So since getting back into woodworking I've been managing using a mixture of hand planes and power tools (router, router table and table saw) to dimension and thickness timber but I've hit a few limitations.
Firstly thicknessing by hand is no fun and is going to be less fun as I try and size up the timber I'm working with now I have a good source.
Secondly I want to get into bandsaw boxes now I have a decent bandsaw and it seems like flat faces is key to this given the blanks are made by laminating boards.
I was thinking about just getting a lunch box thicknesser and using a jig for flatening faces but that looks a bit fiddly.
So I'm now considering a cheap P/T that can be store away when not in use.
The Metabo HC260 looks decent for what it is but is probably more than I want to spend given the recent bandsaw outlay.
Then there is this from Lumberjack https://www.lumberjacktools.co.uk/produ ... r-lum00206
It's a clone of the generic cheaper P/Ts but it at least has cast iron tables and a reasonable looking fence. Noisy brushed motor but that just is what it is I guess.
I've thought about some of the even cheaper clones of this machine but having had the Titan from Screwfix before I decide cast iron tables and a box type fence are a must at a minimum.
Any other budget suggestions I should be looking at?
Firstly thicknessing by hand is no fun and is going to be less fun as I try and size up the timber I'm working with now I have a good source.
Secondly I want to get into bandsaw boxes now I have a decent bandsaw and it seems like flat faces is key to this given the blanks are made by laminating boards.
I was thinking about just getting a lunch box thicknesser and using a jig for flatening faces but that looks a bit fiddly.
So I'm now considering a cheap P/T that can be store away when not in use.
The Metabo HC260 looks decent for what it is but is probably more than I want to spend given the recent bandsaw outlay.
Then there is this from Lumberjack https://www.lumberjacktools.co.uk/produ ... r-lum00206
It's a clone of the generic cheaper P/Ts but it at least has cast iron tables and a reasonable looking fence. Noisy brushed motor but that just is what it is I guess.
I've thought about some of the even cheaper clones of this machine but having had the Titan from Screwfix before I decide cast iron tables and a box type fence are a must at a minimum.
Any other budget suggestions I should be looking at?
