Hi rank, Excellent. Good luck with your woodwork. Peter

Thank you. It seems obvious if you are talking about a project. There are times when I have taken the viewer on a "journey" from the problem to the solution which is handled differently. Cheers. Peter

Hi Yuvak, Many thanks. Peter

Have fun!

martin woodhart Hi Martin, Many thanks. Just say if you need advice. Peter

+David Brousseau Many thanks David. The plans are free of charge - just send me your email address. Peter

+Bruce B Hi Bruce, Many thanks and welcome to The New Brit Workshop. If you need the plans for any of my projects just send me your email address by Private Message and I will send them free of charge. Peter

Grimm Day Thank you. Peter

Hi David, Many thanks for that. Cheers. Peter

***** Brilliant - that is what it is all about. Peter

Hi Steven, The plans are on the way. Peter

Cheers. Peter

Hi Alan, You will need to use a decent extractor with the Domino ! Many thanks for joining The New Brit Workshop. Peter

Thank you! Cheers!

+Yvon Soucy Bonjour Yvon, Merci beaucoup. Peter

Welcome, Peter

Hi Nigel, Good luck - take care moving the planer onto the carriage - and do check the dimensions of your planer as mine is now the Jet 260. Peter

Hi Steven, Many thanks. Peter

+Stewart Robertson Many thanks Stewart. I did modify the design and those people who ask for the plans get the original drawing plus the "beefed up" drawing of the new design. Peter

I did see your updated version when you demonstrated your Jet machine. Well done.

Hi Mat, Many thanks - the one in the video was under engineered but those people using my plans will receive an updated "over engineered" version. Cheers. Peter

New Brit Workshop Hi Peter, please could you send me a copy of your updated plans? Thank you.

Peter, can I get you to email a copy of your updated plans to me also? My email is Randy@RandyBrogan.com. Thanks!

+Hans Verdel Hi Hans, Many thanks - I give the plans away free of charge but ask that people send their email address so the plans can get to them. Cheers. Peter

I would be delighted to send you plans but I need an email address in order to get them to you. Peter

Hi Duncan, Please let me have your email address so that I can send the plans. Peter

William Castleberry Hi William, The version shown in the video developed a crack to the bottom lip when I transferred my Axminster planer off and my new Jet planer onto the platform - I put all of the weight on the front lip. I have since modified the design and am using slightly thicker oak. The plans are free of charge and they show the original and the new version. Peter

Hi Vladimir, Thank you for your supportive comments - you are very kind. My Domino is the same as yours but we have 240 v electricity here in the UK. This machine has completely changed my approach to woodwork and everything now is so much easier. Osmo is the name of a make of finishing oil which is sold all over the world. I use it a lot and have produced some videos about it. You can get indoor and outdoor grades of oil and they have some special ones with colour in it as well. I am sure that you can do an internet search and find it. It is not cheap but the results are superb. I hope that you have a happy and peaceful Christmas. Peter

The Jet machine is a bit heavier and in manoeuvring the old Axminster machine off the original platform I cracked part of the oak framing. Hence the stronger base. If you have received the plans for the new castor carriage you will see a photo attached of the new base. It is not a single piece of wood for the base but a frame construction shown clearly in the photo. Peter

Hi Vladimir Well I was not expecting you to be in the UK - super. I made a router table using kitchen work top with Formica and it lasted nearly 12 years. The most important thing is to make sure that the router is securely mounted. You will amazed at the amount of torque that a router produces when it starts up. Before I bought my current mitre saw I had two on my short list - the same two that you have. The Kapex won and was my very first Festool purchase (from Axminster of course). It took all of my savings and a bit more but it is worth every penny. Everything seems to go together absolutely square using Festool kit. Please do not worry about contacting me. I was lucky enough to have been employed throughout my working years and now it is time to give something back. I make my videos to help other people - and that includes you. Peter

Peter Parfitt Hi Peter I have been living in N.Ireland for just over 5 years now as my wife is from here. We both travelled aroung for a while and lived in few different countries but decided to settle down here for good. 12 years is quite impresive, it will probably outlive many current VALUE router table brands on the market. Will give it a try anyway. Although I haven't purchased it yet, it's in my shopping cart on the Axminster website, a UJK Technology 10mm Aluminium Router Table Insert for securing my recently purchased 2400w Triton router which hope it would have plenty of power for most tasks mounted under the table. Hope it will fit onto the universal drilled base sturdy and safe. I think I am leaning towards the Kapex 120 as well, but will have to wait for a while and save up unless I get a good bargain online. Somebody mentioned that the 10" kapex is more precised than the super heavy bosch, which advantage is the extra capacity. There are so many tools and machines around your workshop, I don't even know what some of them are for? :)) Hope to have a shop like yours some day. It all takes time and MONEY :) Would love to work with oak as I have a couple of projects on my mind in the near future when I complete the router table. Oak looks so nice and it's probably very strong. I haven't managed to find a place that sells oak in my town yet as it's probably very expensive and I guess it will have to be ordered from elsewhere. Thanks for your time, it is so kind of you.

