer and some base trim.

Windows Media clip in free spin action

Windows Media clip with planer

Gallery photos of construction

I designed and built it to use materials I had on hand, save for the casters & pins. The materials are maple (recycled flooring strips), 2x4 3/4 birch ply, a 2x4 lowes handi ply (whatever it is), 2x4 1/2" birch ply, a couple pieces of 3/4" red oak, pine 3/4" ply bottom, pine 1x4s, 1/2" steel rod, Woodcraft 3" double locking casters, 1/8" thick nylon washers, two hitch pins, a bunch of Tightbond III, and some waterbased poly.

I intended on laminating another piece of 1/2" birch ply to the 3/4" handi ply sides. After I got the hardwood sides and top rails glued on it seemed pretty stable without the additional 1/2" sides. Most all the joints are dados or rabbits. I used some 1-1/4" lag bolts to fasten the casters.

AutoCAD drawings (dwg2007 format)

Plans in PDF format

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[dbhost]

That is one good looking little stand!

I have seen this concept on numerous Sketchup models. This is the first time I have seen the idea implimented. Very good work!

[pelligrini]

I debated quite a bit on how to lock down the top. One of the plans I looked used some pivoting eye bolts and knobs. I really didn't want something sticking out the sides too far, like turn knobs. I had some brass slide bolts, but there was a little play in them.

I finally went with a couple 1/4" hitch pins. One on opposing corners.

[SARGE..g-47]

Very nice indeedy.. Pelligrini. The hitch pins should be fine to lock. Do you get any vibration running stock through with the casters? I suspect not as the over-all weight should counter that, but just curious.

Looking good...

[pelligrini]

Thanks!

I haven't run the planer yet. I just got the hitch pins in the night before last. Those casters are pretty solid, and if I get three locked in different directions there is no wiggle when forcing it by hand. It would still be a step up from sitting it on my workmate.

I wanted to give it a try, but it's about 25' from my neighbor's bedroom window. It was 10:00PM and they go to bed at 8:00 sharp. I hate it when I make their bedroom light come back on.

I was suprised on how easily it is to flip. The handles on the planer are located in good places.

[JR]

Very nice! I like that you can park it beneath the bench.

JR

[cwithboat]

Thank You

Should work great for my DW734. I have already bulit a mobile base so I am ahead of the game. I will start as soon as we get back from our cruise up into the wilds of British Columbia.

[mycatisretarded]

very nice. Is that a bt3 rail attached to your workbench?

[pelligrini]

very nice. Is that a bt3 rail attached to your workbench?

Yea, it is. Actually, it's two Bt3 leg kits and a MDF top.

I plan on turning it into a router table, still keeping it fairly light so I can move it onto my 21929 if I need the extra rail length. It's pretty light for a good workbench. I had to keep moving back and forth to each end when I was planing on the planer stand top. The thiing kept lifting up if I was planing towards the end I was on.

I have a hefty 24x48x2 glued-up slab, possibly maple, that I found by a dumpster (thanks mom!). I also plan on turning that into a small work bench for my small shop.

[footprintsinconc]

WOW! real nice, very functional. i like that idea of it being able to be put under the work bench.

so, is the top just rotating and being supported by the the two furniture screws with the hex ends? i probably didnt look good enough but where are the ends of those screws (the flat end with the hexagon indent)?

[pelligrini]

The furniture screws and inserts were just one of my ideas for fixing the top. I was exploring something that wouldn't stick out from the sides very far. I think it would have been a PIA to have to fasten it with a hex key, but I was thinking about using them in conjunction with the slide bolts.

It's rotating on a solid 1/2" steel rod. The rod bears down on a 1/2" maple board and a 3/4" oak board, another 1/2" maple board covers the holes and holds the rod in place. That makes up the top side rails. The top itself is two pieces of 3/4" birch glued to a 1/2" maple grid. the rod goes through a 1/2" gap in the middle of the grid. The maple grid sticks out an 1/8" beyond the ply to go into 1/8" deep dados for the edge banding, and to give it a little more strength.

I did a similar dado for the vertical banding on the 3/4" ply sides. The style pieces also receive the top rails. That ended up being pretty sturdy.

[shoottx]

Great job on a wonderful project.

I think the picture are just an excuss to show off the clamp collection

ps sent you and email about more clamps at big lots.

[os1kne]

Very nice work!

[billfrommich]

I think you may have stumbled on THE solution for garage shop workers. The design should be easily scalable to 20ft x 20ft or so. You would attach your entire shop to one side, and your cars, bicycles, and yard tools to the other side. Actually, didn't the Green Hornet do it that way?

[wardprobst]

Thanks for the detailed plans, photos, etc. I'd nominate this for the "best of" area.
DP