Finally got a project (mostly) done that went on for a couple months, and thought it was worth posting.
This is my new outfeed/assembly table, with a probably overcomplicated, but unique way to store my 12" planer. I'm currently set up in a one car gargae, and space is pretty tight, so a dedicated planer stand was pretty much out of the question, and I was pretty sick of lugging the 80lb. thing around. The initial concept was to simply create a counterbalanced lift that would use a counterweight to elimate most of the effort of lifting the planer. The final design wound up with me motorizing a hand cranked winch to get the motion I needed. The end result turned out better than expected, even with the hiccups along the way, only need to add some doors for the cabinets now, but that can come later. Thought I would try and put together a fairly in-depth thread on the build and the 4 or so revisions on the lift mechanism. First, here are a few shots of the completed table to show the basic concept.
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