Hi Vladimir In order to secure the router to the (effectively chipboard) work top I made up a quite complicated clamping arrangement. I put the 10mm rails (used with the fence) midway through the router and clamped them in place. I made up a bracket to take the rails that was glued and screwed to the nearside of the work top. I then had several removeable clamping pieces that screwed on and held the router tight. When all of that is made up I put the router in place with a cutter in the router. I then very slowly made a cut through the work top and this was then dead centre with the router. The hole needs to be large enough to take the collet extension which you will need to fit in your router. I have recently bought a new one from Axminster (211367). If your woodworking skills are not yet up to making a really secure fixing for your router then you must find a local woodworker who is prepared to help you. I have the Kapex 120 and it is brilliant. The extra capacity of the Bosch would only be significant if you were building big things all of the time. I have never found any problems with the capacity of the Kapex. Once you find a good timber yard you should get to know them. They may be able to let you have some off cuts at a discount. When I first started woodworking I used to go around looking for old furniture that people were throwing away in order to rescue the wood. Good luck and take great care building your router table. Peter

Hi Greg, People should certainly enhance the strength if their equipment is really heavy. I have build two of these, both had to carry about 180 kg and neither have failed. Cheers. Peter

Hi Greg, Ah, I did not think about the clearance issue but at least you have spotted that now. Remember that the plans that I sent have both the old and the new version and it is the new version that you should use albeit with slightly thicker wood - say 6 mm extra all round but make sure that the planer will fit as well as the castors having clearance. Getting the machine onto the platform is not easy. I put some pieces of 18 mm MDF under the body of the platform thus lifting it off the castors. I then "walked" the planer onto the platform and fitted the final side piece along the side through which the machine was moved. In order to get the carriage off the MDF I used some simple levers to raise one side at a time allowing one piece of MDF to be removed each time. Good luck and watch your back and your toes. Peter

Hi Daniel, Yes, with strong screws and glue that will work but tenons would be better. Peter

Hi Sidgar1, Yes it is oak. Many thanks. Peter

SuperBardley I have had to overcome a problem like this a while ago. I made a base that kept the bottom of the machine just an inch off the floor and then had heavy duty castors out to the side. If you send me your email address by private message I will send a picture to you. No need for a scissor jack mechanism at all. Peter

This design keeps the CofG within the footprint of the castors quite safely. With your stack it only becomes an issue if you tilt the stack sufficiently to get the CofG beyond that footprint. This is unlikely unless the stack is very high. Peter

New Brit Workshop: I am a belt and braces person so the possibility bothers me. The stack is likely to be as much as 6ft tall so I am going to calculate for CofG but my gut says it could be a problem. The stack is likely to approach 200kg in weight so it would likely be disastrous at best and downright dangerous at worst if it were to topple. My garage floor is pretty good but not perfect so any thing that hinders a caster might cause the stack to shift, hence my caution. Just trying to mitigate risk with the outriggers. Still brainstorming at the moment, so I will see what I can come up with.

Steve Harris Hi Steve, To get the plans to you I need your email address. You can send this privately by clicking on "New Brit Workshop" then hit the "About" tab followed by "Send Message". In your message tell me what plans you would like and also give me your email address. I will then send whatever plans you would like free of charge to your email address. On the second point I would expect your idea to be strong enough. The design is quite strong with screws and glue alone so having some dowels too will help. Welcome to The New Brit Workshop. Peter

John Fithian-Franks Hi John, I am not sure if you have the plans for the castor carriage - if not just send your email address by Private Message and I will send them free of charge. I have built a stronger carriage since making the film as I now have the bigger planer. For that I have used the 75 mm twin wheel castors from the Coldene "Institutional" range - product code CDTWBH75BL. The 50 mm castors shown in the film are from the same range and are product code CDTWBH50BL. The Coldene web site is called Firstcastor dot co dot uk. My plans show both the original design and the stronger design. Peter

+Ron Cramp Hi Ron, Please let me have your email address. Peter

New Brit Workshop Hello Peter Thanks for your response. My E-mail address is rsguarding@btinternet.com Kind regards Ron.

