Turn Your Hand Planer into a Jointer for Only $10
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- Опубликовано: 13 окт 2018
- #jigs #woodworking #DIY
In this video, I make a simple jig that allows me to use my electric hand planer as a jointer. The parts for this jig cost less than ten dollars because most of it is made of scrap wood and metal from previous projects. If you don’t already have some angle iron or aluminum angle, you can usually buy some short ends for a two or three dollars from a metal supply shop. Sometimes you can get scrap angle iron for free from a fabrication shop. This jig should only cost less than $10, assuming you have enough scrap to make most of the parts.
The only thing I had to buy was a cheap power strip / bar for six dollars. The mounting bolts need to be the correct thread count to fit the holes for the guide rail mount. If you do not have screws already, you may have to spend a two or three dollars on metric bolts and a couple of plastic bushings. If you don’t have plastic bushings, you can easily make bushings out of 3/4” wooden dowel. The planer works amazingly well as an edge jointer. I went into building this with reserved expectations but really liked the results.
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I made this for my planer more than 25 years ago ,tried to get a patent and get it marketed ,had a company from Sweden or Switzerland want more info through the marketing company that handled it for me but that company never contacted me ,it cost me almost $9000 for them to try marketing it and then wanted more money which I didn’t have ,so that’s as far as it went ,then about 15 yrs ago I seen it advertised in a Canadian Tire flyer a couple times and haven’t seen it since ,it was called a Jointer Jig For Hans Held Electric Planers ,don’t regret the investment ,it just didn’t pay off 😏😏
OMG that paper template trick, so obvious yet it's eluded me for so many years and my measuring skills have failed me for just as many.
The best of the simplest jointer table so far.
That was awesome! I don't have a table saw so I purchased a hand planer hoping to mostly use it for squaring the rounded edges of stock lumber for my projects as well as fix mild high spots. It is just too heavy to get the smooth look I was hoping for. This jig would solve that problem nicely and still do a nicer job than a yet unpurchased table saw.
Well i know what i'll be building now for my dads old planer that i inherited. And although having the planer face sit perfectly level is nice it's not mandatory. As long as the face sits ninety degrees to the fence you're good to go.
Sweet !!!!!!!!!!!!
I've been looking for jointers, but now I think I'll look for a hand planer and build a similar jig. I love it when I can use a tool for more than one specific purpose. Way to think outside the box!
That's awsome.
New to your channel, great video, well done, easy to follow instructions to make a very useful tool for my tiny part time shop/garage. Thanks!
Hi, I own an old hand planer passed on from my grandfather, so it‘s about 40+ years old. It has a cast aluminum stand which can be removed similar to your design. Recently found another metal part which was sitting in a box for more than 20 years and it turned out, it‘s the missing fence which can be slided on. I bought a pair of new HM-blades on ebay which fit exactly and the machine works like a charm. I might add a bigger plywood fence like you did. Seems like old tools were so much better than what you get to buy today. Greeting from Germany!
My planer is a 20 years old Bosch. It does not vibrate.
Love it, I watched my uncle turn a circle saw into a table saw, on the job site, much to learn from the experienced, I will be trying this
Brilliant tutorial, clear and simple explanation of this video. A little project that does not scare novice to have a go in making it works. Thank you Eric!!
awesome mate! I'm gonna do this... especially since I could never afford a real jointer and I'm just a hobby woodworker who is new. This is genius!
I've been wanting a jointer for a while, definitely be building this. Thanks for the vid.
I just bought a Bosch hand planer , front and back are tapped made this build even easier, works great!!!! Thanks for the idea
You have inspired me to build my own Jointer from an old planer. Thank you for everything.
Brilliant idea, I was actually shopping around for a jointer and this will save me hundreds
@4mins you presented a trick to making templates for power strips. All my life I've been measuring the base and "All I Hadda Do Was" to trace it on a sheet of paper. This is why I like RUclips...when I rearrange my countless different chargers(I wish they were universal like regular batteries) I will start this instead of boring my family with the necessity of measurements (I'll keep boring them until they get it). Thanks Reg.
Out of all the Diy Builds for this it is by far the simplest one I have seen for use with smaller stuff... I will most likely make one fairly close to this one.