Planer Thicknesser

For the workshop where space is at a premium, the combination of a planer and thicknesser is favoured, as they take up far less valuable space. The principle of a planer thicknesser is that the surface planer flattens and squares a board and the thicknesser gets the board to an even thickness.

The surface tables on this machine are precision machined from cast aluminium and are heavily ribbed underneath to maintain flatness. The twin blade cutter block is powered by a 1250W high torque motor, rotating at 8500rpm ensuring an extremely smooth, ripple free finish on both hard and softwoods. The rigid alloy fence supports the work and can be titled through 45°, whilst the full width Suva guard gives maximum protection. As an additional safety feature a micro switch prevents the planer from operation if the Suva guard is not correctly fitted. When surface planing you can control the depth of cut from 0mm to 2mm in one pass.

In thicknessing mode the in feed and out feed rollers take hold of the wood and move the wood through the cutter block at a consistent feed rate. The thicknessing bed features a stainless steel plate and will accept workpieces up to 200mm wide by 120mm deep, allowing for up to 2mm to be planed in one pass. When connected to a vacuum, fine dust is drawn from the cutter block via the dust chute, which is positioned on the surface table. The dust chute doubles as a blade guard and features a micro switch to prevent operation if not fitted. Weighing 25kg this is a solid, well engineered planer thicknesser that leaves an excellent finish and is supplied with a pair of HSS planer blades. ©