Turn Your Hand Planer into a Jointer for Only $10 

I made this for my planer more than 25 years ago ,tried to get a patent and get it marketed ,had a company from Sweden or Switzerland want more info through the marketing company that handled it for me but that company never contacted me ,it cost me almost $9000 for them to try marketing it and then wanted more money which I didn’t have ,so that’s as far as it went ,then about 15 yrs ago I seen it advertised in a Canadian Tire flyer a couple times and haven’t seen it since ,it was called a Jointer Jig For Hans Held Electric Planers ,don’t regret the investment ,it just didn’t pay off 😏😏

My planer is a 20 years old Bosch. It does not vibrate. If you spray the planer body with silicone, you can use silicone or acrylic sealer to bed it to your jointer chassis. Attach the power strip with sponge backed double sided tape or even with Velcro tape. The tool power switch can be held down with zip ties. A long bed extension on the feed side will help stop the jointer from grabbing. Not so simple to engineer but well worth having.

The best of the simplest jointer table so far.

OMG that paper template trick, so obvious yet it's eluded me for so many years and my measuring skills have failed me for just as many.

Love it, I watched my uncle turn a circle saw into a table saw, on the job site, much to learn from the experienced, I will be trying this

I've been looking for jointers, but now I think I'll look for a hand planer and build a similar jig. I love it when I can use a tool for more than one specific purpose. Way to think outside the box!

I just bought a Bosch hand planer , front and back are tapped made this build even easier, works great!!!! Thanks for the idea

Built it this morning in about three hours, and I'm a novice. Thank you very much.

Like many of the other viewers, my hand-planer is gathering dust. This would be a great mechanism to re-purpose it and make use of it... Thanks so much!

Out of all the Diy Builds for this it is by far the simplest one I have seen for use with smaller stuff... I will most likely make one fairly close to this one.

@4mins you presented a trick to making templates for power strips. All my life I've been measuring the base and "All I Hadda Do Was" to trace it on a sheet of paper. This is why I like RU-vid...when I rearrange my countless different chargers(I wish they were universal like regular batteries) I will start this instead of boring my family with the necessity of measurements (I'll keep boring them until they get it). Thanks Reg.

Brilliant tutorial, clear and simple explanation of this video. A little project that does not scare novice to have a go in making it works. Thank you Eric!!

Well i know what i'll be building now for my dads old planer that i inherited. And although having the planer face sit perfectly level is nice it's not mandatory. As long as the face sits ninety degrees to the fence you're good to go.

Excelente, I'm going to try build this for my Makita, I think it will work. Thank you!

Saw your idea to turn the electric hand planer into a joiner for under $10....just got a hand planer and found this....made it and it works great....bought one of those things that conforms to the shape you want and used it to make the pattern for the handle braces....came out perfect.....thanks for the video....subscribed to your channel also

Ive got that same Bosch planer collecting dust in the cabinet and I need a jointer , now I can convert it to your idea. thank you

You certainly know how to set the "Gold Standard" for simplicity. Your videos are easy to follow with clear instructions.

This is great. I met someone who had done something similar - but to make a thicknesser. Only small but he did railway modelling so it was just right for him!

probably one of the best designs because it's so simple

What I love about it is it takes up little room portable your a very clever man going to have a go thank you

awesome mate! I'm gonna do this... especially since I could never afford a real jointer and I'm just a hobby woodworker who is new. This is genius!

Great tool! I'm looking into building one for myself. If you want to make it faster to set up and take down, cut out the iron above the holes in the iron at the front of the planer. Then find or make wing nuts or knobs with screws in them. Use them to secure the planer to the angle iron and leave them on the planer. Just loosen the screws and slide on and off the iron.

Thanks! I live in a townhouse and have a tiny wood shop under my deck. I just don't have room for a big jointer planer, but I can definitely do this!!! Thanks

That is a great idea and build. The instructions and presentation of this was easy to understand and follow. Well done.

It's the simplest and best of all the planers I've seen. Congratulations

The easiest and simple project I've seen in the RU-vid

I've watched so many diy's and this is by far the simplest and least expensive. Brilliant. I will be using this build.

Awesome video. This will get me by until I make the plunge for a jointer. Thanks.

Short and simple. I will make one for my planer tomorrow.

