Planer/Thicknesser

[doghouse47]

Hi, I'm Peter and I'm new to this site and indeed the world of chatrooms.

I am interested in buying a planer/thicknesser. My budget is approx £320. I have read some of the UKWorkshop articles on the DeWalt, Makita and Delta etc.

Regards
Peter
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Thanks Chaps,

I was amazed at all the help and suggestions. Good or bad I will be picking up my new 'as seen' Delta TP400LSCE today for £200.
I certainly realise the need to work harder with relatively cheap tools. But as a retired gent, budget needs to be directly proportional to size of wallet.
My saw bench is unrecognisable from when I bought it, with many jigs and an integral router. Setting up can be slow but the results are good.
One thing missing from the thicknesser will be the Instruction Manual, I eventually have found this on
http://www.dewaltservicenet.com/service ... eSupport=1

Thanks again for all your help

 

[MickCheese]

Hi Peter

Welcome.

What type of woodwoking do you do? How wide is the widest board you will need to plane. At your budget you may be better looking for a used PT. There are always a few on eBay.

Mick

 

[FogggyTown]

Hi, I'm Peter and I'm new to this site and indeed the world of chatrooms.

I am interested in buying a planer/thicknesser. My budget is approx £320. I have read some of the UKWorkshop articles on the DeWalt, Makita and Delta etc.

I am tempted by the Fox 22-564-250 Planer/Thicknesser at £321. The Erbauer ERB 052 BTE seems too cheap to be true.

Locally, I can buy a new Delta 22565 for £290, but can find no information on this model. Is it obsolete? Is it worth buying?

Regards
Peter

Perhaps this site might help?
http://www.planerthicknessers.co.uk/
Everything a growing boy needs to know about these beasts. Personally, I prefer to have two units - a planer and a thicknesser rather than a combined unit. It's a better way to go IF you have the space. If not, look for the combi unit that is the simplest to switch over from one function to the other.

 

[OPJ]

Welcome to the forum, Peter.

Like several other members of this forum, I'm very happy with my AW106PT from Axminster although, the price appears to have rocketed in recent months. :? Fox (at Rutlands.co.uk) and Charnwood do identical machines. Maybe others as well.

 

[Nigel]

Welcome to the forum Peter

Only advise I have is not to buy the Delta as they are no longer supported for spares and survice in Europe since being taken over by Black & Decker,

Cheers Nigel

 

[devonwoody]

You have got to add the cost of an extractor to your P/T it would be hopeless to continue without one.

 

[wizer]

It's horrible having to say this to every newbie that comes along, but I'm afraid you have to spend a lot more than what you are proposing to get a good machine. If you want to spend time woodworking instead of fettling and fiddling with machinery and then hand planing a board anyway, I'd suggest you go for the above suggested Axminster model - At Least.

 

[rkchapman]

The axminster is on sale this week at 10% off plus free delivery (normally 49 pounds).


Too tempting for me to resist...

 

[MickCheese]

For your budget it's eBay i'm afraid.

A quick search for planer gives me a Scheppach HMS 260 at £156 with 7 hours to go in Cirencester. The Kity as above has now reached £88 with a day to go and there is another kit 636 starting at £300 also with a day to go.

Location is important as they are nearly alway collection only but for your £300 budget you will get a good machine if you are careful.

I do agree re the extractor.

Good luck

Mick

 

[big soft moose]

if you decide to go with seperates i highly recommend the dewalt DW733 thicknesser - we bought one for work at the end of last financial and its been an absolute joy to use - easy to set up, portable, robust enough for sliding about in the back of our truck and accurate - I got it from axminster for about 350 notes plus vat (which we dont pay being a quango) http://www.axminster.co.uk/product-DeWa ... 577405.htm

planer wise we have an old multico which weighs an absolute ton but does the job - G&M tools have got one like ours currently for £75 - though it does need a bit of fettling. http://www.gandmtools.co.uk/cat_leaf.php?id=5854

so these two together wouldnt go massively over your budget and might be a better buy than one mid range PT

that said we arent fine furniture makers (benches , signs, and gates are more our bag) while outside work i'm a turner who dabbles in flat things when needs must so take my advice with a shovel full of salt as i'm prepared to be corrected by the more knowledgable members