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a sturdy, plywood Even a portable planer is a fairly heavy tool and the stand that it sits on may take a considerable amount of abuse. So I wanted to get off on the right foot by building a very sturdy case. I accomplished this with a combination of solid joinery and some "structural" reinforcement in a few critical spots. Sides and Dividers. A look at Figure 1 shows you how the plywood case is put together. The top, bottom, and dividers are joined to the sides with a tongue and dado, as shown in Figure la. This joint gives you both good gluing strength and racking resistance. The first step is to cut the two case sides to size. Next, each side needs four dadoes. Your only worry here is to match the position of the dadoes on both side pieces. With the work on the sides complete, you can cut the top, bottom, and two dividers to size. The top and upper divider are identical. J The bottom and lower divider are likewise identical, but 34" narrower (front to back). This makes room for a plywood back panel you'll add later. After cutting snug-fitting tongues on the dividers, you can start assembling the case. Glue and clamps are all it takes. Reinforcement. Next, I turned my attention to beefing up the case in a few spots. First, I added the plywood back panel (Figure lb). This adds an extra level of racking resistance and also closes in the drawer opening and lower storage area. The back is sized to fit between the sides. It butts up to the upper divider and sits flush with the case bottom (Figure lb). Next, I strengthened the joints between the top and the sides by gluing a second layer of plywood Pass-through - shelf for more efficient work and extra storage Shallow drawer provides easy access to accessories Large, versatile open -storage area © BACK PANEL X 23V4) TOP DIVIDER 24) BOTTOM (19'/* x 24) NOTE: all parts are 3/«" plywood FRONT VIEW SIDE VIEW FIGURE SIDE FILLER PANELS (20 x 6%) ® SIDE (20 X 30) BOTTOM FILLER PANEL (20 x 23'/2) back BOTTOM NOTE: sides and dividers joined with tongue and dado NOTE: see opposite page for filler clamping tip NOTE: all parts are plywood 20 ShopNotes No. 91 |
