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Title: planer thicknesser for £139[offer now closed]
Post by big_all on Nov 7^th, 2006, 8:42pm

oooohhhh a planer thicknesser £139 instead off £200

i fancy getting one now
i know its only 8" but thats more than enough for me

http://www.rutlands.co.uk/ this link is for the current rutlands "offer of the week"

any comments critisisims ;D ;D ;D

help rquired as my right hand want to keep busy :o :o :o :o

typing in the credit card number ;)

Title: Re: planer thicknesser for £139
Post by WOLF on Nov 7^th, 2006, 9:11pm

not actually taken a hard look at it dear chap, but it has got good reviews for its size weight range! so why not!!!!

Title: Re: planer thicknesser for £139
Post by woodsmith on Nov 7^th, 2006, 9:24pm

Very similar to the Woodstar;

http://www.toolpage.co.uk/viewproduct.cfm?ProductID=350&CatID=26

and the SIP;

http://www.toolsnstuff.co.uk/product_info.php?pName=6%22-x-4%22-Planer-Thicknesser&products_id=235&osCsid=21584fbeee5b36babca01f1ca3b8ead0&cPath=10_85

Looks a good price but it is a DIY machine and I would take the reviews under advisement ;)

Title: Re: planer thicknesser for £139
Post by big_all on Nov 8^th, 2006, 7:25am

thanks kieth i appreciate it diy ::)

i just dont have the room to convert loads of sawn timber :-[ :-[ :-[

it going to be for converting stock sizes when something thinner is required
so instead off ripping with the flip saw [60 tooth freud pro blade]flipping the wood for up to 5 3/4" cuts and a light sand to finnish ::) ::)

[did i just admit to using a saw without gaurds and riving knife in place ::) ::)]

Title: Re: planer thicknesser for £139
Post by big_all on Nov 8^th, 2006, 8:29am

ok orderd it now ;D

looks perfect for my purposes ;D ;D

thanks wolf ;D ;)

thanks for all your trouble keith 8-) 8-) much appreciated ;)

Title: Re: planer thicknesser for £139
Post by JFC on Nov 9^th, 2006, 9:49pm

Any chance of a review when you get it ? My DIY P/T has been no end of trouble and the cutter block decided to eat the metal safety gaurd a few days ago while i was thicknessing some beading :o
Looks like it could get me out of trouble as spares for mine are no longer availible im told >:(Α

Title: Re: planer thicknesser for £139
Post by WOLF on Nov 9^th, 2006, 9:53pm

what is the make and model of your P/T JFC!

Title: Re: planer thicknesser for £139
Post by big_all on Nov 10^th, 2006, 6:50am

wrote on Nov 9^th, 2006, 9:49pm:

ok hardly touched it jfc but so far
table seems parralel gives good clean cuts
havent tried the thicknesser yet as you need to remove the fence to attach the dust extractor over the top
if you dont do that the machine wont work as it has a microswitch of some sort operated by the "wedges " you push in to lock it
this i am shure could be easily modified if reqired ::) ::) ::)

any way if you want one get in now there was 60 left this time yesterday now theres only 20 :-[ :-[ :-[

will give a fuller review when i have used it in anger ::) ;)

Title: Re: planer thicknesser for £139
Post by JFC on Nov 10^th, 2006, 8:39am

Sounds better than mine already !
Its a Lutz europlan supplied by southern woodworking . I got hold of the MD of southern and he told me both companies had gone under .

Title: Re: planer thicknesser for £139
Post by big_all on Nov 10^th, 2006, 10:12am

just tried the thicknesser quickly

you get the usual "fall" on and "fall" off if you dont support

finnish a wee bit wavy but nothing a light sand wont cure

seems to plane parralel but havent done an accurate check just a visual with a square ;D ;)

Title: Re: planer thicknesser for £139
Post by WOLF on Nov 10^th, 2006, 3:39pm

Quote:

seems to plane parralel but havent done an accurate check just a visual with a square

not the same square your boy "ADJUSTED" for you!! ::) ::) ::)

oh dear!!! LOL ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: planer thicknesser for £139
Post by big_all on Nov 10^th, 2006, 5:41pm

TIMBA-WOLF wrote on Nov 10^th, 2006, 3:39pm:

Quote:

seems to plane parralel but havent done an accurate check just a visual with a square

not the same square your boy "ADJUSTED" for you!! ::) ::) ::)

oh dear!!! LOL ;D ;D ;D

it is as it happens hence the wink ;D

one slight problem that i noticed earlier though is the fence is slightly hollow along part of its length ok top and bottom and either end >:( >:(

looks like i will have to front it with 6mm ply or mdf to take out the hollow ::)

to be honest if thats the only problem i have at that price i will be over the moon ;D ;D ;D ;)