+Ron Cramp Hi Ron, The plans are on the way. Peter

Hi Tarin, I do not know how heavy your machine weighs. I would recommend good quality oak for all versions of this platform. Peter

Hi Vernon, I can send you the drawing free of charge if you wish. In order to get plans or to contact me via email I need your email address. KZfaq no longer has a private messaging service and so in order to get in touch you need to place a comment on this or any other video with your email address. The KZfaq software should identify and send it to the spam folder for The New Brit Workshop. Nobody will be able to see your email address except you and me. I will then send you the plans and delete your comment so that it does not end up in the public domain. Were we to do this the other way around then my comment, with my email address, would appear for all the world to see. Please let me know which plans you need each time you get in touch. Peter

Hi Vernon, The plans are on the way. Peter

Hi James, No problem but I need an email address to send the plans. Peter

Hi Vernon, Yes, it looks as though they have stopped doing the ones that I used. Try either the 65 mm or 75 mm ones here: www.firstcastors.com/en/copy-of-super-low-level-nylon-swivel-braked-castor-65mm25 Peter

Hi Brian, I need an email address in order to get the plans to you. You can send me a Private Message by going to kzfaq.info Then click on "About" followed by "Send Message". This works best from a PC as some mobiles and tablets are unable to display all the tabs. Peter

I have not read anything saying that one should divide the gross capacity by 3. However, my platform is as good today as it was when made and all of my other castor platforms are similarly fine. I am not sure if Coldene still do the castors that I used. To be on the safe side I would recommend that you seek advice from the supplier of your castors. Good luck. Cheers. Peter

Hi Trevor, I did revise the design and the plans that I provide reflect this. Mine is still going strong and has had the 170 kg load on it for all that time. As you are comfortable with metal fabrication you could go that route but good quality oak and my revised design could also be used. Peter

Hi Francesco, I have been working with oak for 50 years and in that time you get a good idea of its strength. I did however, improve on this design which is reflected in the plans. Cheers. Peter

mushtaq mirza Hi Mushtaq, I put the wheels as far out as possible in order to make the whole platform stable when the planning machine was being used. I am happy with the way it works but if you wish to change the design to suit your requirements then please go ahead. Peter

Hi Greg, It sounds as though the castors are not the same as mine. I have no problem at all using the Coldene castors and I did recommend them for this application. My big castors on my mobile bench and tracksaw cutting station (CNC cabinet) do exhibit the "not always easy to start" behaviour but it is easy to push the cabinet in a slightly random direction in order to get the castors lined up. But the special castors on the planer platform behave perfectly all the time. Peter

Thanks very much Peter. Looks like I should invest in some Coldene casters

misael pacheco Hi Misael, The Axminster AW106PT is now about £850 and the Jet JPT260 is about £1315 from Axminster. Axminster Power tools deliver world wide but large machines may cost a lot to deliver outside the UK. Just Google "Axminster Power Tools" to find them. I now use the Jet as it has a higher cutter speed and thus leaves a smoother finish. Peter

Hi Ben, I have had some slight asthma issues and that was the case when the video was made. Most of the time I do not use any mask. Peter

Ah OK that makes sense. Thanks for taking the time to reply. Ben.

It was for me but I did it on my own despite my arthritis and age. I placed a rectangle of MDF under the flat bottom so that it was off the castors. I then "walked" my planer onto the carriage. I then used a simple lever to place a slightly thicker piece of wood along one end. I used the lever again at the other end and was able to remove the MDF rectangle. I then lowered that same end to the ground, went to the other end and used the lever to lft it so that I could remove that slightly thicker piece of wood. I did not break into a sweat at any point ! Peter

New Brit Workshop Thanks Peter, was thinking something like that.

Good luck. Peter

Hi Armstead, In order to get plans or to contact me via email I need your email address. KZfaq no longer has a private messaging service and so in order to get in touch you need to place a comment on this or any other video with your email address. The KZfaq software should identify and send it to the spam folder for The New Brit Workshop. Nobody will be able to see your email address except you and me. I will then delete your comment so that it does not end up in the public domain and I will then send the plans. Were we to do this the other way around then my comment, with my email address, would appear for all the world to see. Peter

This is not suitable for a bandsaw as they tend to be top heavy. You need to know the weight of your table saw before building a platform like this. If you believe you can make something strong enough then just work it out from the dimensions of your saw. Peter

Hi Nigel, Just send me your email address by Private Message. To do that go to my Channel front page kzfaq.info Click "About" and then "Send Message". Peter

Hmmm. Sorry Peter, your 'about' page doesn't have a 'send message' icon (probably something I'm doing wrong) any alternative I can use?