Thanks for sharing. Mabuhay!

Nice and simple, perhaps recess the fence back into the uprights to increase the available width you can plain, I will make one of these, very handy.

Great job.I'm gonna have to give this a try as I need a jointer but don't want to spend the money thank you.

i REALLY LIKE WHAT YOU DID WITH THE ELEC. PLANER AND WILL THE SAME WITH MINE; THANKS AGAIN FOR THE KNOW HOW.

I'm from brazil thank you very much, the best video i have ever seen for planer bench

Brilliant idea, I was actually shopping around for a jointer and this will save me hundreds

It is what i like ,transportable and compact awesome working on site Thanks a lot here from New Caledonia

That is useful! Thanks! Now to get a planer.

Today started to do this gig and following the spirit using only leftover materials, scrap wood and flat steel, will only need to buy a couple os m5 screws (the ones I have are too long).

Hi, I own an old hand planer passed on from my grandfather, so it‘s about 40+ years old. It has a cast aluminum stand which can be removed similar to your design. Recently found another metal part which was sitting in a box for more than 20 years and it turned out, it‘s the missing fence which can be slided on. I bought a pair of new HM-blades on ebay which fit exactly and the machine works like a charm. I might add a bigger plywood fence like you did. Seems like old tools were so much better than what you get to buy today. Greeting from Germany!

Nice and simple. Add in a way to attach a vacuum hose to catch the dust while on the bench and it pretty much covers all bases. (No one seems to take into account the saw dust these things sling, which is a lot.) Thanks for sharing. cheers...

Been staring at my electric planer for a while now wondering how it would work as a jointer. This is awesome. Thanks!

Thank you Eric! Your jig is the simplest, cheapest and easiest to build. I went through a lot of videos but yours was the best.

I've been wanting a jointer for a while, definitely be building this. Thanks for the vid.

Nice. As it happens I do my hand planing with a selection of Mr. Stanley's pre-1960 products, and the Bosch electric planer I bought before I learnt to sharpen plane blades properly is sitting under the bench gathering dust...

YES!! I bought a hand plane and didn't even work for the application. Just sitting in the drawer. Now I'll have a jointer!!

Excellent presentation! Thank you!

formidables simple à faire bravo

Hi Eric, greetings from Scotland. I just wanted to say that this idea is pure genius, many congratulations on coming up with it. It so happens that I own that exact same planer, the GHO 26-82, (240 volt European version) but I also subsequently bought a Makita cordless planer for site work, which I found much more convenient than having a trailing cord (and here in the UK they don't like 240 volt machines on site anyway). So my 240 volt Bosch planer has been languishing in its box, pretty much unused ... from time to time it did occur to me that it would be a great idea if it could be converted into a bench-top mini-jointer for small workpieces in the shop, and lo and behold ... you have come up with a superb design ! Thank you so much ! As you have already acknowledged , and obviously you knew right from the git-go, there are further embellishments which can be made. While watching the video, ( which I have done three times with the planer actually in my hands !) I have already envisaged how to fit the adjustable infeed and outfeed extensions. I will also mount it with two bolts on either side at the infeed end, , drilled into the table, rather than one in the table and one in the planer. This will increase rigidity, and remove the necessity for shaping the secondary plywood support at the outfeed end. Instead of the shaped plywood support, the heel of the planer handle will simply rest on a wooden support of the correct height to keep the planer parallel to the base, and will be fastened down , probably with a plastic cable tie (btw I will also fasten the switch with a cable tie, rather than deprive my puppy of his collar !) . Cable ties are cheap ... If I ever need to remove the machine (which I don't envisage) I will just cut the cable tie, and fit a new one when necessary) Finally, to absorb vibration, I will fit rubber washers at least 5mm thick at all contact points, ie between the steel angle and the body of the planer, and also between the heel of the planer and the plywood base. The fence I haven't figured out yet but it will be very similar to your design, although longer ... the total length of infeed plus outfeed will be four feet. Many congratulations again on a superb, thought-provoking video!

Maybe any idea to extend it for larger pieces ? Great vid 👍🏻

Awesome idea, just convinced me to buy a hand planer.

Peogetto semplice e funzionale.Complimenti.

Good job.... Thank you...

