In search of planer stand

[rocky100370]

Looking for 485017. This is the stand for the HL 850 Planer. I’m sure this is going to be like searching for a needle in a haystack.

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[Bob D.]

Toolnut lists the HL850 as in stock, maybe they have the stand too.
https://www.toolnut.com/festool-576...hsqZOl00FB5lXZt5CH3mXWa2JQoRDR3QaAnR8EALw_wcB

 

[Ron B]

This was a site I googled :https://eandata.com/

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Product Name: Festool 485017 Se-Hl Bench Jointing Unit For Hl 850 Planer
Category: Hardware: Tools
Short Description: Height:5 inches / Length:15 inches / Weight:5 pounds / Width:8 inches
Amazon.com: A Buy on Amazon ~ B002RKJTPS
Google: G Search Google
SKU: FESN485017
Model: 485017
Price New: 115.00 US Dollars    (curriencies)

I know nothing about them, but you might want to contact them.

 

[tjbnwi]

This would have been easy if I was still in Chicago….

I’ll look for mine tomorrow and post some pictures. I believe I know where everything is for it.

Tom

 

[Cheese]

Looking for 485017. This is the stand for the HL 850

Planer.
I’m sure this is going to be like searching for a needle in a haystack.

Unfortunately, it's more like searching for a needle in a coal mine...the hay stack would be easy.  [smile]  This item has been unavailable for the last 4-5 years, your best bet is to continue to scour the internet on a weekly basis. They show up from time to time but not often. Just make sure the "Scale Ring" is included because it's no longer available from Festool.

 

[rocky100370]

Thanks for the replies. Tom if you want to see yours Ill buy it.

 

[rocky100370]

This was a site I googled :https://eandata.com/

Over View
Product Name: Festool 485017 Se-Hl Bench Jointing Unit For Hl 850 Planer
Category: Hardware: Tools
Short Description: Height:5 inches / Length:15 inches / Weight:5 pounds / Width:8 inches
Amazon.com: A Buy on Amazon ~ B002RKJTPS
Google: G Search Google
SKU: FESN485017
Model: 485017
Price New: 115.00 US Dollars    (curriencies)

I know nothing about them, but you might want to contact them.

Nothing......just says unavailable.

 

[mino]

Would it be worth it to borrow from someone or ask someone to draw it and make your own ?

Maybe someone who has it can do a 3d model or at least a couple 2D cuts ?

IMO the main pain is getting the dimensions right, the build itself should not be a biggie. Maybe something can even be 3d printed with a fixing for a "jointer" fence.

 

[nvalinski]

I'd second the custom thought... there are laser cutting and bending shops that can likely cut out the two support pieces, and you could likely mount it to a piece of 8020 aluminum. Knobs and pins could be sourced from McMasterCarr. I think it's just the trigger lock and guard that would be difficult to make/source, but maybe that's where 3D printing comes into play.

 

[Coen]

It's still available as parts. Although... except two parts.

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[Packard]

I don't understand.  What would the planer stand do for a hand-held planer? (I obviously don't own the planer).  I did skim through the video and they are not showing one. 

Can you successfully joint two boards together using a hand held motorized plane?

 

[Cheese]

I don't understand.  What would the planer stand do for a hand-held planer?

The stand cradles the planer upside down so that you can use it like a traditional floor machine.

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[Packard]

That's a really short bed.  Is that going to give good results?

 

[Cheese]

That's a really short bed.  Is that going to give good results?

I've had mixed results with mine, I finally went back to the Delta to finish off the project.

I think it's a technique thing and I plan to dedicate some time to figure it out. I think you just need to practice a lot on some scrap.

 

[tjbnwi]

Found mine, took pic, to large to upload from iPad. If old age memory does not take over I’ll post them tonight.

Tom

 

[Packard]

I remember taking a wood shop class in high school.  We had to join boards using 22" Stanley plane (made in the UK).  I finally got the technique down for this but it took hours of practice (which is probably why bench planers became popular). 

But with a 22" bed it probably does a better job than the hand held machine planers.  I just looked and a good quality hand planer is $425.00--two thirds the price of the Festool.  I would probably invest in practice over buying the Festool planer.  There is something gratifying about using a good hand plane (though it is over 60 years since I have done so).

Likewise, there is something gratifying about using a block sander to finish a project.  I always finish off using a block sander just to feel like it is "hand made". 

 

[Michael Kellough]

Found mine, took pic, to large to upload from iPad. If old age memory does not take over I’ll post them tonight.

Tom

I can’t figure out how to post pics from the Photos file on my iPad so I email the photo to myself and then download it, all on the iPad. Then I can successfully post the downloaded version.

 

[Michael Kellough]

Using the portable planer with stand as if it was a jointer doesn’t give results as good as using an actual jointer, but the whole kit can be crammed into a large Systainer and carried.

 

[Packard]

Is it as good as a 22" hand plane?  Which is cheaper at $425.00 from Lie-Nielsen and lighter and smaller and does not require a source of electricity.  It does require some skills.  I managed those skills when I was in my teens.  I don't know that I have the patience to do so now. 

 

[Coen]

Is it as good as a 22" hand plane?  Which is cheaper at $425.00 from Lie-Nielsen and lighter and smaller and does not require a source of electricity.  It does require some skills.  I managed those skills when I was in my teens.  I don't know that I have the patience to do so now. 

The obsession with handplaners is as strange to me as the obsession with first print books
  [huh]