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planer thicknesser for £139[offer now closed]
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 Grin

help rquired as my right hand want to keep busy Shocked

typing in the credit card number Wink

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TIMBA-WOLF Board Moderator Offline Timba-Wolf..... Var@*sh, should be banned!! Posts: 7158 Total Thanks: 15 For This Post: 0 KENT,(under a tree!!!!) United Kingdom Gender: Trade: Joiner	Re: planer thicknesser for £139 Reply #1 - 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!!!!
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woodsmith Global Moderator Trade Member Author Offline Posts: 4407 Total Thanks: 137 For This Post: 0 Gender: Trade: Joiner	Re: planer thicknesser for £139 Reply #2 - 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-Thickness... Looks a good price but it is a DIY machine and I would take the reviews under advisement
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Reply #3 - Nov 8^th, 2006, 7:25am

thanks kieth i appreciate it diy Roll Eyes

i just dont have the room to convert loads of sawn timber Embarrassed

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 Roll Eyes

[did i just admit to using a saw without gaurds and riving knife in place Roll Eyes

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big_all Global Moderator Trade Member Author Offline heeelllooo Posts: 5596 Total Thanks: 10 For This Post: 0 Gender: Trade: Joiner	Re: planer thicknesser for £139 Reply #4 - Nov 8^th, 2006, 8:29am ok orderd it now looks perfect for my purposes thanks wolf thanks for all your trouble keith much appreciated
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JFC GDPR opt-out Total Thanks: 10 For This Post: 0	Re: planer thicknesser for £139 Reply #5 - 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 Looks like it could get me out of trouble as spares for mine are no longer availible im told Α
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Reply #7 - Nov 10^th, 2006, 6:50am

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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 Shocked

Looks like it could get me out of trouble as spares for mine are no longer availible im told Angry

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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 Roll Eyes

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

will give a fuller review when i have used it in anger Roll Eyes

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JFC GDPR opt-out Total Thanks: 10 For This Post: 0	Re: planer thicknesser for £139 Reply #8 - 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 .
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big_all Global Moderator Trade Member Author Offline heeelllooo Posts: 5596 Total Thanks: 10 For This Post: 0 Gender: Trade: Joiner	Re: planer thicknesser for £139 Reply #9 - 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
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Reply #11 - Nov 10^th, 2006, 5:41pm

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

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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!! Roll Eyes

oh dear!!! LOL Grin

it is as it happens hence the wink Grin

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 Angry

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

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

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JFC GDPR opt-out Total Thanks: 10 For This Post: 0	Re: planer thicknesser for £139 Reply #12 - Nov 10^th, 2006, 6:09pm I hope it is the only problem as i bought the last one Im wondering if i should sell the Lutz or take a sledge hammer to it
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Reply #13 - Nov 10^th, 2006, 7:17pm

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I hope it is the only problem as i bought the last one Grin

Im wondering if i should sell the Lutz or take a sledge hammer to it Undecided

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" Roll Eyes

have you removed the "key" from the extraction shute yet Shocked

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JFC GDPR opt-out Total Thanks: 10 For This Post: 0	Re: planer thicknesser for £139[offer now closed] Reply #14 - 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 ?
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Reply #15 - Nov 10^th, 2006, 8:52pm

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Im not sure how taking out the key would help Huh

Wont you just end up with a thicknesser bed full of shavings ?

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

indeed sawdust everywhere Grin

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 Wink

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JFC GDPR opt-out Total Thanks: 10 For This Post: 0	Re: planer thicknesser for £139[offer now closed] Reply #16 - 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 ?
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Reply #17 - Nov 10^th, 2006, 10:28pm

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

naaahhh no danger as the dust extraction is a typical afterthought Grin

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 Roll Eyes

often with the use of a push stick or 2 Grin

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

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Reply #18 - 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 Shocked

Im very happy with it Grin

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Reply #19 - Nov 13^th, 2006, 9:02pm

i am well pleased with mine toooo Grin

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 Grin

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 " !!!

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Reply #20 - Nov 13^th, 2006, 9:04pm

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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!!! Grin

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JFC GDPR opt-out Total Thanks: 15 For This Post: 0	Re: planer thicknesser for £139[offer now closed] Reply #21 - 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 .
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