12" (30 cm) wide jointers are very expensive and heavy to buy, but small 12" thickness planers
can be very inexpensive. These plans are for converting one of these small planers
into a 12" Jointer that is inexpensive and light.
This jointer is designed to be buildable mostly from parts of an inexpensive 12" thickness planer and wood. Other than screws, the only metal parts are some 3/8" (10 mm) steel rods, and some 1/8" (3 mm) metal plates to put onto the wooden tables.
 printable 1:1 patterns of the parts |
The plans are in metric units, except for drill and dowel sizes, which are in imperial units.
You can generate plans in imperial units simply by changing the units to "imperial" in SketchUp under
"model info", but the units will not work out to even numbers like they do in metric.
Please also consider these important safety notes
A French language version of the plans is also available. After buying the plans, you can choose to download the plans in English, French, or both. French translation provided by Alain Vaillancourt (thewoodpecker.net)
Cost: $18 USD or equivalent in your currency
On payment, you will be able to download your plans immediately.
The plans are a 10 megabyte zip file (your computer, Mac or PC, already knows how to open zip files)
If you encounter any problems with the download link or email, feel free to contact me at:
