My planer is a 20 years old Bosch. It does not vibrate. If you spray the planer body with silicone, you can use silicone or acrylic sealer to bed it to your jointer chassis. Attach the power strip with sponge backed double sided tape or even with Velcro tape. The tool power switch can be held down with zip ties. A long bed extension on the feed side will help stop the jointer from grabbing. Not so simple to engineer but well worth having.
Sure, this can be customized as you like. I still use my planer as a hand planer from time to time, so I wanted the freedom to remove it from the jig - so for me, zip ties were a no-go.
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 😏😏
@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.
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!
@@ahnurmohamed Eric Sorensen may or may not have a dedicated thickness planer. This contraption (1) shows his ingenuity; (2) is used for smaller projects or "on the go"--at the job site; and (3) is probably intended to show other woodworkers who, like me, annot afford to buy full-blown thickness planers that start around $600.00.
Saw your idea to turn the electric hand planer into a joiner for under $10....just got a hand planer and found this....made it and it works great....bought one of those things that conforms to the shape you want and used it to make the pattern for the handle braces....came out perfect.....thanks for the video....subscribed to your channel also
This is great. I met someone who had done something similar - but to make a thicknesser. Only small but he did railway modelling so it was just right for him!
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.
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!!
Thanks! I live in a townhouse and have a tiny wood shop under my deck. I just don't have room for a big jointer planer, but I can definitely do this!!! Thanks
Like many of the other viewers, my hand-planer is gathering dust. This would be a great mechanism to re-purpose it and make use of it... Thanks so much!
Great tool! I'm looking into building one for myself. If you want to make it faster to set up and take down, cut out the iron above the holes in the iron at the front of the planer. Then find or make wing nuts or knobs with screws in them. Use them to secure the planer to the angle iron and leave them on the planer. Just loosen the screws and slide on and off the iron.
Nice and simple. Add in a way to attach a vacuum hose to catch the dust while on the bench and it pretty much covers all bases. (No one seems to take into account the saw dust these things sling, which is a lot.) Thanks for sharing. cheers...
Thanks Chase! There is already a built in dust collection port on the Bosch planer, which I use with my cyclone when I'm running boards. It ends up at the back of this jig which is perfect, so it won't get in the way. I think most brands have a dust collection port these days.
@@EricSorensenCanada - Damn! thought I had you one that one. Lol. I'm sure the new ones do, mine doesn't, but works just the same. So I'll have to add one to what ever I build for it. I like the bed you made for yours for sure! Keep up the good work! And again, thanks for sharing. cheers...
Hi Eric, greetings from Scotland. I just wanted to say that this idea is pure genius, many congratulations on coming up with it. It so happens that I own that exact same planer, the GHO 26-82, (240 volt European version) but I also subsequently bought a Makita cordless planer for site work, which I found much more convenient than having a trailing cord (and here in the UK they don't like 240 volt machines on site anyway). So my 240 volt Bosch planer has been languishing in its box, pretty much unused ... from time to time it did occur to me that it would be a great idea if it could be converted into a bench-top mini-jointer for small workpieces in the shop, and lo and behold ... you have come up with a superb design ! Thank you so much ! As you have already acknowledged , and obviously you knew right from the git-go, there are further embellishments which can be made. While watching the video, ( which I have done three times with the planer actually in my hands !) I have already envisaged how to fit the adjustable infeed and outfeed extensions. I will also mount it with two bolts on either side at the infeed end, , drilled into the table, rather than one in the table and one in the planer. This will increase rigidity, and remove the necessity for shaping the secondary plywood support at the outfeed end. Instead of the shaped plywood support, the heel of the planer handle will simply rest on a wooden support of the correct height to keep the planer parallel to the base, and will be fastened down , probably with a plastic cable tie (btw I will also fasten the switch with a cable tie, rather than deprive my puppy of his collar !) . Cable ties are cheap ... If I ever need to remove the machine (which I don't envisage) I will just cut the cable tie, and fit a new one when necessary) Finally, to absorb vibration, I will fit rubber washers at least 5mm thick at all contact points, ie between the steel angle and the body of the planer, and also between the heel of the planer and the plywood base. The fence I haven't figured out yet but it will be very similar to your design, although longer ... the total length of infeed plus outfeed will be four feet. Many congratulations again on a superb, thought-provoking video!
