Sarbatche Posted October 23, 2014 Report Posted October 23, 2014 I've thrown out my back trying to pick up DeWalt's 13" planer (DW735) before, so I jumped on the rolling miter/planer stand because of its gas strut assisted lifting feature. The mobility and utility of this stand is unbelievable and the cost is priced comparably to the heavy duty miter stand. I intend to buy a second rolling stand to replace my heavy duty stand for my sliding compound miter.Unfortunately, the DW735 is too wide for the mounting rails on the DWX726, which I feel justifies an attachment from DeWalt as it's marketed as a universal stand for planers and compound miters. I had some scrap 1/4"x1" aluminum bar that worked well to adapt the machine mount. Well enough, at least, to share with y'all. Cheers!
madman_us Posted October 23, 2014 Report Posted October 23, 2014 great idea sarbatche. the stand def gonna help you out and protects your back
ChrisK Posted October 23, 2014 Report Posted October 23, 2014 Great idea Sarbatche and welcome to the forum!
regopit Posted October 23, 2014 Report Posted October 23, 2014 Good Idea. I wish that DeWalt would have made a quick disconnect system for this stand like the have for the other miter stand.
Bigmikez Posted October 23, 2014 Report Posted October 23, 2014 welcome to the forum man and great idea u got there
madman_us Posted October 24, 2014 Report Posted October 24, 2014 its also nice to have the planer on a flip flop stand.....the other side can be a drum sander or miter saw
madman_us Posted October 24, 2014 Report Posted October 24, 2014 that's just something when you have a tiny shop, not something for a contractor
Bigmikez Posted October 24, 2014 Report Posted October 24, 2014 Is that ur MM? If it is that's a cool idea 1
DR99 Posted October 24, 2014 Report Posted October 24, 2014 That's awesome I'll post this on the front page when I get the chance tomorrow. Sarbatche. Thats a cool little hack on a dewalt miter stand.
ChrisK Posted October 24, 2014 Report Posted October 24, 2014 I'm wondering if I can get that to go with my DW734? That I will have to look into.
madman_us Posted October 24, 2014 Report Posted October 24, 2014 no its not mike....my miter saw deserves it own stand (something like the pic below)just mobile 1
chadlanthier Posted October 25, 2014 Report Posted October 25, 2014 Both those stands are sweet. I've been looking excuse to buy that stand, because my miter saw already has a home. 1
vaught23 Posted December 7, 2014 Report Posted December 7, 2014 Sarbatche - Looks awesome. I'm looking to try the same thing myself... Do you have any issues with board wobbling in the planer with that modification?
RickyMcGrath Posted December 21, 2014 Report Posted December 21, 2014 I really like that. I have the Planer stand but it has a real low clearance getting in and out of the garage. I'm going to look into this. I have an extra stand that I put an older gen table saw on before I bought the 7491RS.
Grumpy MSG Posted December 30, 2014 Report Posted December 30, 2014 You have done something similar to what I have done mounting mine. You have to be careful using aluminum for your adapter rails, the wrong alloy will develop stress cracks from the vibration when the planer is running. I used some Unistrut or Kindorf rail and nuts that you can pick up at Home Depot rail for less than $20 for a ten foot length. The roller height and distance from the planer are adjustable so it works well for additional infeed/ outfeed support. Folded up it tucks neatly up against the wall, but I wouldn't leave it stood up in the middle of a room for fear of someone knocking it over.
Sarbatche Posted April 21, 2015 Author Report Posted April 21, 2015 Grumpy, those rails are pretty slick and easily mounted. I just happened to have 1/4" 7000 series aluminum bar stock laying around, which is plenty strong enough for this little job site planer. Do you have problems with the rollers not maintaining their adjusted height? Mind you, I've been planing timbers more than boards lately... But I've been toying with the idea of getting 1" steel square tube and making rollers with vertical supports that rest on the ground. Like a monopod and possibly telescoping.
Sarbatche Posted April 21, 2015 Author Report Posted April 21, 2015 Sarbatche - Looks awesome. I'm looking to try the same thing myself... Do you have any issues with board wobbling in the planer with that modification?No problems yet! :knocking on wood:
Bigmikez Posted April 21, 2015 Report Posted April 21, 2015 man I regret so bad not buying this stand when it was on sale last year.....
Grumpy MSG Posted April 27, 2015 Report Posted April 27, 2015 I haven't run into trouble with it, but I don't run them out all the way. The biggest stock I have run is 6/4 oak, I tend to run boards that are 8 feet or less in length, so I usually set the roller set at about 4 1/2 to 5 feet from the planer head. It allows me to set them up on the rollers and the bed extensions, lined up to run and them slide them in. Then I walk to the other side and ensure when it gets closer to the outfeed roller that it lines up to go across the roller instead of bumping into it. I make sure I wear gloves (a subject of controversy to some I am sure) and guide the board from the side a few inches away from the end. Don't grab it from the end and try to hold it up that would be a good way to get a finger pinched or mashed between the board and the roller.
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