Good afternoon all!

I have just had an Oak tree milled and am waiting for it to season nicely (hopefully!) before planing / thicknessing the timber.

As such I'm looking to buy a planer thicknesser for this purpose.  Of course it will take at least a year to season the oak, but that doesn't mean I won't be able to persuade the wife that it's an essential purchase now...  

Any suggestions / advice / warnings?!   I haven't thought too much about budget yet but about £400 ish is about the most I'd be willing to pay.  The dimensions of the wood likely to go through it would be anything from 1"x6" to 3" x 12" (but I appreciate that a 12" thicknesser is probably well out of my financial league!)

Another thing - would it be worth buying one second hand (and can anyone suggest any reputable shops for such a thing to avoid the risks of ebay purchases!) and is this the kind of kit you can hire??

Thanks!

Gary

Sorry dude, none of my suppliers have any deals on new or second hand machies , in the Kty range, have found this one here though!

http://www.charnwood.net/ProductDesc.jsp?cat=11&stockref=W582

Have you thought of leaving the decking with a sawn finish so that it is "non-slip" I've just done the decking over my pond filter with green larch that I had sawn to 32mm thick. Will depend on how consistant your board thickness is.

Jason