Safe-T-Planer preparations

Since my thickness sanders went all funny I've started to think about my safe-t-planer that I bought a while back. A quick test during christmas went really bad, because the base board I threw together wasn't sturdy enough. So this is a new and hopefully permanent one, with these pieces on the bottom side to stiffen it. I'll put on a fence along the back edge on the top side, as the instruction videos show.

I'll also consider a lever to put pressure on the wood on both sides of the planer.

Are you paying attention?! I will be asking questions later.