Hi Nigel, I have no clue what might be wrong. If you reply to this and let me have your email address I will delete that reply so that nobody else can see it. Peter

Hi Nigel, The plans are on the way. Peter

Please send to chris.luckett1953@virginmedia.com

Hi Adam, The AW106 has a footprint of 435mm x 565mm. The castor carriage was slightly bigger all round. If you send me your email address by Private Message I will forward a diagram with dimensions. Peter

Hi Peter. Thank you for fast response. I was order AW 106 from Axminster and will be with me Friday . My email adamkatynski@yahoo.com Thank you so much Peter for help. I'll like yours reviews .

Hi Midge, The castors from Coldene are stock number CDTWBH75BLB. I am away from home this week and cannot help with the drill press belt. I would look in the instructions or take the old belt into an Axminster store. Peter

New Brit Workshop thanks for the castor ordering code. The best has no model number on it and is stretched beyond its normal length. I’m afraid the operating manual is long gone. Axminster were unable to assist either. M

Hi Midge, Try finding a belt by measuring the shape of the "V" and then using a piece of string to estimate the length. This site may help www.georgelodgedirect.co.uk/Products/v-belts/ but Google searches of your own will refine things further. Peter

It is just a slight design change. The plans are available free of charge. Please add a comment with your email address and I will send the plans. I will delete your comment as soon as I have sent the plans in order to protect your email address. Peter

The plans are on the way. Peter

New Brit Workshop thank you!

Ivan Johnston The firstcastor.co.uk web site works fine for me - note that there is no "s" after firstcastor. Peter

+New Brit Workshop (Peter) Thank you Peter. Unfortunately still unsuccessful. Will keep on trying. :))

+Ivan Johnston I did not put the "www" in front of the detail in my last post as I thought that KZfaq would block it. Try this - www.firstcastor.co.uk Peter

+Ivan Johnston Ivan, I have just spoken to the sales guys at Coldene. They are having a problem due to a software upgrade and they would be delighted if you call them direct. They know all about the various castors that I use so it will be the best route for you. Their number is 01296 431135 . They are all very nice people and always very helpful. Peter

+New Brit Workshop (Peter) Thanks so much Peter. I will call them. Regards

Hi Stephen, Without watching the video again I am not sure which one I was using - probably the 3M Versaflo. Peter

See at 6:55. Thx,

Hi Stephen, Yes, it is the Versaflo - an excellent bit of kit but now very expensive. Here is the video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/o857pdebnLeug30.html Peter

Hi Scott, In order to get plans or to contact me via email I need your email address. KZfaq no longer has a private messaging service and so in order to get in touch you need to place a comment on this or any other video with your email address. The KZfaq software should identify and send it to the spam folder for The New Brit Workshop. Nobody will be able to see your email address except you and me. I will then delete your comment so that it does not end up in the public domain and I will then send the plans. Were we to do this the other way around then my comment, with my email address, would appear for all the world to see. Pete

Hi Scott, The plans are on the way. Peter

Many thanks pcb. The joint between the four (flat) base pieces could be dowelled. You could also put mortices in both sides and make up some tenons of your own. The cross members, which are glued and screwed, give it quite a bit of strength. In order to find a local supplier do a Google search for outlets in your area. Failing that go into your local builders' supplier and ask where you can buy oak. Finding a decent supplier is a matter of trial and error I am afraid. Peter

Peter Parfitt Do you have a hardwood supplier you would recommend? I believe we're in roughly the same part of the country.

Peter Parfitt Peter i found your videos through recommendation from woodworkersworkshop. I want to build a mobile base for the Axminster table saw AW10BSB2 which with its extension wings on the left and Incra rails on the right will weigh close to 240 kg. Like your recent base, I want to keep the machine fairly close to the floor,support the main saw but also need to combine the base unit with the left and right extension supports when it is moved. Any ideas or advise would be most welcome Regards Brian

Hi Eddy, The plans are free but I need an email address to get them to you. Peter

Hi Peter thank you for taking the time to get back to me and for the the gift of the plans eddy@bootletoolshed.co.uk

Hi Eddy, The plans are on the way. Peter

In order to get plans or to contact me via email I need your email address. KZfaq no longer has a private messaging service and so in order to get in touch you need to place a comment on this or any other video with your email address. The KZfaq software should identify and send it to the spam folder for The New Brit Workshop. Nobody will be able to see your email address except you and me. I will then send you the plans or get in touch by email and delete your comment so that it does not end up in the public domain. Were we to do this the other way around then my comment, with my email address, would appear for all the world to see.