@murrmac Thanks for the kind words! It sounds like you've got some great ways to extend the design to suit your needs. It's great to get this kind of feedback from my audience. There is always room for improving some of the features for sure. Cheers 🙂
Nice. As it happens I do my hand planing with a selection of Mr. Stanley's pre-1960 products, and the Bosch electric planer I bought before I learnt to sharpen plane blades properly is sitting under the bench gathering dust...
Thanks John! I love my Stanley planes too and have become addicted to hunting down vintage originals made in the 60's at flea markets and such. My electric hand planer was also gathering dust until I decided to make this rig.
@@EricSorensenCanada I just brought my Bosch (older than yours, BTW) out because I have some rather pesky oak to plane, so I'm going to be building your rig today or tomorrow. I love the sound the plane makes.
Today started to do this gig and following the spirit using only leftover materials, scrap wood and flat steel, will only need to buy a couple os m5 screws (the ones I have are too long).
That's actually solid gold. For most of us that don't use a jointer on a daily, professional basis. Subscribed, and looking forward to more great ideas.
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!
back then my grandpa made 50 cents cutting hair. the buzzers and sizors everything still works.....they didnt make much money so they made shit strong af back then. idk if its sad or a good thing....little of both i guess
@David Persico Planned obsolescence didn't exist at one time and so stuff just used to work forever, if you took care of it. It's good that you have those things - it's important history.
@Eric Sorensen absolutly...and i cant thank you enough for sharing your tips. knowledge and history are very important things. i try to tell my son that. peace
Hi J.S. I just bought a planer from Aldi ( German Dept Store)here in Melbourne Australia. I loved Eric's video and hope that the trusted German quality is built into my planer....ummm.....I think it was made in China so I hope the German engineering excellence and quality has been taught to the Chinese....My wife is Chinese but she doesn't speak German. Should I be worried? ;-)
This is the perfect amount effort that will encourage me to continue woodworking haha. Thanks for this, now I don't feel so bad with the basic set of tools I have.
You are a genus...geniouss....jeanouss....you are really smart!! Thanks for the video! You've saved me a lot of money. Can't wait to get started on my own. Sad that I just now discovered your vblog. Again, thanks!
Thought about doing this for a long time but didn't know if it was safe and hadn't seen anyone else do it. Next project; homemade jointer from my power planer. Thanks
VERY nice build. You have modified a hand planer into a very useful basic jointer, which should handle stock up about 3 inches thick? The quick conversion to hand held use is great too. Looks like a three minute mount up. I have an older Porter Cable HH planer which gets limited use outside of job site carpentry and no dedicated jointer, so this is the perfect add-on. The only item I might change is your 2x4 base plate to extend it past the left side of unit. This would allow for a second clamp and stronger base (less likely to move), if using some bigger/ longer stock. Just subbed the channel.
Super new to wood working but falling in love with it quick. Gonna be trying to make this jig this weekend in hopes of jointing some boards for a table top I’ve been slowly but surely putting together. Would this jig handle longer boards fine or would it need some additional fencing, or maybe even a track for the wood to exit onto? No problem if you don’t see this, but thanks a million in advance for any info/suggestions at all from anyone who happens to see this!!
This set-up is only good for shorter stock / boards, maybe up to 30 inches max. For long boards, my latest video covers a different method: ruclips.net/video/-ydvJ6VXdt8/видео.html
The best of the simplest jointer table so far.
My planer is a 20 years old Bosch. It does not vibrate.
If you spray the planer body with silicone, you can use silicone or acrylic sealer to bed it to your jointer chassis.
Attach the power strip with sponge backed double sided tape or even with Velcro tape. The tool power switch can be held down with zip ties.
A long bed extension on the feed side will help stop the jointer from grabbing. Not so simple to engineer but well worth having.
Sure, this can be customized as you like. I still use my planer as a hand planer from time to time, so I wanted the freedom to remove it from the jig - so for me, zip ties were a no-go.
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 😏😏
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
probably one of the best designs because it's so simple
@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.
It's the simplest and best of all the planers I've seen. Congratulations
What I love about it is it takes up little room portable your a very clever man going to have a go thank you
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.
