The first half of the ru-vid.comUgkx3ICSK6nSknaL_45CU2NmFSoXjarGMDiJ book is everything about wood: types, tools, finishes, setting up shop etc. The second half is all about doing projects for inside and outside of the home. The color pictures are helpful. After reading a dozen of these types of books, this is probably the best overall (layout, color photos, plans). Only detraction is that many of the projects use a table saw/router/planer, which are usually expensive and take up space, so the plans are less friendly to newcomers and the budget conscious. But I know I can use a drill, circular saw or a jigsaw to make the projects.
I always wanted a jointer but couldn't bring myself to spend that kind of money on something I wouldn't use a whole lot. This solves that problem. Great job, thanks for the share!
I love seeing people do these really well thought out time consuming builds. I am just learning to work with wood and am a steel worker by trade so I laugh when I see these guys try to work with a little metal and they're using a hacksaw on a vise not bolted down and struggling. That's probably about how I look when I work with wood, like I don't know what I'm doing.
I think you have the same table saw I have. I was gonna build an outfeed table...but that back post makes it a challenge if I keep the fence I use... looks like a table behind it works okay. I was gonna extend my table...but have a gap to allow the rear of the fence to still be functional. Nice build!
I've wanted an edge jointer for a long time but I can't come around to spending over $400 on something that I won't use often. This seems like a logical and affordable alternative. Thanks, I will use your plans. Nice video and great craftsmanship.
Damn that's a comprehensive build. I clicked on the vid expecting jig quality and detail, this is an order of magnitude better. I mean...electrical boxes...genius.
I dig it man! The music kinda gave me a little anxiety though. Like I was on a video game level too long and just couldn't level up to change the scene. Damn,It still in my head. Same riff over and over. Kill me or give me more quarters!
jeeeesuss. i applaud the ingenuity but idk if i can justify the amount of planning time, building time and materials for a 3in mdf jointer. you can regularly find SOLID jointers on craigslist for around $200 with way larger capacity, more reliable and durable. thumbs up for the thought tho
Well I think you did a great job and have inspired me to do the same ... well done and as for the bloke who sarcastically referred to nailing he obviously forgot to notice that you glued the joints - I had an old cast iron Jointer on a stand that the motor had gone and it weighed a ton and I dismantled it and threw it away - I regret not getting it fixed but if I do what you have done I will not feel so bad because yours is light and portable. Well done mate from Mike in Sydney.
Killshot 76 Its not that people hate the video so much, but I think it may be the music they’re not really happy with. The video is excellent by the way.
I understand not every style is for everyone. Even i look back on this video and wish i had done it differently. If the like to dislike ratio was way higher that would be my cause for concern.
Ohh lol, ya I haven't decided if I want it outside so it just kinda floats around my inside bench. But on a side note in the near future I will be making a double wood vice for the outfeed/assembly table.
If you're right handed and installing stranded wire under switch or receptacle screws try twisting the strands as lefties do naturally. The strands won't unravel as you tighten the screw. Buy what you need so you can build what you want. Well done, keep building. Cheers
Everybody else has hit my points. Good job. You had the fun of making your own tool and you can always pull the planer out of you need it. True a porter cable benchtop jointer cost about the same as your build in the end but you had fun. Funny i have a maverick vise that roams the bench in my shop too.
Well, the end product, while "bulky," was quite good. But without any explanations ow "what/why" it's a tad tough to follow. I don't know how many viewers will actually try to MAKE one like yours as a result. But it did give us some good ideas.
@@2869may , well, woodworking CAN be tough, but I was talking about building TOOLS that help in woodworking. They're really not the same thing as, say, building a PC vs USING a PC. People know how to use them, fewer know how to build them. And the reason is, most people don't want to build one, they do, however want to use them. (And, of course, most people are intimidated because they assume you have to be a "Computer genius" to build a PC, which isn't true.) And building one vs using one are quite different. So I'll stand by my observation based on various things. I used to teach engineers how to build and set up computer systems, for instance. Not PCs, large server/array/networking racks and racks of systems such as FB or Amazon uses. My students already knew the goal, the "tricky part" was How and Why they needed to do certain things. If I stood in front and just started throwing systems together, racking them, hooking them up and so on, I guarantee they would STILL have the same questions. So my comment was simply that I saw you MAKE some "thing." I thought, "Ok, looks good. Wish I knew what he NEEDS that for though." That was my only point. Does that make sense?
@@grumich4084 The "tool" that was being built, was for the most part comprised of wood... So the tool itself is a product of woodworking..... If he had built a woodworking CNC, I would have been lost, and you probably would have a much better understanding. I see the point you're making, But understanding the reasoning does not ensure the ability to produce a properly functioning product. If I were just learning to operate a computer, I probably wouldn't attempt to build one.
@@2869may Agreed. And I "kinda" doubt someone who just learned how to use a hand saw and maybe a drill thinks "Great! Now all I gotta do is build myself a jointer!" It reminds me of a gal I know who came up one day asking me which tennis racket should she buy. (IShe knew I'd played quite a few years of tennis.) She'd had ONE lesson. Before I could answer she said she'd looked at a few and the Pro told her that one of these two would be good. I wasn't surprised that each of them were pushing $300 bucks. So I asked her if she had a Costco card (It's like "Sam's Club") and she said yeah so I said "Ok. Go to Costco and near the back on your right you'll see some rackets. But don't buy those. There should be a big BOX filled with rackets near the ground. Pick one that's not too heavy, and you probably want one with a 4-1/4" grip. $15 bucks." I told her that, at her stage, a racket really didn't matter. Heck, I'm not a bad tennis player but I could play, say, Federer and I know I wouldn't win a GAME off him even if he was playing with a bloody broom. And I do think you built an amazing jointer combo, all I was saying is you gotta admit it was rather complicated, so it can be confusing to people, like me, as to just what that part or this part was for. Again, that was meant only as a suggestion. Ya gotta remember, you're probably much more skilled than most of the folks who watch your video, so what might be "obvious" to you isn't obvious to them. And I'm in the "them" column. ;)
@@grumich4084 I see your point, some explanation would definitely be helpful to those that might not have any experience operating a joiner, but would like to utilize one in their woodworking projects. I may have been hasty in my comment, not thinking about those people.
