bertv
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Packard said:
The pics are of the stand for the smaller planer EHL 65. I guess the one for the 850 is bigger and longer.
In search of planer stand
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The pics are of the stand for the smaller planer EHL 65. I guess the one for the 850 is bigger and longer.
4nthony
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Cheese said:
If you have a Google account, you can try setting up a Google alert. You can configure it to get "as-it-happens" emails when Google finds new results for the search keywords ("Festool 485017").
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mino
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I think some are missing that there are special heads available for the HL850. This allows to make things one simply *cannot* make using a jointer, no matter how good:
https://www.festool.de/zubehoer?mai...iveProducts=True&accessoryCategory=Hobelköpfe
https://www.festool.de/zubehoer?mai...iveProducts=True&accessoryCategory=Hobelköpfe
bertv
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Coen said:
So it 'pays' to keep older catalogues around… From the 2014 Festool-cat: stands for the planers: SE-EHL for the EHL 65, EAN 488524 (around € 75); SE-HL for the HL 850, EAN 485017 (around € 105).
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Packard
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Cheese said:
It looks like it could be made more useful with the addition of infeed and outfeed extensions. It looks like you could mount it on a shop made "table" similar to a shop made router table.
sancho57
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i like mines. I use it for small pieces like cabinent doors etc. My full size jet jointer in on wheels this saves me the problem of rolling it out cleaning it and rolling it back. Its one of those tools you dont always need it but have it for when you do
onocoffee
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Thought I would continue this thread than start a new one. Finally got around to unboxing the WA-HL and SE-HL accessories to the HL850E and give them a go.
For those who may not be familiar, the HL850E is the big power planer, the WA-HL is the Big Fence and the SE-HL allows you to mount the HL850 upside down on a bench so you can hand plane pieces. Add the WA-HL fence and you've got a benchtop mini jointer.
The SE-HL base has the grippy foam strips that the guide rails have and has a couple of channels to fit the FSZ120 clamps to secure the mount to your bench. The planer is secured to the base with a rod that goes through a hole in the back of the planer and to the mount for the rabbet stop. This mount also has a blade guard.
Everything is pretty straight forward but I discovered that my HL850 does not have the nut that the rabbet stop and SE-HL would attach to. The hole is there, but no threads, no nut - no nothing! There's no damage to the area and the only way I can see that you could access that channel in the body would be to remove the infeed plate, which leads me to think that maybe they forgot to put it in at the factory way back in 2011?
Rang up Customer Service to see if that's just a part I can replace and it seems like it's rather involved. Asked if he might have an idea on how much it might cost but said they didn't want to give a range because the tool is out of warranty. Last thing I really want to do is send it in for a nut and get it back with a $600 invoice! So, a cutoff wedge from a douglas fir will have to suffice.
The planer works fine as a jointer. Though after spending all this time pushing stock from right to left, pushing it in the other direction feels a bit awkward and unnatural. As I'm thinking about it, I'm not sure how often I would need to use the HL850 as a jointer - especially since I have an 8" jointer at the ready. But it's a good piece of kit to have.
The WA-HL I think I like quite a bit. It works well enough as a jointer fence but as a guide for handheld planing, I think it feels very good. I like the larger face surface area.
Now to see if I can get these accessories to fit in an M237 Systainer.
Which reminds me of another thing I asked FTCS - asked about getting an insert for my OF2200. Said they were out of them and that Germany was no longer going to send FTUSA tool inserts (so, we're going to be SOL). Perhaps that's because of the tariff situation, I don't know, I didn't ask, but it's disappointing nonetheless.
For those who may not be familiar, the HL850E is the big power planer, the WA-HL is the Big Fence and the SE-HL allows you to mount the HL850 upside down on a bench so you can hand plane pieces. Add the WA-HL fence and you've got a benchtop mini jointer.
The SE-HL base has the grippy foam strips that the guide rails have and has a couple of channels to fit the FSZ120 clamps to secure the mount to your bench. The planer is secured to the base with a rod that goes through a hole in the back of the planer and to the mount for the rabbet stop. This mount also has a blade guard.
Everything is pretty straight forward but I discovered that my HL850 does not have the nut that the rabbet stop and SE-HL would attach to. The hole is there, but no threads, no nut - no nothing! There's no damage to the area and the only way I can see that you could access that channel in the body would be to remove the infeed plate, which leads me to think that maybe they forgot to put it in at the factory way back in 2011?
Rang up Customer Service to see if that's just a part I can replace and it seems like it's rather involved. Asked if he might have an idea on how much it might cost but said they didn't want to give a range because the tool is out of warranty. Last thing I really want to do is send it in for a nut and get it back with a $600 invoice! So, a cutoff wedge from a douglas fir will have to suffice.
The planer works fine as a jointer. Though after spending all this time pushing stock from right to left, pushing it in the other direction feels a bit awkward and unnatural. As I'm thinking about it, I'm not sure how often I would need to use the HL850 as a jointer - especially since I have an 8" jointer at the ready. But it's a good piece of kit to have.
The WA-HL I think I like quite a bit. It works well enough as a jointer fence but as a guide for handheld planing, I think it feels very good. I like the larger face surface area.
Now to see if I can get these accessories to fit in an M237 Systainer.
Which reminds me of another thing I asked FTCS - asked about getting an insert for my OF2200. Said they were out of them and that Germany was no longer going to send FTUSA tool inserts (so, we're going to be SOL). Perhaps that's because of the tariff situation, I don't know, I didn't ask, but it's disappointing nonetheless.
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luvmytoolz
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Absolutely love my HL850, and the stand can be very useful.
Did you get the spiral insert head for it? It's a game changer, you won't believe how much!
www.csptooling.com
Did you get the spiral insert head for it? It's a game changer, you won't believe how much!
Festool HL850 Planer Spiral Cutterhead
Festool HL850 Planer Spiral Cutterhead for machine upgrade
www.csptooling.com
kevinculle
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I have a jointer, a planer and a seven hand planes. The jointer and planer do 97% of the work...the hand planes can then sneak up on the final result with better precision and superior surface finish.
onocoffee
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I've been thinking about this!Absolutely love my HL850, and the stand can be very useful.
Did you get the spiral insert head for it? It's a game changer, you won't believe how much!
Festool HL850 Planer Spiral Cutterhead
Festool HL850 Planer Spiral Cutterhead for machine upgrade
onocoffee
Member
I'm gonna try this approach. I've been working on doing more hand work than just relying on jointers and thickness planers.
luvmytoolz
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It's money well spent, as good as the HL850 is, and it is very good, the spiral head just takes it to the next level. Smoother, quieter, better chip ejection, more aggressive planing.
