Page 1 of 2 12 LastLast
Results 1 to 15 of 17

Thread: What to put opposite a planer flip cart?

  1. #1

    What to put opposite a planer flip cart?

    I'm a member of a makerspace (picture shared workshop where we have a woodshop, metalworking, laser cutters, 3d printers, cat surgery stations, etc.) One of our members build a nice flip cart that we can have the dewalt planer on one side and something else on the other. We don't have anything for the B side yet though.

    I'm curious to ask the collective brain trust here what might be good to put on the flipside, be it a tool we may or may not have.

    I was initially thinking about one of our oscillating sanders, but those get too much use, and we have a dedicated area for those (with air filters, etc).

    We have a lot of extra routers, so I was considering maybe a dedicated spot to do quarter roundover bit by making a small fixed table with a melanine surface.

    The surface area we have to work with is about 20"x20". I'd like to put a small jointer for small work, but no jointer worth anything would fit in that small of a space.

    Any suggestions?

  2. #2
    Bench grinder?

  3. #3
    Leave it be. If a need arises you'll see it.

  4. #4
    Join Date
    Aug 2007
    Location
    Dickinson, Texas
    Posts
    7,655
    Blog Entries
    1
    Maybe a jointer?

  5. #5
    Join Date
    Jan 2004
    Location
    Lewiston, Idaho
    Posts
    28,582
    A mortising machine?
    Ken

    So much to learn, so little time.....

  6. #6
    Join Date
    Dec 2005
    Location
    West Lafayette, IN
    Posts
    6,538
    I used to have one with a mortising machine, then a Ridgid sander.

  7. #7
    Join Date
    Mar 2016
    Location
    Elmodel, Ga.
    Posts
    799
    I put a 12" disc sander and an oscillating spindle sander opposite my DW 735.
    My Dad always told me "Can't Never Could".

    SWE

  8. #8
    In your own shop, a keg with a nice tap, in a maker space a keg with no tap just to taunt the others.

  9. #9
    Join Date
    Sep 2016
    Location
    Modesto, CA, USA
    Posts
    10,100
    Scroll saw? Drum sander.

  10. #10
    Join Date
    Jul 2010
    Location
    State College, PA
    Posts
    378
    From personal experience, I highly recommend mounting an old scroll saw under there, one from which all of the oil will drain when it's upside down.

  11. #11
    Join Date
    Mar 2003
    Location
    SE PA - Central Bucks County
    Posts
    66,009
    Oscillating Spindle Sander
    --

    The most expensive tool is the one you buy "cheaply" and often...

  12. #12
    Join Date
    Jul 2016
    Location
    Lebanon, TN
    Posts
    1,722
    Here was mine, I gave it away when I sold the DW735


  13. #13
    Thanks for all the great suggestions. Two items suggested which would make great sense since they are used infrequently are our mortising machine and scrollsaw.

  14. #14
    Join Date
    Nov 2006
    Location
    NE Ohio
    Posts
    7,050
    I out my benchtop drill press on the flip side of my DeWalt 734.
    "Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans." - John Lennon

  15. #15
    Join Date
    Apr 2009
    Location
    North Carolina
    Posts
    27
    Quote Originally Posted by Jim Becker View Post
    Oscillating Spindle Sander
    I agree with Jim, an oscillating spindle sander is an ideal companion.

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •