A European style planer/thicknesser this machine is a real space saver in the workshop. Featuring flip-up tables for conversion to thicknesser mode the tables have noise-dampening slots to help minimize noise while machining. A serrated steel infeed roller on the infeed side is standard along with urethane rollers. The European style guard allows you access to the timber when being planed while still using your push blocks for maximum safety.
This machine's 44x four sided carbide cutter knives (which can be turned to offer a new cutting edge in seconds) are made of fine grain tungsten carbide and are held in place by a Torx style screw. Knives of this type last up to five times longer than quality HSS knives. Multiply this by four cutting edges and you achieve 12 to 20 times the normal blade life of a HSS blade set. Easily turned and seated, they present a fully sharpened and indexed cutting edge. No complex blade setting or jigs are required - you simply replace the blade when all four edges have been used.
As with all machines of this type we highly recommend a minimum 2HP dust collector to be paired with the planer/thicknesser. This will increase the efficiency of the machine and minimise dust and shavings that need to be collected after machining the timber has stopped.