Power Stand out of production?

[reubenjames]

All said and done for a bench, parts, and motor you would be close to that plus your time.

Well, if you put it *that* way.

[Sazerac81]

As I used to tell my subordinates and employees, never set something down, just to have to pick it up again. Back last only so long, wife had degenerative disc and passed it on to one of my sons. Not nice at a long age.
I go for the permanent mount of the planer, make 1 of the SS a shorty just for it, less dicking around then making a stand and getting a motor, and use the other side for a SPT station.IMHO
Heck there is a Greyling on CL in good shape for 250 by me, All said and done for a bench, parts, and motor you would be close to that plus your time.

True, true. I may convert one of the shopsmiths to a shorty for the planer. . The added benefit is I can get variable speeds with the shorty option.

Cheers,
John

[reubenjames]

Just in case it's of use: as promised, the plans for the stand (guess it already includes casters!) for the Shopsmith-mounted planer. It talks about mounting clamps, but I'm not so sure mine had those when I got it...

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[JPG]

Just in case it's of use: as promised, the plans for the stand (guess it already includes casters!) for the Shopsmith-mounted planer. It talks about mounting clamps, but I'm not so sure mine had those when I got it...

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How do you secure it to the SS? Same clamps.

[reubenjames]

The thing is heavy and the PP doesn't vibrate a lot, so, luck?
:O

[JPG]

The thing is heavy and the PP doesn't vibrate a lot, so, luck?
:O

Apparently!

Easy to make = screw and a wooden cross member with dish outs for the way tubes.(2x)

[Sazerac81]

Ah yes, I've got that in my shopsmith book. A simple little table for it. I would definitely be able to make that in a jiffy. I like the little cutouts for the underside clamps so you don't misplace them.

Also, in terms of beefing up the weight, are people finding that adding more weight by adding on cabinets loaded with equipment tends to drastically cut down on vibration of the shopsmith unit?

Cheers,
John

[recurve1usa]

For what it's worth. I bought a Shopsmith mounted planer in the early 80's.
I built the stand you have mentioned here to store it on. The stand makes it much easier to roll to the shop smith to be mounted on it. The height is good and it has a shelf under for storage.Not a bad way to go. Just be sure to put good casters on it. I put cheap ones on mine and it is a little bit of a pain to push it around. As far as the clamps go, they came with the planer. After mounting the planer the clamps just screw into the bottom of the planer from beneath the tubes to secure it. They work well.The slots in the top of the cart are only used if you want to clamp the planer down to it.

[reubenjames]

The book mentions the slots are there not only to accommodate the clamps but also so you don't rest the unit directly on the clamps, which it advises against.

As to vibration, I don't have much with the PowerPro motor but I need some organization and more stability never hurts. That being said, I only remember seeing a few people on here with under mount cabinets.

[Sazerac81]

Well, I ultimately solved the issue by getting my hands on a pro planer setup with the 1 3/4 hp motor so now it will be a standalone unit that I won't have to haul around. It even has the nice caster wheels on the unit so I can move it around a bit to keep the space tidy when it's not in use.

A quick question to pro planer users out there. This unit has literally sat untouched for 15 years. Does this amount of time really mess up the belt that ties the unit motor and the planer cutterhead together? The so-called 'belt set' issue?

Cheers,
John