looking for p/t blades alternative

[jorgoz]

I'd like to speed up and simplify blade changing on my p/t. Has anyone used barke turnable planer/thicknesser blades ?

http://www.barke.de/web-content/eng/sysbarkeEN.html

 

[devonwoody]

Could not find the price, and I suspect the price will not compete with traditional one time blades.

 

[cutting solutions]

I have sold quite a few to people on here and the other side.

are the current blades plain knives without slots??
what size are your current blades?

 

[p111dom]

I'm interested in this too. My blades are 260 double sided on my thicknesser and 150mm single sided for my planer. Neither have grooves. How much would this be?

 

[jorgoz]

Upon checking my blades i think i'm out of luck. Mine measure 310 x 25 x, and from what i've gathered so far is that you need at least 30 mm.

I think in the long run price evens out between traditional and the barke system. With the time you save installing and if you outsource traditional ones for sharpening you'll get pretty close.

 

[RogerS]

Upon checking my blades i think i'm out of luck. Mine measure 310 x 25 x, and from what i've gathered so far is that you need at least 30 mm.

I think in the long run price evens out between traditional and the barke system. With the time you save installing and if you outsource traditional ones for sharpening you'll get pretty close.

And the time you have to spend resetting new blades every time? That is a chore I can well do without. That is another benefit of the barke system.

 

[cutting solutions]

Jorgoz
I "think" the system will still work with 25 mm knives.
measure the distance from the bottom of the seating to the outer edge of the block where the knife sits.

p111m
if you have 260 mm double sided knives thay may well be the barke type already
how wide and how thick are they?

otherwise:
260 mm holders
£8.40 each
Knives £9.95 each nett.
(normally I ask you to take a pack of 12 but I have someone else waiting for the same size so could split the pack between you. 6 each)
Little setting screws £2.00 each nett.
all + VAT and post.