Comments on: Flip Top Planer Cabinet http://kyserikekraftsman.com/2008/07/11/flip-top-planer-cabinet/ "My Experiences in Woodworking" Thu, 09 Jun 2011 19:04:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: The Kraftsman http://kyserikekraftsman.com/2008/07/11/flip-top-planer-cabinet/comment-page-1/#comment-314 The Kraftsman Wed, 06 Jan 2010 15:12:06 +0000 http://kyserikekraftsman.com/blog/?p=116#comment-314 Hi Joe .. Thanks for posting and I'm happy you like the concept. It works great! For the spindle I just used a 1/2" cold rolled steel rod that you could pick up at any hardware store. I also used brass bushings on the cabinet sides where the rod would actually turn. To lock the top in place I used some 1/4" diameter by 3" long pins, one on each side of the cabinet. One towards the front on the left side and one towards the rear on the right side. Balance is the key in making this all work. Make sure that whatever tool you are mounting is balanced so that the weight is distributed evenly across the top. The weight is carried by the spindle. The pins just keep it from moving one way or the other and don't really carry the weight. The Kraftsman Hi Joe .. Thanks for posting and I’m happy you like the concept. It works great! For the spindle I just used a 1/2″ cold rolled steel rod that you could pick up at any hardware store. I also used brass bushings on the cabinet sides where the rod would actually turn. To lock the top in place I used some 1/4″ diameter by 3″ long pins, one on each side of the cabinet. One towards the front on the left side and one towards the rear on the right side. Balance is the key in making this all work. Make sure that whatever tool you are mounting is balanced so that the weight is distributed evenly across the top. The weight is carried by the spindle. The pins just keep it from moving one way or the other and don’t really carry the weight.

The Kraftsman

]]> By: joe http://kyserikekraftsman.com/2008/07/11/flip-top-planer-cabinet/comment-page-1/#comment-313 joe Wed, 06 Jan 2010 14:46:18 +0000 http://kyserikekraftsman.com/blog/?p=116#comment-313 Hey, I recently found this video on woodworkingtalk.com and would like to use your idea of flip top in my planer/mitre cabinet. I was wondering if you could help me out with exactly what hardware or system you use to enable the top to flip and lock in place. I'd appreciate any info you could pass on, thanks. JJM Hey, I recently found this video on woodworkingtalk.com and would like to use your idea of flip top in my planer/mitre cabinet. I was wondering if you could help me out with exactly what hardware or system you use to enable the top to flip and lock in place. I’d appreciate any info you could pass on, thanks.

JJM

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