Scheppach HMS2600ci Rough Sawn Oak

[scouse12345]

Morning,

I'm after some comments from people with experience.

I'm on the verge of purchasing this machine Scheppach HMS2600ci

My requirements are,

I can source rough sawn kiln dried from timber mill.

I need too be able too plane and thickness it down too approx 35mm

No length longer than 1500mm

max width 200mm

Will this machine cope with my needs, i estimate, approx 25-30 boards per week.

All comments welcome.

cheers

Scouse.

 

[Ironballs]

It will cope with it and leave a good finish, many users on here have one. However.... the volume you're talking about sounds like trade volume and I don't know how it will cope week in week out, you'll also go through a lot of blades if it leaves on an oak only diet.

Might be worth ringing the guys at NMA to ask them what the machine is designed for and whether it will cope with what you want

 

[Escudo]

Hello Scouser,

I have the Scheppach machine you mention and whilst it produces very good results there are irritations.

The switch to thicknessing mode involves removing the fence and the dust shute, tiresome.

I was impressed by the Jet 310 which does not have these issues and the thicknessing bed operates on one central column which I believe is better than the four smaller threaded rods used by the Scheppach.

I am not sure but the Jet 260 machine is worth a look when compared to the Scheppach. I think they are a similar price.

The Jet is well liked in these here parts.

Hope this helps.

Tony.

 

[Streepips]

You would be better with the pre Ci version which does not have the faffing about switching over functions. The machine itself will cope easily with the throughput you require, but you will need 4 sets of irons to keep in rotation.
Also, consider building infeed and outfeed support tables.
I have one of the pre Ci versions and also bought a new Ci version, I much prefer the earlier machine because it is much simpler to switch between functions but the primary drawback i found with the Ci was that the waste chute is a terrible design and blocks very easily. Very poor design from Scheppach.
The motor and running gear is the same on both machines, and the cast iron does not do anything at all to improve the machine..........in fact its is lesser quality engineering than the equivalent alloy version. so you would be as well to sell the Ci to a hobbyist and get one of the older machines that would easily cope with the work you intend.
Needless to say the Ci version I bought did not find a permanent home in my workshop, unlike its older counterpart.

PS if you leave a piece of oak on a cast iron work surface overnight it will have left its signature by morning.

 

[promhandicam]

I have a HMS 2600 CI and don't think you will have any problem doing what you want to do with it assuming that your rough sawn boards aren't too rough. If they have the same sort of finish that you would get from a regular supplier of sawn timber i.e. the two faces relatively parallel with no big deviations then I don't see any problem. If it were me and the boards were fairly good to start with, I'd just run them through the thicknesser alternating from one face to the other. Once all the boards were thicknessed then I'd convert the machine to jointing mode and get one of the edges square before doing the other on the table saw.

I've also had an older scheppach (HMS 260) and the new one is a better machine - so I wonder if Streepips had a bad example of the newer model. Re. the waste chute, I don't have any problem with it blocking when preparing oak but I do sometimes if I am planing softwoods and doing heavy cuts. My p/t is hooked up to a record CX2600 which is fine, although if you are preparing 25 -30 boards a week you might want to look for a chip extractor with a larger volume bag so you don't have to empty it so often.

HTH,

Steve

 

[OPJ]

Damian has a good point with regards to motor ratings and wear on the knives. For a 35mm finish, you'd be looking to buy 2in. sawn stock, which can be anything up to 54mm thick, or thereabouts. You'll probably find that this machine will remove a maximum of 3mm in each pass so, it'll still take you some time to prepare a big stack of boards on a regular basis.

Would it be worth looking for a machine - even a stand alone thicknesser - where you can remove, say, 5mm in a single pass? That's assuming you have sufficient space and funds for separate machines...

Actually, I've just check the specs. and Axminster claim the JPT-310 planer/thicknesser can remove 4.5mm in a single pass through the thicknesser. Still, it is only a 'Trade'-rated machine. With the volume you are looking to machine, I still think you may be better off with an 'industrial'-rated machine...

You could also give Axminster a call and see what they suggest?

 

[scouse12345]

Thanks for all the replies fellas,

I'd have probaly looked for an indistrial, if it wasn't for the fact it'd probably end up sinking through the floor.

Can get the rough sawn planed down too approx 42mm for no extra charge so think i may be ok, anyhows, done deal now bought and paid.

Cheers for the info.

Scouse.