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1. 
   jackplane | Oct 04, 2004 05:50pm | #1

   I don't see why not, provided your anchors/joists hold the weight...

2. 
   nikkiwood | Oct 05, 2004 07:44am | #2

   No problem at all.

   I have seen these portable planers built into cabinets, where they pivot down and out of the way when not in use.

3. 
   Thew | Oct 05, 2004 08:17pm | #3

   I have a portable Makita planer, and wince at the thought of having to lift it over my head after every use. Otherwise, as previously mentioned, there are storage cabinets out there that do just that.

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   kbb468 | Oct 05, 2004 08:39pm | #4

   My thoughts were to have the planer attached to a top (piece of plywood) that was hinged to a workbench that could be rotated up and supported by some means of support and once finish with that operation I could rotate it back under the bench and secure it. I am not familiar with any storage cabinet that does what the above post says. Can someone give info on where to look for the mechanism to store it. 

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   jazzdogg | Oct 05, 2004 11:41pm | #5

   I recall having seen a cabinet similar to the one you're after, perhaps at Sears or Rockler. It held three tools, with each one being rotated in to place successively. I don't have my catalogs handy, or I'd look for them.

   Good luck,

   -Jazzdogg-

   Whether you think you can, or you think you can't, you're right.

4. 
   billl6 | Oct 06, 2004 12:53am | #6

   Kbb,

   Try searching Wood magazine. I think they showed a cabinet they built which mounted several tools on a rotating mechanism in the cabinet. This isn't the one I remember, but it will give you an idea of what can be done.

   http://www.woodmagazine.com/wood/story.jhtml?storyid=/templatedata/wood/story/data/61.xml&categoryid=/templatedata/wood/category/data/Wood_Magazine_Shop_Tours.xml&page=8

   good luck

   Bill