@@NewBritWorkshop did that work?

Nothing has appeared here yet ! Peter

Typed it as suggested and just done it again....

Nothing has appeared. I cannot understand what you are doing as your comments saying that you have written a comment with an email address appear yet the comment with the email address does not. Everyone else seems to manage this and so your difficulties are unique. Peter

Hi Paul, I can only send plans to an email address - please let me know where to send them. Peter

My apologies. Please send it to paul.borecky@gmail.com Thank you.

Hi Paul, The plans are on the way. Peter

I have received the plans. Thank you. I will swing by Amazon and check your book out. Cheers!

Hi Bryan, Long time ago but I would always use the largest possible but try to have the domino thickness close to 1/3rd of the stock thickness. Cheers Peter

@@NewBritWorkshop Thanks Peter! I see you used the 500 so I am assuming 10mm is the ticket. Great videos Peter. I have becme not only a convert, but a fan!

The castor carriage is very low and I managed this easily on my own but I strongly recommend that two people do this together. Place a piece of sheet material (I used 19 mm MDF) under the open end of the carriage. "Walk" the machine onto the carriage by tilting and turning making about 80 mm of progress each time. When the machine is on the carriage use some levers to raise the open end of the carriage in order to retrieve the piece of MDF from below. Then screw the retaining piece onto the carriage. Peter

@@NewBritWorkshop thanks Peter, I will be doing this soon. First to make one of your carriers.

Monika Kis Hi Monika, I have only recently got my larger Domino (the DF700) and would have still used the smaller one for this project. You will be surprised how much load can be taken by a 8 or 10mm domino in oak. Peter

Peter Parfitt Hi Peter, thank you very much for your answer. What can you tell about Beech or plywood? Would you still use Domino 500 for larger project, like big mirror frame, big table and so? Is 40 mm mortising depth with 8 or 10 mm tenon enough for strength? Thanks!

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Hi John, Well, the video was made in September 2013. Things change and surely you must appreciate that after nearly 8 years the price might go up.

I have no plans to sell but I would be happy to send you a screen dump of my drawings which you can then adapt. Just PM me your email address. Peter

ABB Hi ABB, The majority of the weight of the planer keeps the castors in place. The only possible stress on the fixings is caused by a very small torsional strain which I consider to be insignificant. Even with just two screws per castor I would not lose any sleep at night. Peter

Peter Parfitt HI Peter, at 9:22, you put screws into the castor beam with the bottom plate (which been put together at 8:54). You didn't show exactly how they were put together, I assume screws are the only means to hold them together?

ABB Hi ABB, The frame is jointed with the Festool Domino. It is glued and the base and frame and then glued and screwed together. It is very very strong. Peter

Peter Parfitt Awesome, thanks Peter, that's a very nice looking rolling stand.

Hi Matt, KZfaq have stopped private messaging but if you send a comment to a video with an email address it should get captured by the KZfaq spam filter. I will be able to see it but nobody else will. I will send the plans and remove the comment in order to protect your email address. Many thanks for the kind words. Peter

@@NewBritWorkshop Hi I sent the email as a reply as you suggested. Thank you!

Plans sent. Peter

Hi Tom, Yes, you have the right castors for the planer platform. For my original platform (shown in the video) I used the smaller 50mm ones. They worked well with my Axminster 106 planer which was well over 100 kgs. When I got the Jet planer I built a new platform, with slightly thicker wood, and used the 75mm castors. The larger castors run better than the smaller ones. You are right, there are brakes for the wheels but the pivot shaft does not lock with this type of castor. This presents no problems at all for a planer carriage. It is only significant if the carriage is going to be subject to a lot of lateral force - as is the case with my mobile bench (when planning by hand etc). But you said that you were getting 12 castors - so what are the other two platforms going to be? If you need the plans just send me your email address by private message and I will send them to you free of charge. Peter

Peter Parfitt Thanks for the advice Peter. The other castors will be used on my table saw and bandsaw. Each are under 80 Kg so I should imagine it will be ok. Having some plans to work off would be great. Will send. I would just like to mention that your videos are very brilliant. Keep up the good work. Cheers Tom.

Many thanks Tom. I have sent the plans to you. Peter

Hi Frank, The detail is in the plans and far easier than me putting every in words. To get plans I need your email address. For my email address go to my channel home page, click on "About" and you will find the email address (this is best done from a PC for some reason). Let me know what plans you need and I will email them to you. Peter