Planer above jointer idea

[Greg Woloshyn]

I got thinking today about how to get the most of my work space. As I understand the planer pretty much feeds the boards through on its own so I was thinking about building a long shelf mounted on the wall using french cleats then placing the planer on that, with the long shelf serving as infeed/outfeed. This would be mounted just a bit above my other machines like jointer/sander, the planer being about shoulder level. I know this could pose as a safety issue for many seeing how you would lose the control you would have using it at normal height. I assume if there is proper infeed and outfeed it could be a somewhat functional setup as well as a huge space saver.

[Russ Buddle]

What size planer are you talking about??

[Greg Woloshyn]

I would be using a dewalt 13" planer. BTW, Lowes has lowered the price on these units from 649 to 549.

[Karl Card]

I would be using a dewalt 13" planer. BTW, Lowes has lowered the price on these units from 649 to 549.

Yes but if a person were to look towards that big auction place (ebay) you can get them for as little as 375 new.

[Rod Sheridan]

Greg, how about the reverse with your jointer on top of your planer?

Could you build a stand for your jointer with the planer underneath it like a combination machine?

I just think that working a t shoulder height or higher is a bit tough with heavier boards.........Rod.

[Dan Friedrichs]

+1 Rod. I did something similar with my miter saw and planer - the miter saw is a little higher than usual, and the planer a little lower. Worked just fine.

[Greg Woloshyn]

That's a nice setup, I'm planning on making a miter saw stand sometime so maybe I will mount my planer underneath. I'm not that tall so I think raising up the jointer and putting the planer underneath would just make jointing boards hard for me. There's so many options to consider when trying to save space. I have a decent size shop at 20x18 but when designing my layout I didn't consider the extra misc storage space I know I would need. You can never have enough space!

[Joe A Faulkner]

If you have space for one of these, then you might consider a fliptop cabinet that serves as an outfeed or extension wing to your table saw.

Check out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grnkOOA6cco

I'm sure there are plenty of other examples of this here at the creek.

[Thomas Allan]

Here's one possible way to eliminate the 'outfeed space' needed for your planer. You can see on the right-hand edge of this picture where I run the stock of my 15" planer right out through the wall.

[tyler mckee]

Here's one possible way to eliminate the 'outfeed space' needed for your planer. You can see on the right-hand edge of this picture where I run the stock of my 15" planer right out through the wall.

Neat idea, I've got my tablesaw and jointer positioned so that if i want to rip anything over about 50" i have to open the door, but never seen/thought about an outfeed door.

[Thomas Allan]

Thanks, yeah, I do basically the same thing with my cabinet saw. Just open the overhead door, pop up the outfeed rollers, and outfeed outside. (There's also a good-sized awning overhead out there that's not visible in the picture).