Seen many of these builds but yours is the best. I finally got around to making one. While a 6-inch joiner would be nice I have a 13-inch planer already so this has turned my 3 inch Ryobi hand planer into all I need, thanks again for a great build.

I really like this. Great execution of a simple idea.

Congratulations! Very easy you idea.

That's actually solid gold. For most of us that don't use a jointer on a daily, professional basis. Subscribed, and looking forward to more great ideas.

I sold my jointer a few years ago when I moved to a smaller shop. Great idea, I’m on it today!

The look on the German Shepherd is priceless..."What are you doing with my collar? You are using my collar to tie down the switch??? Have you ever heard of a stuff called "plastic tie wrap"? Master, why don't you use that? Give me my collar back...I look like a mongrel without that...."

Thought about doing this for a long time but didn't know if it was safe and hadn't seen anyone else do it. Next project; homemade jointer from my power planer. Thanks

Excellent, excellent, excellent video!! Thank you so much for just getting to the point without fluff. You rock!

This is the perfect amount effort that will encourage me to continue woodworking haha. Thanks for this, now I don't feel so bad with the basic set of tools I have.

Thank you so much. This is really gonna help in my workshop.

You are a genus...geniouss....jeanouss....you are really smart!! Thanks for the video! You've saved me a lot of money. Can't wait to get started on my own. Sad that I just now discovered your vblog. Again, thanks!

loving this tutorial! simple and easy to follow. i just need to clear my garage of dead appliances so I can remodel it. thanks!!!

hello You made it beautiful, original, simple. praise👍

Thank you for sharing this. A very practical approach to making better use of the tools you have.

Very Very Nice Video I just subscribe Your channel because of this Nice Video Thanks

Excellent video Eric. I am DEFINITELY going to build this. I bought a 240 volt hand Planer (I'm in Melbourne Australia ;-).. ) for $29-95 at Aldi.......What a bargain! :-)

Simple, and useful. I thought of extending the base on the other side, to place a clamp there, added security from movement.

I love the simplistic design, most of us can try this? Great video, much obliged!! From UK!

That's awesome. I don't know how you guys come up with this stuff.

Thanks👍🏻

This is genius

Very simple set up, I like it. Thumps up, I'm going to give it a try. Cheers from Holland.

I love the simplicity of the design not over complicated and very functional

Awesome work. Great idea. I'm just getting into woodworking. Thanks.

great idea

Looks very stable and solid. Easy and quick to build and definitely going to build one for my ageing superb Elu planer. Also very quick to remove the planer for hand operation which it is really built for.

That was awesome! I don't have a table saw so I purchased a hand planer hoping to mostly use it for squaring the rounded edges of stock lumber for my projects as well as fix mild high spots. It is just too heavy to get the smooth look I was hoping for. This jig would solve that problem nicely and still do a nicer job than a yet unpurchased table saw.

Very good video.

*MUST* . *BUILD*

Greece-Athens...very smart idea and very simple in its construction, very informative and clearly, thank you my friend ....

Neccessity, the mother of invention. Thank you....

I've got my dad's old hand planer around here somewhere time to go looking for it.

I have the same model plane. Will definitely make this, thanks for the video!

You have inspired me to build my own Jointer from an old planer. Thank you for everything.

Pretty sweet I must say

Been looking at several plans lately. This one seem to be the best idea for me, the beginner. Thanks for sharing.

finally compliments an easy to make and definitely effective jigs

Excelente trabajo, copiaré tu idea

Thanks Eric, looks doable for novice workers like me. Will give it a try. Thanks again.

Genius

Design worth executing! Will need tweaking if not using a Bosh planner.

very well thought out great idea I will be making one soon thanks

nice jig

i love it very much thanks for giving a simple invention......thanks you sir

So refreshing to see someone on RU-vid actually secure their work piece to the drill press! I can’t wait to make one of these

What a simple, yet great idea. Thanks I love it . I would not necessarily want to use it in place of a jointer for fine cabinetry, But for most of the uses I would need it for it will work fine. Why wouldn’t you just use a cable tie instead of cutting the dog collar?.

Great idea, solid design, and pretty straightforward to execute. I think I would go with the angle iron for greater stability over aluminum.

5his is a great jig. Thank you