I just bought a Bosch hand planer , front and back are tapped made this build even easier, works great!!!! Thanks for the idea
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!
you must be rich to make one tool you use more 5 other tools does not make sense specially the welder
@@ahnurmohamed
Eric Sorensen may or may not have a dedicated thickness planer. This contraption (1) shows his ingenuity; (2) is used for smaller projects or "on the go"--at the job site; and (3) is probably intended to show other woodworkers who, like me, annot afford to buy full-blown thickness planers that start around $600.00.
@@ahnurmohamed
It must be nice to have all those machines but there is nothing in this video that can't be done with ordinary hand tools.
Built it this morning in about three hours, and I'm a novice. Thank you very much.
It is what i like ,transportable and compact awesome working on site Thanks a lot here from New Caledonia
Saw your idea to turn the electric hand planer into a joiner for under $10....just got a hand planer and found this....made it and it works great....bought one of those things that conforms to the shape you want and used it to make the pattern for the handle braces....came out perfect.....thanks for the video....subscribed to your channel also
Excelente, I'm going to try build this for my Makita, I think it will work. Thank you!
Ive got that same Bosch planer collecting dust in the cabinet and I need a jointer , now I can convert it to your idea. thank you
That is a great idea and build. The instructions and presentation of this was easy to understand and follow. Well done.
This is great. I met someone who had done something similar - but to make a thicknesser. Only small but he did railway modelling so it was just right for him!
Short and simple. I will make one for my planer tomorrow.
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.
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!!
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.
Thanks! I live in a townhouse and have a tiny wood shop under my deck. I just don't have room for a big jointer planer, but I can definitely do this!!! Thanks
I'm from brazil thank you very much, the best video i have ever seen for planer bench
Glad you liked it Reginaldo🙂
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!
Like many of the other viewers, my hand-planer is gathering dust. This would be a great mechanism to re-purpose it and make use of it... Thanks so much!
Great tool! I'm looking into building one for myself.
If you want to make it faster to set up and take down, cut out the iron above the holes in the iron at the front of the planer. Then find or make wing nuts or knobs with screws in them. Use them to secure the planer to the angle iron and leave them on the planer. Just loosen the screws and slide on and off the iron.
@Buck McDanielThanks! Yes, that's a great idea! Overall, this is an easy design to improve and customize 🙂
I really like this. Great execution of a simple idea.
Thanks @Australia4031 Cheers 🙂
Awesome video. This will get me by until I make the plunge for a jointer. Thanks.
I've been wanting a jointer for a while, definitely be building this. Thanks for the vid.
finally compliments an easy to make and definitely effective jigs
Brilliant idea, I was actually shopping around for a jointer and this will save me hundreds
Very good, really liked the paper trick
The easiest and simple project I've seen in the RUclips
You certainly know how to set the "Gold Standard" for simplicity. Your videos are easy to follow with clear instructions.
Great job.I'm gonna have to give this a try as I need a jointer but don't want to spend the money thank you.
That is useful! Thanks! Now to get a planer.
Excellent presentation! Thank you!
I love the simplicity of the design not over complicated and very functional
Thank you Eric! Your jig is the simplest, cheapest and easiest to build. I went through a lot of videos but yours was the best.
i REALLY LIKE WHAT YOU DID WITH THE ELEC. PLANER AND WILL THE SAME WITH MINE; THANKS AGAIN FOR THE KNOW HOW.
Nice and simple.
Add in a way to attach a vacuum hose to catch the dust while on the bench and it pretty much covers all bases.
(No one seems to take into account the saw dust these things sling, which is a lot.)
Thanks for sharing.
cheers...
Thanks Chase! There is already a built in dust collection port on the Bosch planer, which I use with my cyclone when I'm running boards. It ends up at the back of this jig which is perfect, so it won't get in the way. I think most brands have a dust collection port these days.
@@EricSorensenCanada - Damn! thought I had you one that one. Lol.
I'm sure the new ones do, mine doesn't, but works just the same. So I'll have to add one to what ever I build for it.
I like the bed you made for yours for sure!
Keep up the good work! And again, thanks for sharing.
cheers...
