sander / planer cart

Great solution, after all, in this scenario, only you need to be happy.

I can see from the joints you're a true Lumberjock. I can also see the screws used to hold it firm While the glue dried. ( I will assume you used glue on the joints) If I were to change one thing it would be in at my shop.
I can also see you use the best equipment so it will last a life time and than some.
Nice project.

Well designed and built looking just the job.I have made some of these carts workbenches for some of my tools but they ended up being made from latger tables cut down and welded to size with new tops added.I have also bought some but yours looks great well done again kind regards Alistair

Great project, great result - both machine tools are now easily accessible.

Excellent soultion, thanks for posting.

Great solution, I have the same planer and also need all the room I can get in my garage. I think I will copy your design.

GO PENN STATE !!!!!!

I should have explained more clearly I made my tables out of steel in case I didn't make that clear.good luck Alistair

Great cart yes ….I have a couple of these carts and they really do the job ….nice very nice work …

Mike

Go WASHINGTON yikes …!!!!! I hope we win one game this year..

That's using the old noodle. Two machines with one footprint. Great idea!

Great solution. I have these same two tools and I have been thinking about doing something like this. Thanks for the post!

Good idea and glad you posted it. I have been noodling about my planer and my miter saw. My miter saw is on a metal folding 48" stand and is a little bit of a pain to get out and set up, and my planer is on the end of my workbench and is frequently in the way.

I could build a similar table and put the miter saw on top and the planer underneath like you did.

I find that I have spells where I need one or the other several times a day but not the other. It would be easy to swap positions if need be or temporarily put one on the workbench.

Thanks again for the post. Nice construction ideas also. That's one of the nice benefits to daily checking the forum.

Cheers,
Jim

Hairy: You need to put a couple of drawers under the bottom tool rest. i hate to loose all of that great space. Thats a sandpaper storage and also planer knives storage.

I missed this when you originally posted it. Excellent solution!

This is a great idea. It makes a lot of sense to have the planer closer to the ground. Depending on how you make this design it could take substantially less time than the swivel type, it would be guaranteed to be sturdier, and less expensive to build. Thanks for posting.

Has anyone tried this idea using a scissor lift under the bottom tool to raise it up some? I am just finishing a flip top tool bench but like this one as well.

I put my planer on the bottom shelf of the rolling cart my drum sander came with. It's saving floor space but it is too cramped to be useful. I've been fascinated to see what all is out there in the way of flip carts that might hold the 250 combined lbs. Then I saw this great solution. It's the same principle as my current setup but looks spacious and within my skill level to build. Thank you for taking the time to share this. Made my day! I'd like to see how you did your infeed/outfeed tables if you have done those. Also love Karson's idea of adding a drawer. Perfect place for sand paper rolls for my drum sander.

saw your cart and liked the design, so made one of my own. I haven't made a top for it yet. Just have a spare piece of plywood on it for now.