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DeWalt planer stand, good quality, as usual from DeWalt
I own several DeWalt power tools and have been pleased with the quality of their products. I bought this stand to use with a 12" DeWalt planer I purchased several years ago and am very happy with the design and quality of the item. It is a sturdy stand similar to the stand for my DeWalt woodworkers table saw. My planer is now easy to move around and is rock-solid when the front caster is lowered for use.

Planer Stand Review
The stand is rock solid. Do as the other guys say, do not read the directions. They make no sense at all. Follow the pictures, not the text. Use up all the small carriage bolts, nuts, and lock washers first. Put the wheels on last, not first. Assemble all the legs and top as one unit, then mount it to the base. The 'cardboard' top is a joke as other reviewers note. Mine was splitting after being mounted for one day. I made a new top out of heavy duty particle board. Despite the terrible top supplied by DeWalt, the stand is now top notch. I like it. I am going to contact DeWalt and share my experience.

Excellent Value - Performance
Easy to assemble, almost without the instruction sheet in an easy 45 minutes including interruptions from my wife asking why I needed another mobile base. Yes, the instructions were wrong about the bolt sizing, but anyone investing in a DeWalt Planner should be able to afford both Standard & Metric wrenches, and the reviews here prepared me for it. Pay attention to where to use flat washers or lock washers as the illustration alone doesn't show a difference, but the written instructions and hardware lettering do. They could add one more of each piece of hardware, just in case. Mounting the single wheel on the inside works well, so well I switched all of the other mobile bases the same (might change Band Saw back due to balance issues as mounting on inside changes the 'wheel base' of the stand, but this has nothing to do with the DeWalt stand as it's not an issues. UPS was a little rough on the packing with slight damage to the table top, but not enough to fuss about (and I wanted to assemble it NOW).

Additional shelf is where I store the air filtration hose, plus adds stability to the stand. Learned that the plastic hose adapter that came with the planner can be removed so the add-on shelves will fold up for completely.

Only suggestion for DeWalt would be to add one more carriage bolt to each leg attachment to the base.

Great DeWalt Panar Stand
I bought this stand to go with a DeWalt Surface Planer. It only took a few minutes (30) to assemble but I would suggest you have some knowledge about assembly and especially squaring the legs. Once assembled it is a really solid working surface. The only complaint I have is the foot lever that you use to move the stand around the work area. It is very ackward to get your foot into the inside while moving the stand. I would recommend using the outside option to install the foot release. All in all though I give this a glowing plus when it comes to portable equipment stands. I highly recommend it for either of the DeWalt planers, or it could be adapted to many other applications as well.

Excellent Stand
This stand arrived quickly and in good shape. The instructions were complete and, while not very user friendly, were able to be deciphered with a little effort. The stand is solid, heavy and large enough to do its job well. The packaging was well padded and secure. The only hiccup I experienced was that one nut was missing from the packaging; there were enough but one was the wrong size. I went to a local hardware store to get a replacement and everything went together smoothly.
I would very much recommend getting the Folding Table Extensions,(DW 7351), for this planer as they make the entire unit more stable and eliminate a great deal of the problems associated with snipe.[[ASIN:B0000CCXUA DEWALT DW7351 Folding Table for DW735 Planer]