This simple and good idea is what i'm looking for. Thanks!!!
Thanks for sharing. Mabuhay!
@Jonathan Yabut Thanks! Cheers 🙂🍺
Hi Eric, greetings from Scotland.
I just wanted to say that this idea is pure genius, many congratulations on coming up with it.
It so happens that I own that exact same planer, the GHO 26-82, (240 volt European version) but I also subsequently bought a Makita cordless planer for site work, which I found much more convenient than having a trailing cord (and here in the UK they don't like 240 volt machines on site anyway).
So my 240 volt Bosch planer has been languishing in its box, pretty much unused ... from time to time it did occur to me that it would be a great idea if it could be converted into a bench-top mini-jointer for small workpieces in the shop, and lo and behold ... you have come up with a superb design ! Thank you so much !
As you have already acknowledged , and obviously you knew right from the git-go, there are further embellishments which can be made. While watching the video, ( which I have done three times with the planer actually in my hands !) I have already envisaged how to fit the adjustable infeed and outfeed extensions.
I will also mount it with two bolts on either side at the infeed end, , drilled into the table, rather than one in the table and one in the planer. This will increase rigidity, and remove the necessity for shaping the secondary plywood support at the outfeed end. Instead of the shaped plywood support, the heel of the planer handle will simply rest on a wooden support of the correct height to keep the planer parallel to the base, and will be fastened down , probably with a plastic cable tie (btw I will also fasten the switch with a cable tie, rather than deprive my puppy of his collar !) . Cable ties are cheap ... If I ever need to remove the machine (which I don't envisage) I will just cut the cable tie, and fit a new one when necessary)
Finally, to absorb vibration, I will fit rubber washers at least 5mm thick at all contact points, ie between the steel angle and the body of the planer, and also between the heel of the planer and the plywood base.
The fence I haven't figured out yet but it will be very similar to your design, although longer ... the total length of infeed plus outfeed will be four feet.
Many congratulations again on a superb, thought-provoking video!
@murrmac Thanks for the kind words! It sounds like you've got some great ways to extend the design to suit your needs. It's great to get this kind of feedback from my audience. There is always room for improving some of the features for sure. Cheers 🙂
Nice. As it happens I do my hand planing with a selection of Mr. Stanley's pre-1960 products, and the Bosch electric planer I bought before I learnt to sharpen plane blades properly is sitting under the bench gathering dust...
Thanks John! I love my Stanley planes too and have become addicted to hunting down vintage originals made in the 60's at flea markets and such. My electric hand planer was also gathering dust until I decided to make this rig.
@@EricSorensenCanada I just brought my Bosch (older than yours, BTW) out because I have some rather pesky oak to plane, so I'm going to be building your rig today or tomorrow. I love the sound the plane makes.
Very cool. Very simple. 👍
Very clever! Thanks for the idea!
Nice and simple, perhaps recess the fence back into the uprights to increase the available width you can plain, I will make one of these, very handy.
That's awesome. I don't know how you guys come up with this stuff.
Thank you so much. This is really gonna help in my workshop.
Today started to do this gig and following the spirit using only leftover materials, scrap wood and flat steel, will only need to buy a couple os m5 screws (the ones I have are too long).
Get the hacksaw out and cut them down to size!
Thank you for sharing this. A very practical approach to making better use of the tools you have.
Best video I've seen in making a jointer
Been looking at several plans lately. This one seem to be the best idea for me, the beginner. Thanks for sharing.
Nice jig. Reasonably easy as well.
Congratulations! Very easy you idea.
formidables simple à faire bravo
Simple but amazing
Very simple set up, I like it. Thumps up, I'm going to give it a try. Cheers from Holland.
This is genius
i love it very much thanks for giving a simple invention......thanks you sir
@Gwjwnshar Basumatary you are most welcome! Cheers 🙂
I've watched so many diy's and this is by far the simplest and least expensive. Brilliant. I will be using this build.
It's really a simple and good idea.
That's actually solid gold. For most of us that don't use a jointer on a daily, professional basis. Subscribed, and looking forward to more great ideas.
