Planer Thicknesser

For those who don't know, a Planer Thicknesser is a powerful woodworking machine and a combination of a planer and a thicknesser. The job of a planer is to plane one face of a board so that it is flat and do the same to one edge of the board. The task of a thicknesser machine is then to plane the other 2 edges to the required thickness. A planer thicknesser woodworking machine achieves this with 2 rollers to roll the woodern board in to the machine and a set of cutting or planing knives that do the actual planing.

To use the machine, the planer thicknesser table is first set to the required height. A wooden board is then inserted in to the machine until the first roller take a hold of it and it is then fed in. The planer knives remove the required amount of wood from one face and it is then pushed out of the planer thicknesser machine on the second roller.

We have a wide range of Planer Thicknesser from various manufacturers such as Charnwood, Clarke, DeWalt, Draper, Erbauer, Kity, Makita, Metabo, Proxxon, Record, Scheppach, Sealey, SIP, Startrite, Trend, Woodstar and many others.

Some features to look out for when deciding which planer thicknesser machine to buy are:

• The power output of the machines' motor measured in Watts - the higher this value, the more powerful the machine is
• Maximum dimensions of the timber board the machine will accept
• The feed rate of the machine, usually measured in how many meters of timber can be fed through the machine within a minute
• The cut depth in millimeters - this equates to the amount of material (wood) that will be removed per pass when planing timber boards
• The dust extraction and collection systems that are implemented to ensure your workshop or work place is kept tidy and dust free
• The quality of the planer knives used by the machine - these will determine the smooth quality of the timber that is output
• The accessories and tools that may be included as part of the delivered package along with the machine itself
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