In order to move the surface/thickness planer neatly back towards the wall efficiently and back out to more open area, I decided to make wheel brackets to do so. The need to do this is to avoid hitting a structural column and other stuff when planing long boards. Having the planer permanently placed in more open space blocks the pathway and is therefore no option. After opting a lever/ tilt mechanism I decided to go with permanent on wheels. Time will tell if it is the way to go I guess.
Welding jig, glued and nailed spruce blocks on plywood.
Clamping the cut strips in place.
Tack welding before applying long beads.
This is how it looks before cleanup and paint.
Attached to the surface/ thickness planer.
Detail, here one can see how I had to bring the wheels down to prevent the bolt that attaches the brackets to the machine from touching the ground. I did this with washers as I had them around. Yeah, yeah, measure twice cut once...
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