"Robert Haar" wrote in message
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On 12/20/09 11:48 PM, "Nonny" wrote:

This is just a workshop gizmo that served me well over the
years.
I had a 12" Delta planer and it came with little metal wings to
extend the bearing area of the base. I built a rolling stand
for
the planer, then added two wings that folded down, using coffee
table wing brackets to lock them firmly "up" when needed. To
gain
the additional height to match up with the base of the planer
and
its wings, I added parallel strips of wood to the outfeed wing,
separated by about an inch per strip to allow for chips to not
get
in the way of the infeed our outfeed. I also placed rollers at
the end of the wings for support and to reduce friction.

Without the strips on the outfeed table, the wood had a
tendency
to catch on the outfeed roller. The strips also greatly reduced
snipe. Later, after this photo, I also added them to the
infeed
table, though I'm not sure why. Grin

Very nice. And timely as I am thinking of making a stand, but
yours is a
much better design than what I was thinking of. I hope you don't
mind if I
"steal" some of your ideas.

Merry Christmas.

Bob Haar


If something I built can help someone else, it makes for a Merrier
Christmas. Enjoy.


--
Nonny

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