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So, I have a shopsmith planer now, but I find that it is the most cumbersome and heavy addition to easily haul around to be put on the machine and removed....

Anybody have any idea if the stand-alone power stands are being discontinued by shopsmith?

I mean I can only imagine what it will be like to try to haul that planer around once I am out of my 30's and so on....

It seems like I would need the 1.5hp power stand if it were still available so probably not the easiest to find second hand.

http://www.shopsmith.com/ownersite/cata ... stands.htm

Cheers,
John

I don't know why they are currently out-of-production. If you need to know, I would suggest a call to Customer Service.

I also do not know why there are different versions. Knowing what they are, I can imagine why the top plates may differ but everything else seems to be the same (motor excepted). This could be important if you shopped for one and ebay.

Apparently none of the power stands are 'currently available'.

Neither is the 'pro planer'.

Mark mounted is still available.

BTW A 1.75 hp version is preferable to 1.5 hp.(higher rpm/different pulleys)

My guess would be their stamped steel supplier has departed company with them.

JPG wrote:Apparently none of the power stands are 'currently available'.

Neither is the 'pro planer'.

Mark mounted is still available.

BTW A 1.75 hp version is preferable to 1.5 hp.(higher rpm/different pulleys)

My guess would be their stamped steel supplier has departed company with them.

It's always good to have more power but since they don't make them anymore for the time being and they didn't offer a 1.75 HP version, how would I go about the task of building one?

Does anyone have some rough or detailed plans? I think it would be great to go about doing this as long as I didn't have to spend a bunch of time test fitting it all together.

Cheers,
John

The helical cutterhead may make lower HP less of an issue. Hmmmm, too many options and all costing more money!

My wife will start yelling at me if I keep buying tools without any results!

Cheers,
John

Sazerac81 wrote:

JPG wrote:Apparently none of the power stands are 'currently available'.

Neither is the 'pro planer'.

Mark mounted is still available.

BTW A 1.75 hp version is preferable to 1.5 hp.(higher rpm/different pulleys)

My guess would be their stamped steel supplier has departed company with them.

It's always good to have more power but since they don't make them anymore for the time being and they didn't offer a 1.75 HP version, how would I go about the task of building one?

Does anyone have some rough or detailed plans? I think it would be great to go about doing this as long as I didn't have to spend a bunch of time test fitting it all together.

Cheers,
John

Sure about that?

After checking out the details ie status with shopsmith you can build a do it yourself version out of lumber, well plywood anyway. I haven't seen any plans but I can't see it being to hard to do.

Then there are people how make stands, Kreg, shop fox, htc and rockler and many others. In most cases the stand is generic so you will still have to deal with part of the design and perhaps make a few parts. Metal stands identical to shopsmith well I don't think you will find any but close enough to work with that is quite possible.

You will want to look at the load and things like do they have options for caster and for how much......

Just a quick check on amazon brought up this:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01381 ... B8FMY7HRC7

I don't have a shopsmith planner so I have no real idea of how big of an area you need but this one is good for 500 pounds so I think that is good with a planner and motor???????? at least I hope so.

Ed

Pro Planer with stand only weighed 151 pounds and the mounted only 64 Pounds. Aside from the small weight of the stand itself, the Pro Planer has a larger cast iron bed and separate motor, which accounts for much of the weight.

I have one of each, and when I had the Pro off the stand, there was a notable weight difference between them. A 500lb rated stand would be over-kill but would certainly handle the weight, but looking at the alternate one rated at 500, it appears less substantial than the OEM Shopsmith visually.

Everett

John,

I put a Byrd head on a DeWalt 735 and found I have to smaller bites out of the lumber so my thinking is the helical head will perform better (speed wise) with greater hp. The Byrd head has knives always in contact with the would and thus takes more power. I think.

Jack

Sazerac81 wrote:The helical cutterhead may make lower HP less of an issue. Hmmmm, too many options and all costing more money!

My wife will start yelling at me if I keep buying tools without any results!

Cheers,
John

Sazerac81 wrote:So, I have a shopsmith planer now, but I find that it is the most cumbersome and heavy addition to easily haul around to be put on the machine and removed....

Anybody have any idea if the stand-alone power stands are being discontinued by shopsmith?

I mean I can only imagine what it will be like to try to haul that planer around once I am out of my 30's and so on....

It seems like I would need the 1.5hp power stand if it were still available so probably not the easiest to find second hand.

http://www.shopsmith.com/ownersite/cata ... stands.htm

Cheers,
John

I'm a couple years shy of 60 and have no problem hauling tools a lot heavier than that.