Has any one developed a simple but SAFE jig that can be utilised to mount a power plane ( I have 3 1/4′ Makita N1900B) for use as joiner for small stock. Have old Rousseau TS stand and new Rigid Portable TS2400.
Enjoy Labor Day. Fight for Workers Rights and Union revitalisation.
Patrick Monk.RN. SF.Ca.
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Buy a new jointer from an American, union infected company; it will support workers, create jobs and keep $'s in the USA. Don't buy Rigid or other made in China brands; they don't support unions or anything recognizable as workers rights. The Rousseau is good the Makita probably not.
KDM
Happy Labor Day
"Buy a new jointer from an American, union infected company; it will support workers, create jobs and keep $'s in the USA."First off. Happy Labour Day to you too. Being a member of the Iron Workers means that I would like to support North American made as well, but to the best of my knowledge there are no American companies making any small shop woodworking machines on the in the USA. Even our own General (I don't know if they are unionized) makes most of their smaller machines offshore. So unless you can list the domestic makers and their products made here I'm at a loss to understand how your response could have been of any use to patrickmonk's question. Unless it was to make him feel bad about not having the bucks to get a new machine. It also does nothing to promote the Union Movement by putting down people that have made purchases out of a lack of knowledge or choice.To patrickmonk. I don't have an immediate solution to your problem except that I remember seeing a jointer stand accessory in the Makita brochures a long time ago for their 6" power planer. Perhaps they have an accessory stand for your model listed on their website. Otherwise it will be up to you to get creative and design one yourself if no one else has a suggestion. Good luck.
dukeone,
I am very pro union, however I was shocked to find out that some Japanese brands are made here in America while some "american" brands were made in China.
Labor here in America is more efficent and cheaper than In Japan (once you add the cost of the ocean voyage the stuff needs to take to arrive here)..
I was even more surprised to find out several Japaneese manufacturors have stuff made right here in my home state shipped to Japan, assembled and then shipped back..
The really complex parts are who actually owns the American brands..For example several well known American brands are heavily owned By Saudi's Chrysler for example is owned by Mercedes Benz however Saudi Ownership of Mercedes Benz is rather deep..
Further China's ownership of GM is steadily increasing while Mexico is buying up much of Ford..
Ahhh, it gets too complicated!
Frenchy: Yea, I agree it is way too complex. I was just venting a bit on what's his name. I try to do my best to find stuff made here or at solid friendly countries, it is not always do-able. My Japanese car was assembled in Canada with parts from just about everywhere. Globalization is here like it or not. I think it makes people in the USA or elsewhere wanting to preserve or improve union membership not paying attention to the current world situation. It makes "local" conditions less and less meaningfull. Unions are not what they used to be, hard as that is on many good people. Not facing reality never works. Duke
Patrick,
You can often just C-clamp the machine upside down to a firm surface, if the machine has a couple of handy areas for the C-clamps. However, you will have no guard so mind the fingers....
If the trigger needs to be held down, it starts to get more difficult. You can tape it down and use a switch at the plug end to start and stop the planer. More danger.
Bosch make a very nice planer that also has a dedicated frame that allows you to use the machine as both a small jointer and a planer. I have one and use it only now and then, for stuff like small box parts. It does have a guard and is wired via a no-volt release switch. To be honest, it takes rather too long to set up, for my liking. But it does work well once mounted.
Lataxe
The safe way is to move the planer instead of the wood.
Dead Wood Concept.
http://sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=40929
Good luck.
YCF Dino
Eurekazone
Doubt it will hook up with anything but their brand of planer but festool has a great jig for that.
Probably easier/safer/better to just use the tool as it is intended to be used.
If you do mean small then your Wagner Safe-T-Planer works well, drill press model in my case. Made in USA!
Otherwise, simply attach your stock to a length of 4 by 4 or whatever with double sided sticky tape, hold it in your vice and plane away.
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