Title: Re: planer thicknesser for £139
Post by JFC on Nov 10^th, 2006, 6:09pm

I hope it is the only problem as i bought the last one ;D
Im wondering if i should sell the Lutz or take a sledge hammer to it :-/

Title: Re: planer thicknesser for £139[offer now closed]
Post by big_all on Nov 10^th, 2006, 7:17pm

wrote on Nov 10^th, 2006, 6:09pm:

I hope it is the only problem as i bought the last one ;D
Im wondering if i should sell the Lutz or take a sledge hammer to it :-/

keep it for spares or sell on e bay with the proviso that "some work and spare parts are required to get back to full working order and they may be hard to get" ::) ::) ;)

have you removed the "key" from the extraction shute yet :o ;)
offer now closed

Title: Re: planer thicknesser for £139[offer now closed]
Post by JFC on Nov 10^th, 2006, 7:44pm

Its still working i just have a funny thing with machines . If i dont trust them i dont use them . Ill check it out tomorrow and make sure its all running properly but i wont be using it again .
Im not sure how taking out the key would help :-? Wont you just end up with a thicknesser bed full of shavings ?

Title: Re: planer thicknesser for £139[offer now closed]
Post by big_all on Nov 10^th, 2006, 8:52pm

wrote on Nov 10^th, 2006, 7:44pm:

Im not sure how taking out the key would help :-? Wont you just end up with a thicknesser bed full of shavings ?

yes sorry i should have said to play and check its ok ;D ;D ;D

indeed sawdust everywhere ;D ;D ;D

its just the removing the fence to use the thicknesser and having to lower the base to 5" to position the extractor dosent aid a" quick initial report " on the value and performance when you need to chop and change ;)

Title: Re: planer thicknesser for £139[offer now closed]
Post by JFC on Nov 10^th, 2006, 9:48pm

;) I can see how that will help in some cases . But its very dangerous isnt it .
So how do i remove the key ? ;D

Title: Re: planer thicknesser for £139[offer now closed]
Post by big_all on Nov 10^th, 2006, 10:28pm

wrote on Nov 10^th, 2006, 9:48pm:

;) I can see how that will help in some cases . But its very dangerous isnt it .
So how do i remove the key ? ;D

naaahhh no danger as the dust extraction is a typical afterthought ;D

the blades are enclosed with the guard and like any machine you dont enter an enclosed area or pass onto or over a machine bed if theres no need to or untill a safe working practise is in place keeping your mits more than a hands length away from danger ::)
often with the use of a push stick or 2 ;D ;D ;)

the key is just one off the wedges[on the dust extractor attachment] released by turning the screw a few times and clipping it in the fence side "wedge" slot

Title: Re: planer thicknesser for £139[offer now closed]
Post by JFC on Nov 13^th, 2006, 5:56pm

Mine turned up today :-D I was a bit worried when i could lift the box myself and after opening it i spent the first half hour laughing . It looks like a Fisherprice my first planer / thicknesser :-D :-D
Still i had some stock that needed thicknessing and i found it to be a great bit of kit :o
Im very happy with it ;D

Title: Re: planer thicknesser for £139[offer now closed]
Post by big_all on Nov 13^th, 2006, 9:02pm

i am well pleased with mine toooo ;D ;D

i have only been "playing "with odd lengths off wood and making lots of smaller even odder bits as i have no specific task for it yet ;D ;D ;)

hows your fence!!!!!

my quote"one slight problem that i noticed earlier though is the fence is slightly hollow along part of its length ok top and bottom and either end

looks like i will have to front it with 6mm ply or mdf to take out the hollow " !!!

Title: Re: planer thicknesser for £139[offer now closed]
Post by WOLF on Nov 13^th, 2006, 9:04pm

Quote:

It looks like a Fisherprice my first planer / thicknesser

i must admit i do find colour schemes and actual colours funny also JFC...
a few years ago i was party to initial testing on the Hitachi impact drivers prior to being fully launched /rolled out nation wide.. and the one i was given to test is made up of LIME GREEN and a sort of DAYGLO' SILVER FLAME STYLE body, and my grand kids refer to it as the RAY GUN!!!!!
it really does look like a kiddies toy gun!!! funny or what, but they let me keep it after the test, so , hey ho , not quite as funny, but it sure as hell has been one GREAT bit of kit!!! still going strong, and with the abuse i give it!!! ;D

Title: Re: planer thicknesser for £139[offer now closed]
Post by JFC on Nov 13^th, 2006, 10:25pm

Not tried the fence yet as i needed to thickness some stock for beading last week so that was first on the list . I think it needs extensions on the in and out feed tables for bigger jobs but it got me out of trouble .
The Lutz goes hummmmmmmmmmmmmmm
This goes weeeeeeeeeeeeee but does the job .