bench top thicknesser cabinet

[marcros]

I have a 12" bench top thicknesser that I want to make a stand for. I will stand this stand on a moveable base when I get around to making some. To save having to lift it on and off the bench all the time.

Materials will be softwood and/or 18mm ply. I have some 1/2" MDF too that could be used, but probably not needed omn this one.

Does anybody have a better design than a simple 3 sided cabinet with a door on the front? I was going to make some removable outriggers so that I can put the boards there as I work through the stack on each setting of the thicknesser. Other than that, I was just thinking rebates, housing joints, glue and screws.

Open to ideas chaps...

Cheers
Mark

 

[Jelly]

Platform of 50*100 joined with half-lap joints to form an appropriately sized square/retcangle, put a 50*50 mortice through the middle of each half-lap, and put the four legs on with mating 50*50 tenons, clad with sheet materials (which adds a lot of extra stiffness) and add a housing joints of a shelf or shelves as desired...

You could potentially make the top with the outriggers built in by having two of the four pieces on the top longer with a cross-lap, and supporting them with a diagonal that goes down to the main legs... kind of like an upside down queen-post truss.

 

[carlb40]

When i did mine i made a simple 18mm mdf box glued/ screwed and then rounded the corners over for when i bump into it :lol:

Never gave a thought to storage at the time, so now i have a huge box with no door on it #-o

Will add one this year lol. Ohh if you are adding castors? use 4 swiveling ones. I used 2 fixed, 2 swivel ( all braked type ) and the fixed ones make it a PITA to move easily. They are never in the right place to move it

 

[marcros]

i was going to keep it castor free, and build one of the bases that somebody did a WIP for. It will be an easy first mobile base, as practice for the bandsaw and planer ones that I will also do.

good tip on rounding the corners!

The only other type that I have seen is one that looks a bit like a square "8" shape, and where I was proposing outriggers, they placed the timber below the machine.

Simple box with door might be the best solution, then a couple of multi tasking saw horses could be a better way.

 

[carlb40]

Not sure if you have considered this, but i have made mine so the tables are the same height as my bench to use as either an in or outfeed table. Oh also from using it like this now for a few years, some added ballast at the bottom would be a good idea. It will help with stability, mine occasionally tips slightly with bigger timbers. Although that might be due to it being on castors.

 

[Benchwayze]

I decided to invest in a pair of adjustable, universal rollers from Axi.

http://www.axminster.co.uk/axminster-be ... 1bfb3ef830

A bit pricey for what they are, but they are well-made and they do the job of out-feed supports and outriggers for my cross-cut saw. They also saved me fettling about with making 'exact height' platforms to each side of the SCMS. Glad I splashed out. I am getting two more next month for the other side of the SCMS Stand. Job done!

 

[marcros]

i should have said- i am going to get a couple of roller stands for infeed and outfeed support. I can use them on the RAS and bandsaw too. In fact that is the next payday purchase. My bench isnt in a position that will help with thicknessing- the thicknesser needs to run parallel to it. The base will be steel, so hopefully will add some weight to it, but a bit of ballast isn't hard to incorporate. I have to admit, on the bench it has tipped on occasions with long beefy timbers.