Turn Your Hand Planer into a Jointer for Only $10
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- Опубліковано 13 жов 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 😏😏
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.
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
You have inspired me to build my own Jointer from an old planer. Thank you for everything.
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.
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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.
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.
Brilliant idea, I was actually shopping around for a jointer and this will save me hundreds
Thanks Eric, looks doable for novice workers like me. Will give it a try. Thanks again.
Simple, easy, effective - the way I like it. Great job sir!
I just bought a Bosch hand planer , front and back are tapped made this build even easier, works great!!!! Thanks for the idea
I really like this. Great execution of a simple idea.
Thanks @Australia4031 Cheers 🙂
That's brilliant! Thanks for sharing, Eric.
Very nice build and good instructions thank you I will be working on mine tomorrow.
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!!
So simple, 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.
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 video, excellent use of fast forward, direct and to the point, without excessive verbiage, thank you for sharing.
Thank you for sharing this. A very practical approach to making better use of the tools you have.
Muito bom, ficou ótimo e simples rápido de estalar a Plaina elétrica. 👍
I was going to get a jointer but I think I’ll try this first. Thanks for this clever idea... I have a Bosch planer I can try it on too.
Awesome idea, just convinced me to buy a hand planer.
loving this tutorial! simple and easy to follow. i just need to clear my garage of dead appliances so I can remodel it. thanks!!!
@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 UA-cam...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.
Good job on the jig. Love it!
"Rolerskate for a hand planer" hahaha nice one.
Thanks for the inspiration. This is exactly what I was looking for, since I have a hand planer and I was thinking about building a jig as well, but didn't really know how/where to start. So, thanks again!
Been staring at my electric planer for a while now wondering how it would work as a jointer. This is awesome. Thanks!
Very simple set up, I like it. Thumps up, I'm going to give it a try. Cheers from Holland.
Simple, cheap, useful, Rad👌🏼 great video... thank you Sir!
It's the simplest and best of all the planers I've seen. Congratulations
This is now on my to do list! Thanks for a great video
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!
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.
Excellent job ☺
Excellent, thanks for sharing. Cheers
So easy / simple and well done, saved, liked and going to copy. Thanks man
Gostei muito da sua idéia ,vou fazer uma dessa pra mim um abraço
That is a Great Idea....Will make one .
Great video, shows other uses for hand planer.
That is a great idea and build. The instructions and presentation of this was easy to understand and follow. Well done.
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
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
Absolute genius simplicity. Nicely done!
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
Wonderful! Thanks for wonderful idea
Simple, and useful. I thought of extending the base on the other side, to place a clamp there, added security from movement.
I love the simplicity of the design not over complicated and very functional
Thank you!! This is a project I will Challenge.
finally compliments an easy to make and definitely effective jigs
Awesome work. Great idea. I'm just getting into woodworking. Thanks.
Awesome creation! Thanks for sharing. This will be my next project to get better use from my electric hand plane.
Excellent idea I’m going to build one for my planner now really cool
I have the same model plane. Will definitely make this, thanks for the video!
That was awesome thank you
Excellent video and process. Thank you for sharing.
At 5:00 wow!! What a wonderful drawer!! Awesome video, thank you!
I love the simplistic design, most of us can try this? Great video, much obliged!! From UK!
Built it this morning in about three hours, and I'm a novice. Thank you very much.
I'm definitely trying this for my 18v planer. Great idea. 👍
Muito simples e muito bom.
Very nice setup. That was a great idea. Thanks for uploading the video. Much appreciated.
you're a genius simple
The easiest and simple project I've seen in the UA-cam
Short and simple. I will make one for my planer tomorrow.
Practical and easy to follow tips. Thank you Eric!
Glad it was helpful!
Excellent video Eric. I am DEFINITELY going to build this. I bought a 240 volt hand Planer (I'm in Melbourne Australia ;-).. ) for $29-95 at Aldi.......What a bargain! :-)
probably one of the best designs because it's so simple
OMG! Thank you VERY MUCH for this! Now I'm not regretting buying my electric planer. haha :)
Awesome video. This will get me by until I make the plunge for a jointer. Thanks.
