Delta 22-580 planer on a mobile cart

[Howard Rosenberg]

I'm about to finish my mobile cart for my Delta 22-580 planer.

How necessary is it to bolt it to the top vs just leave it on the top.

+/- 95LB makes me a just a little nervous.....

Thanks.
Howard

[Curt Harms]

I'm about to finish my mobile cart for my Delta 22-580 planer.

How necessary is it to bolt it to the top vs just leave it on the top.

+/- 95LB makes me a just a little nervous.....

Thanks.
Howard

Is there a down side to bolting it down? That planer is heavy enough that getting it out of say a cabinet to use then putting it back would get old in short order. I would bolt it down, I'd expect it to move a little when feeding heavier stock into it.

[Howard Rosenberg]

Thanks Curt. I've changed my mind and will go ahead and bolt it down.

[Carl Beckett]

Thanks Curt. I've changed my mind and will go ahead and bolt it down.

+1

With a long board running through it there is enough leverage to cause some sliding/twisting, which you definitely do not want.

[Edward Weber]

+1 on bolting or clamping
There can be enough vibration that it can walk around, and or course, it walks toward the edge.

[Howard Rosenberg]

Thanks Carl. Thanks Edward. Bolting it down will be the final step of this project.