I made this swinging setup for my planer. I milled the shims under the planer till it was the same height as table.
John
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Dear John,
Very Cool!
Best,
John
Sweet! Very nice.
...now...um......uh.....in photo #396....uh....is that a table saw blade sticking up UNGUARDED?
Just checking.
...The unspoken word is capital. We can invest it or we can squander it. -Mark Twain...Be kind to your children....they will choose your nursing home....aim low boys, they're ridin' shetland ponies !!
Yes it is. The saw is a 1954 Atlas 3160.
John
That is the gnats nuts!
I'm borrowing the design for my woodshop if you don't mind. That solves a HUGE problem for me.
Regards,Bob @ Kidderville Acres
A Woodworkers mind should be the sharpest tool in the shop!
Hey! Another Atlas owner! I just sold my old one a few months ago. It looked exactly like yours, except I took it apart and painted it blue a decade ago. Yours has the old fence on it too - a design before its time, in my opinion. Mine was lost before I bought it, so I upgraded it to a Biesmeyer.
I've got to say though, even after having owned that saw for 25 years, I'm glad I sold it and bought a new Grizzly. I never knew sawblades weren't supposed to wobble to a stop until then. And the jury-rigged dust collection system I made for the Atlas was never as good as the one on the new saw.
Still, I still think about that old Atlas. It was built a few years after I was born, and is now in the hands of a new owner - destined to live on for another few decades, I'll bet. I grew very used to the exposed blade, and in fact have never used a saw with a blade guard on it. I never even installed the one on the Griz, and likely never will. Don't anyone bother to rebuke me; you'll be wasting your time... Zolton* Some people say I have a problem because I drink hydraulic brake fluid. But I can stop any time I want.
I got this saw in about 1960 from my Dad. He got it for one job in 1954 then left it to rust in the back of his shop. I boxed in the back side and plugged all the holes for my DC. I think about not having a blade guard, I took off the one it had 40 years ago to hard to see around. I have looked at some that clear plastic and a dust pick hose too. I think I will make one. It's not just the blade it's the dust.
John
I like it!
clever.
Sequim,
One question I have is how do you ensure that the planer is flat from the infeed table through the tabletop on the outfeed?
Regards,
Bob @ Kidderville Acres
A Woodworkers mind should be the sharpest tool in the shop!
With your planer turned off. Put a 1" by 4" by 6' long in your planer ( put it on it's edge ) let it stick out over the outfeed table. Adjust the height and make the 1 by 4 parallel to the table top. Now you can drill and bolt to the table legs. If it's a little high, say 1/16" it will work just fine.
John
Great idea, especially for tight spaces. How long did it take to design & build?
The design took about 1/2 hr. Building was an all day job. I used stuff I had on hand.
The photo is the Design .
John
I really like this, was thinking about doing the same type of thing. I have the same makita planer. Thanks for sharing.
It would be awesome to see everyone's space saving ideas for the small shop.
Very nice. My brother did something similar with his chop saw but he mounted the pivoting arrangement on heavy duty drawer glides so the thing pushes back under the bench.
Very cool! I built a revolving stand a few years back. Planer on one side and chop saw on the other (don't use a chop/miter saw much). It's on wheels and I roll it up the the table saw for outfeed. Handy.
Again, beautiful job. Wish I had a decent bench to do that sort of thing.
Brian
Hey John-
Thanks for the post- This is the type of stuff I wish there were more of here on knots-
"Here's what I did- and here's how I did it"-
I know it is a discussion board but your post was just plain informative-
regards,
Dave
Very nice John. Slick. So, are you finished with the outside of the shop, or just waiting for Spring to get back to it? I've enjoyed the posts you have made regarding the building of your shop. This one's a winner too! Thanks. Tom
Great idea John. I'm sick and tired of picking my DW735 up off the floor and hoisting it up on the tablesaw. Just make sure you don't trip on that stick supporting the planer!
Chris @ flairwoodworks
- Success is not the key to happines. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful. - Albert Schweitzer
I'm thinking of making the support stick 6"wide and screw it on with 2 thumb screws.
John
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