That’s a cool, cheap jig. I’m going to make one! Thank you for the easy to follow tutorial.
That was so clever, enjoy your videos
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!
@Benoit St-Amand Welcome and Thanks for watching! Cheers🙂🍺
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.
Thanks @Eva Rogers! It is easy to get snipe and gouges trying to push the planer through by hand and I find that they just aren't designed well for edge planing. My electric hand planer collected dust for a while until I built this jig...🙂 The only thing I would suggest is maybe adding an in-feed /out-feed platform if you are working with material longer than 20 inches.
@@EricSorensenCanada I've always wanted to build furniture. My biggest project is my current one - a king size panel bed... gigantic head board, footboard, rails and slats. I should be ready to prime tomorrow. Next will be a quick set of chunky picture frames then a farmhouse table and bench for my daughter. There is no shortage of projects to be done. Just need to keep down the sawdust before my husband kicks me out out of the garage!
@Eva Rogers Nice! It's true, there is always more stuff to build and so many great ways to make it happen. Just take over the garage, I'm sure your husband won't mind.
I had a table saw, but it took up too much room in my garage, I took my circular saw, screwed it to a piece of plywood with the plate all the way down, turned it on, and cut down through the plywood. Then I flipped it over on top of some horses to use it as a table saw when needed. I made the fence out of some lengths of plywood glued and screwed together in an L shape to clamp to the table top.
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 🙂
Perfeito parabéns.
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.
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 for this! Very useful!
Excellent Work
What I love about it is it takes up little room portable your a very clever man going to have a go thank you
Thank u so much Eric for sharing this video. I was looking for an easy and quick jig for my jointer. And this is really perfect. I used aluminum but it works too. 👌😊Really thank u man.😊
Nicely done! Aluminum works really well too and it cuts a lot easier.
Been looking at several plans lately. This one seem to be the best idea for me, the beginner. Thanks for sharing.
Excellent, excellent, excellent video!! Thank you so much for just getting to the point without fluff. You rock!
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? ;-)
This simple and good idea is what i'm looking for. Thanks!!!
Excellent presentation! Thank you!
Neccessity, the mother of invention.
Thank you....
Greece-Athens...very smart idea and very simple in its construction, very informative and clearly, thank you my friend ....
very well thought out great idea I will be making one soon thanks
Good idea,I wanna try to make it once at home ...thank for share these video
👍👍👍
way cool. I my have to build one.
Thanks for posting that helpful video. Now all I need is a new electric planer
Great idea! Love your channel!
I’m still in the planning stage of a small shop for my garage. Limited space so I expect to need all the alternate use ideas I can get. Also on a limited budget because I’m disabled and my son is a disabled veteran so we will be sharing the shop and the costs. Thank you for sharing your ingenious ideas.
Cheers mate and happy trails
Thanks @Prepperjon! All the best and cheers 🙂
As a retired/disabled VET myself know about doing it on limited budget. If you have the yard space, consider building a shop in your back yard, and the cost can be next to nothing depending on what materials you use. I built both my Sheds/shops out of Pallets and maybe spent a total of $200 per (the roof is the major factor, 1 is metal other is corrugated, but can do wood roof with pallet and weather protect it). All of my benchs/workstations are made from pallet wood also. Other then that the next best thing is to run all your power tools off of solar power and cut your monthly electric bill drastically (be surprised how much you spend just to run your power tools, mine dropped $100 a month). Solar power can be a big exspense up front, but in the end it pays for itself. Hope that helps in giving some ideas on doing things on a budget and oh with limited space put everything on lockable wheels so you can roll things easily into workable space and move easily out the way, its a key factor that very few ppl think about when doing their own shop and have limited space. Also.
Simple, easy and good
Thank you so much. This is really gonna help in my workshop.
Thanks for sharing, i love this built, and im gonna try this👍
Thanks @Ritchel Gray! Cheers 🙂
Thanks for this video, you are me hero!
Great idea. For some of my smaller projects this will work perfect. Funny thing also I have the same Planer.
Fing brilliant, will be making one!