Flip Top Tool Stand

[Dominic Greco]

I have considered making one of these tools. My concern is wood chips tumbling around in the tools when rotated. I am interested in your experience with actual use.

Great job! Nice piece of engineering and execution!

Doug,
Thanks!

About the chips: I found that if you have a load of chips in the planer, they WILL be dumped out into the base when the planer is flipped over. That's just the nature of the beast.

So when I go to use it this weekend, it looks like I will be using compressed air to blow out the chips (that the DC leaves behind) before I flip it.

[Ray Bersch]

Thanks for the reply.

Ray

[John Gregory]

what do they say about "great minds"

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We made ours a sanding station. Most of our stationary tools are Ridgid as you can see. I love the flip top sanding station. It makes good use of the space.

You flip top looks great. Good job.

[Jim Dunn]

Dom good luck with your submission. Hope ya get something real nice from it. If it gets published please let us know. (Like you wouldn't)

[Kent Cori]

Great idea Dominic as well as excellent execution. Thanks for the detailed description and pics.

[John Petsche]

Great design

[Keith Westfall]

Dom, this is on my list as well - but wondering how the weight is between the two and if there is any issue flipping with one side perhaps heavier that the other. I want to do one for my scroll saw and belt sander. Keith