Pretty sweet I must say
I love the simplistic design, most of us can try this? Great video, much obliged!! From UK!
very well thought out great idea I will be making one soon thanks
Nice work with a great outcome....very clever , thanks
Been staring at my electric planer for a while now wondering how it would work as a jointer. This is awesome. Thanks!
I have the same model plane. Will definitely make this, thanks for the video!
I've got my dad's old hand planer around here somewhere time to go looking for it.
Will be making this!
Excellent, excellent, excellent video!! Thank you so much for just getting to the point without fluff. You rock!
I like it! it simple and easy...
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!
Hi J. S.! That's amazing! Some of the vintage power tools had features and accessories that you don't get today. Enjoy using it 🙂
back then my grandpa made 50 cents cutting hair. the buzzers and sizors everything still works.....they didnt make much money so they made shit strong af back then. idk if its sad or a good thing....little of both i guess
@David Persico Planned obsolescence didn't exist at one time and so stuff just used to work forever, if you took care of it. It's good that you have those things - it's important history.
@Eric Sorensen absolutly...and i cant thank you enough for sharing your tips. knowledge and history are very important things. i try to tell my son that. peace
Hi J.S. I just bought a planer from Aldi ( German Dept Store)here in Melbourne Australia. I loved Eric's video and hope that the trusted German quality is built into my planer....ummm.....I think it was made in China so I hope the German engineering excellence and quality has been taught to the Chinese....My wife is Chinese but she doesn't speak German. Should I be worried? ;-)
Design worth executing! Will need tweaking if not using a Bosh planner.
This is the perfect amount effort that will encourage me to continue woodworking haha. Thanks for this, now I don't feel so bad with the basic set of tools I have.
Thanks TashTech! Nothing wrong with a basic set of tools. It's all about how you extend their functionality to get the most out of them 🙂
You are a genus...geniouss....jeanouss....you are really smart!! Thanks for the video! You've saved me a lot of money. Can't wait to get started on my own. Sad that I just now discovered your vblog. Again, thanks!
Excelente trabajo, copiaré tu idea
Awesome work. Great idea. I'm just getting into woodworking. Thanks.
Such a cute puppy
Nice! Thanks for the idea.
Peogetto semplice e funzionale.Complimenti.
hello You made it beautiful, original, simple. praise👍
Very very very good!!!!!!!!
Thought about doing this for a long time but didn't know if it was safe and hadn't seen anyone else do it. Next project; homemade jointer from my power planer. Thanks
Excellent idea I’m going to build one for my planner now really cool
Fantastic idea, I will give this a go....
So refreshing to see someone on RUclips actually secure their work piece to the drill press! I can’t wait to make one of these
5his is a great jig. Thank you
Nice work
Very nice setup. That was a great idea. Thanks for uploading the video. Much appreciated.
YES!! I bought a hand plane and didn't even work for the application. Just sitting in the drawer. Now I'll have a jointer!!
What a great idea, I’m going to make on. Thanks
VERY nice build. You have modified a hand planer into a very useful basic jointer, which should handle stock up about 3 inches thick? The quick conversion to hand held use is great too. Looks like a three minute mount up. I have an older Porter Cable HH planer which gets limited use outside of job site carpentry and no dedicated jointer, so this is the perfect add-on. The only item I might change is your 2x4 base plate to extend it past the left side of unit. This would allow for a second clamp and stronger base (less likely to move), if using some bigger/ longer stock. Just subbed the channel.
Thanks Andrew! Widening the base is a great idea, especially if you plan to use on a job site. Cheers🙂
nice jig
You have inspired me to build my own Jointer from an old planer. Thank you for everything.
Very cleaver Eric! Nice addition to my garage workshop.
Super new to wood working but falling in love with it quick.
Gonna be trying to make this jig this weekend in hopes of jointing some boards for a table top I’ve been slowly but surely putting together.
Would this jig handle longer boards fine or would it need some additional fencing, or maybe even a track for the wood to exit onto?
No problem if you don’t see this, but thanks a million in advance for any info/suggestions at all from anyone who happens to see this!!
This set-up is only good for shorter stock / boards, maybe up to 30 inches max. For long boards, my latest video covers a different method: ruclips.net/video/-ydvJ6VXdt8/видео.html
@@EricSorensenCanada awesome! Thank you so much, I’ll be watching that video right after work today!