Finally got some time to pull my Rigid planer out of the box and put the
stand together.

I was surprised how poorly engineered the stand is. The holes for the
carriage bolts are much bigger than the actual size of the studs and the
studs aren't long enough to go through all the parts being joined. I can
understand some play to make it easier to put together, but this seems a bit
much. It wobbles around like at drunk at New Years. It's only the friction
from the nuts giving it any strength at all.

A friend of mine owns one of these too and he suggested bolting the planer
to the stand on the floor. The theory being that I could stand it up from
the floor and save my back. But there's no way I would try that with this
stand. Perhaps his older model has a stronger stand.

Have the stands always been this weak or is this the new improved model?

On Oct 28, 11:52 pm, "Bill Stock" wrote:
Finally got some time to pull my Rigid planer out of the box and put the
stand together.

I was surprised how poorly engineered the stand is.

You are, are you?
It is NOT the kind of equipment guys like me, use to fabricate the
dashboards on $330,000 Bentley Arnages.
But, dude, is it okay for your bathroom window?
Or are you just in a bitchin' kinda mood?

....man-o-man......

"Robatoy" wrote in message
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On Oct 28, 11:52 pm, "Bill Stock" wrote:
Finally got some time to pull my Rigid planer out of the box and put the
stand together.

I was surprised how poorly engineered the stand is.

You are, are you?
It is NOT the kind of equipment guys like me, use to fabricate the
dashboards on $330,000 Bentley Arnages.
But, dude, is it okay for your bathroom window?
Or are you just in a bitchin' kinda mood?

...man-o-man......


Yea, Robatoy, it's all relative isn't it!? I'm really tired of being sold
on the, only-the-best-possible-will-do-for-you, sales pitch. We forget that
we're not all restoring the finest antique furniture or cars. Heck, for
most of us the average grade of machine will do for most of our needs and
the finer toos saved for our 'specialty' items. If the play in the planer
stand is a problem it can be stiffened with lager diameter bolts or the
addition of some wooden stretchers. OK, 'nuff blowing off. BTW, Roba...
Bentlys, huh - WOW!! If you have a site whre you show off your handiwork
I'd like to hear about it.

Sat, Oct 28, 2006, 11:52pm (EST+1) (Bill*Stock) doth
lamenteth:
Finally got some time to pull my Rigid planer out of the box and put the
stand together.
I was surprised how poorly engineered the stand is. snip

I make all my own stands - out of 1/2" plywood. No problem making
them, no problem with not sturdy enough. The only problem I had was
with my saw stand - it wound up a bit too high for my liking, so I cut
6" out of it and put it back together - no prob. Shoulda painted it
yellow.



JOAT
If it can't kill you, it ain't a sport.

(J T) wrote in news:8180-4544DCD4-872@storefull-
3334.bay.webtv.net:

Sat, Oct 28, 2006, 11:52pm (EST+1) (Bill*Stock) doth
lamenteth:
Finally got some time to pull my Rigid planer out of the box and put the
stand together.
I was surprised how poorly engineered the stand is. snip

I make all my own stands - out of 1/2" plywood. No problem making
them, no problem with not sturdy enough. The only problem I had was
with my saw stand - it wound up a bit too high for my liking, so I cut
6" out of it and put it back together - no prob. Shoulda painted it
yellow.



JOAT
If it can't kill you, it ain't a sport.



It's not too late to paint it yellow. With latex spray paint, even.

Patriarch

"Bill Stock" wrote in message
...
Finally got some time to pull my Rigid planer out of the box and put the
stand together.

I was surprised how poorly engineered the stand is. The holes for the
carriage bolts are much bigger than the actual size of the studs and the
studs aren't long enough to go through all the parts being joined. I can
understand some play to make it easier to put together, but this seems a
bit much. It wobbles around like at drunk at New Years. It's only the
friction from the nuts giving it any strength at all.

A friend of mine owns one of these too and he suggested bolting the planer
to the stand on the floor. The theory being that I could stand it up from
the floor and save my back. But there's no way I would try that with this
stand. Perhaps his older model has a stronger stand.

Have the stands always been this weak or is this the new improved model?

I have the Rigid planer as well and my stand is sturdy once I got it
together. I've moved it around the workshop a few times and I don't think
it's lost any of it's integrity. Once I get a few other projects out of the
way, I'm going to build a movable stand for it.

Mon, Oct 30, 2006, 12:39am (EST-1)
(Patriarch) doth sayeth:
It's not too late to paint it yellow. With latex spray paint, even.

Nah, what I meant was, if I'd painted it yellow from the start, it
wouldn't have been too tall. LMAO



JOAT
If it can't kill you, it ain't a sport.

"efgh" wrote in news:lCm1h.35368$P7.30320@edtnps90:


"Bill Stock" wrote in message
...
Finally got some time to pull my Rigid planer out of the box and put
the stand together.
snippage
Have the stands always been this weak or is this the new improved
model?

I have the Rigid planer as well and my stand is sturdy once I got it
together. I've moved it around the workshop a few times and I don't
think it's lost any of it's integrity. Once I get a few other
projects out of the way, I'm going to build a movable stand for it.



We built a welded steel tube mobile base for the Ridgid planer I have had
for four or five years now (Who remembers exactly how long these tools have
been around, anyway?) The stand is bolted together with the parts that HD
sent, and other than having to retighten the bolts once, have been just
fine since.

A better planer stand would have been a fancier planer, a lot more money,
more room, and less portable. And I wouldn't have been able to talk myself
into all of those handplanes as easily. YMMV, of course.

Patriarch

"Patriarch" wrote in message
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"efgh" wrote in
news:lCm1h.35368$P7.30320@edtnps90:


"Bill Stock" wrote in message
...
Finally got some time to pull my Rigid planer out of the box
and put
the stand together.
snippage
Have the stands always been this weak or is this the new
improved
model?

I have the Rigid planer as well and my stand is sturdy once I
got it
together. I've moved it around the workshop a few times and
I don't
think it's lost any of it's integrity. Once I get a few
other
projects out of the way, I'm going to build a movable stand
for it.



We built a welded steel tube mobile base for the Ridgid planer
I have had
for four or five years now (Who remembers exactly how long
these tools have
been around, anyway?) The stand is bolted together with the
parts that HD
sent, and other than having to retighten the bolts once, have
been just
fine since.

A better planer stand would have been a fancier planer, a lot
more money,
more room, and less portable. And I wouldn't have been able to
talk myself
into all of those handplanes as easily. YMMV, of course.

Patriarch

I mounted my Ridgid planer to an earlier version of one of these:

http://www.bettymills.com/shop/produ...aid%20Commerci
al/RCP452088GRA.html

I cut a couple of chunks of 4x4 to fit longways in the top,
spaced them to match the mounting holes, then drilled pilot holes
and ran four lag bolts with 'fender' washers through the shelf
bottom into each 4x4.

Then I put the planer in place, marked the mounting hole
locations, drilled the pilot holes, and lag bolted it in place.
For stability, I filled the lower shelf almost full of 'quick
set' concrete, leaving just enough space for a 1/2" piece of
plywood laid on it to come out flush with the top of the shelf
edge.

My cart originally came with four swivel casters. I changed these
to two swivel/locking casters and two fixed/locking casters. This
may have been overkill, as I find locking the swivels when needed
is usually enough.

Len

Ridgid Planer. Ridgid tools were first manufactured in a plant on
Ridge Rd in North Ridgeville, Ohio.

They used to publish a bi-annual calender showcasing their tools,
but also, no more.

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FF