I like the build video - maybe go with a slightly lower volume or less intense music over top of it? I find I watch a lot of these build type videos while relaxing and the music just gets exhausting to listen to for ten or fifteen minutes at a time. Especially if you wanted people to dig into the channel and watch a few others, might be worth looking into. Always amused to see someone else working with Mastercrap stuff btw :)
That was fun to watch, except for the unbolted vice of course. I think the same as Max Taco about the music though. I am a musician/composer, and I'll give you music that I write and record for your vids if you want. No charge, I am not selling anything. Just like being helpful. Hit me up if you interested and I'll e-mail you a sample or two. I play all the instruments and do all the recording by myself. No one else is involved so there are no legal issues or royalty hounds. Just thought I'd mention it. My e-mail is nicochise@gmail.com
The only thing that makes wearing sandals in the workshop ok is having some hard rock background music. If you change the music, you'll have to get closed toe shoes. Sorry, I don't make the rules; that's just how it is.
That’s a nice idea which I will adopt, thank you. When you were installing the power box I did not notice you grounding/earthing the metal box - did I miss that?
hey mate.. appreciate the time you took to make this video as well as uploading the plans for free.. great build that im sure will hape many that cant afford to spend on expensive workshop equipment.. thank you
I will say that for the same price of a new 3 1/4" hand plane I bought an old, run down 6" jointer, spent a couple of hours fixing it up, greasing it up and sanding off some rust and now it does perfect 90° angles and can face joint a 6" board. Plus it has full depth micro adjustability and very accurate repeatability. I think a lot of these DIY shop projects are way overkill and can be a huge waste of time and money. For me I would rather spend my time making furniture rather than making barely passable power tools for my shop that noone will see (accept in a youtube video).
You found a used 6" jointer for about $50? That is a great deal. I cannot find jointers anywhere near that low in my area on craigslist. Best I've seen so far is about $200.
Well I commend you for finding a new hand plane that is worth buying for $50 as well. It seems like anything that is worth buying is around $150. I bought my 6" jointer for $130.
Horse shit, is that all you trolls could complain about lmao Damn. Sit there and watch videos and complain besides getting off your ass doing something and leave the man alone. He is clearly a good builder. I build shit barefoot sometimes, it’s my damn feet not anyone else’s
Ok, but a blade guard is a must on a jointer. I'd rig Up something to cover the portion of blade that wasn't cutting. Way too easy to slip or have something suck you into the open blade
Knew you were a Canadian long before even looking at the video description. All those Mastercraft tools. I have a good number of Mastercraft stuff in my woodshop still. Gradually upgrading them all one by one though as the y need replacing. Cool jointer. Might make one next month.
As long as you take your time you could do this whole build with a drill, a hand saw and a coping saw (well, and any one of a speed square, combination square, try square etc).
*Just as I expected I have nothing bad to say about this jointer **MyBest.Tools** make a solid clean and level cut and adjusts in increments of 1/8ths and 1/4s I ran stock 2"x4" x8" at 12' long and had no issue.*
Great build, but the tolerances on the mounting of the hand tool are always the problem. There is no way this stays within 5% of square. It needs to be within 1.5%
I didn't see a level once. You can't expect it to cut level/ square just by screwing the planer into the jig and I didn't see any adjustment either. :(
twyla bowman what do you expect him to level off exactly? If the table he has it on is not level then how is he supposed to build a level construction?? You need a tape measure/ruler and thats it... jointed boards are not made by using a level they are made by keeping the cutting surface square.
I think he means the plainer isn't flat with the infeed or outfeed tables and the fence. When he screwed down the plumber's tape the plainer was pulled out of square. The first cut was clearly not square when he held it up to the camera. There doesn't seem to be any mechanism to align the plainer so the joint cuts will be square with the fence.
I'm interested in building this so I agree this is of utmost concern to someone who values quality and precision. I wonder how you could improve the design to account for this? Perhaps 4 adjustment screws, one under each corner of the planer so that you could fine tune both the parallel and perpendicular axes?
Agreed. I'd mount the planer to a small piece of MDF, and have the MDF on the adjusting screws - simple threaded rod and nuts/washers would do it. Access to same might be fun to figure out, but that's all art of modifying his plans to suit.
I used one on my router table that lights up when it has power. This lets me know for sure if the outlet has power before I plug the router into it live.
My router table, which is about 80% built right now and will be my next video, has a proper stationary power tool switch... you will be proud of me lol
I’ve been contiplating the same idea and concept as I’ve always used a time consuming router and straight edge method for my home projects not feeling the need or ability to use up space for a Floor jointer in a small shop As well as the cost ! I’ve actually have toyed with buying a older tabletop Jointer and refurbishing it But Never came across the right deal yet ? again nice work on the design
very smartly and cheaper solution thank you very much this free plan and proje ı dont know your name but ı am new your follower ı am student and amateur ferniture maker good job sir good job...
This is outstanding! I am new to your channel and am completely blown away with your creativity and craftsmanship! I can't seem to stop watching your videos. Simply amazing! Thanks for posting!
