POLL: Do You Use An Extended Base With Your Lunchbox Planer?

[David Hostetler]

You missed the option of "don't use extended tables / base at all". Even with my cheapie Ryobi AP1301, I don't find snipe to be all that big of a problem with proper technique.

[Joe Angrisani]

You missed the option of "don't use extended tables / base at all".

No I didn't...that was the third choice, David.

[Jeff Bratt]

Here's pics of my DeWalt 735 mounted on the base I made that includes folding infeed and outfeed tables...
http://home.roadrunner.com/~jeffnann...#Planer_Stand_

[Craig Coney]

Jeff, nice base. Looks like I may have to make one of those for my drum sander. Is this your design, or did you follow plans?

[John Sanford]

I use a mobile planer stand that I built using plans from, IIRC, Shopnotes. My planer is the Delta 560, I use the planer's flip down on the infeed side, and the planer's flipdown plus an extended bed (about another 18" or so) on the outfeed side.

The stand really isn't that great of a design, I think having more extension on both sides would be a benefit, especially some more on the infeed side.

I also have Rousseau Model 1000 Mobile Planer Stand, that I use as my CMS workstation. I heartily recommend it.

[Jeff Bratt]

Jeff, nice base. Looks like I may have to make one of those for my drum sander. Is this your design, or did you follow plans?

I designed it based on ideas gathered from other plans. PM me with your email if you want copies of my sketches.