I have had a similar machine for several years and find it adequate for home use but a bit of a pain to swap between the top and bottom functions. Mine is a different brand but essentially the same machine with a few minor differences, obviously made by the same manufacturer. A few points - you should joint (plane on top) one edge and one face so that you have two smooth sides at right angles, then use the thicknesser to plane the other face and edge, which will then be parallel to the first two edges so you end up with a smooth square board. Also, the easy way to open the switch is just lift the stop button upwards and the switch will pop open. When using the thicknesser on longer pieces of wood it is a good idea to make a longer bed by laying a long flat piece of wood through the throat of the thicknesser to support your workpiece (a cheap melamine shelf is ideal). This will prevent snipe on the leading and trailing ends of your workpiece.
On the blades you just buy replacement ones and I think it’s 4 nuts you undo to remove blade but do not lose the two small springs underneath the blade
@@Steve-dr7rr Blades can be quite expensive. They are fairly easily sharpened using a piece of wet and dry sandpaper glued to a flat surface (like a sheet of glass - I use an old mirror). Only need to replace when they get dinged by a nail.
@@thedoitalldad had a good run at it there the last few weeks. Only real issue is the dust extract when you're using the thicknesser gets clogged up after about 10-12 passes. Very happy with it otherwise.
@@DanCasey810 Yes I have found the same, I tried connecting it to a vacuum but it still clogged, although the vacuum itself was faulty so I put it down to that. I've picked up a titan vac so may give they a go
@@thedoitalldad ya I don't think a shop vacuum would have the volume to deal with it to be honest! Be interesting to hear how it goes for you though! 👍
I’ve got one renamed it death trap with the blades there ok but don’t lose the blade re setting jig as there are no replacement parts or spares for this except for blades and the on off switch. If you want to lube up the chain behind the panel with on off switch best thing to use is the wd40 dry ptfe spray. They don’t like long bits of wood but be careful they can blow up or catch fire sometimes but wear ear defenders as it’s loud and close neighbours might not appreciate it
I've set my planer up and screwed down the bolt to turn on micro switch but it's still not powering up. Any ideas? I've been at this now for the last 3 hours 😢
What he call a planer is also know as Jointer, because the wood goes over the top of the blades and it is a thickness planer when the wood passes under the blades. You should joint the flat wide part first to gets it flat and only then put the planed jointed side against the 90 degree fence and do one edge and finally put planed flat side on the thicknesses to parallel the remaining side.
I have had a similar machine for several years and find it adequate for home use but a bit of a pain to swap between the top and bottom functions. Mine is a different brand but essentially the same machine with a few minor differences, obviously made by the same manufacturer. A few points - you should joint (plane on top) one edge and one face so that you have two smooth sides at right angles, then use the thicknesser to plane the other face and edge, which will then be parallel to the first two edges so you end up with a smooth square board. Also, the easy way to open the switch is just lift the stop button upwards and the switch will pop open. When using the thicknesser on longer pieces of wood it is a good idea to make a longer bed by laying a long flat piece of wood through the throat of the thicknesser to support your workpiece (a cheap melamine shelf is ideal). This will prevent snipe on the leading and trailing ends of your workpiece.
Thank you
Very informative
Great video and thanks for sharing. Do you know how easy it is to sharpen or changes the blades.
Glad you've found it useful... Well I've accidentally put a piece through with a nail in 🤦🏻♂️ So Im going to but some new blades... I'll let you know
On the blades you just buy replacement ones and I think it’s 4 nuts you undo to remove blade but do not lose the two small springs underneath the blade
@@Steve-dr7rr Blades can be quite expensive. They are fairly easily sharpened using a piece of wet and dry sandpaper glued to a flat surface (like a sheet of glass - I use an old mirror). Only need to replace when they get dinged by a nail.
Good video. I got this a few weeks back but have been a bit too intimidated to use it yet! 😅 I'll have go this evening I think!
Hope you got on well with it
@@thedoitalldad had a good run at it there the last few weeks. Only real issue is the dust extract when you're using the thicknesser gets clogged up after about 10-12 passes. Very happy with it otherwise.
@@DanCasey810 Yes I have found the same, I tried connecting it to a vacuum but it still clogged, although the vacuum itself was faulty so I put it down to that. I've picked up a titan vac so may give they a go
@@thedoitalldad ya I don't think a shop vacuum would have the volume to deal with it to be honest! Be interesting to hear how it goes for you though! 👍
@@DanCasey810 To be fair it was a huge industrial thing but it was old and knackered 😅
Thanks a million, great video, really helpful cheers!
You're welcome! Glad you found it useful
I’ve got one renamed it death trap with the blades there ok but don’t lose the blade re setting jig as there are no replacement parts or spares for this except for blades and the on off switch. If you want to lube up the chain behind the panel with on off switch best thing to use is the wd40 dry ptfe spray. They don’t like long bits of wood but be careful they can blow up or catch fire sometimes but wear ear defenders as it’s loud and close neighbours might not appreciate it
Appreciate the few tips there. I've accidentally ran a nail through mine so need to change the blades 🤦🏻♂️
@@thedoitalldad it is worth getting a metal detector, I am waiting on Amazon for a Zircon MetalliScanner m40,review it on youtube.
Great video, just the right length to be useful and not take up loads of time
It's by no means the best, but at the price you can't really complain. I've had lots of use out of mine so far
@@thedoitalldad yes me too, does the job
I've set my planer up and screwed down the bolt to turn on micro switch but it's still not powering up. Any ideas? I've been at this now for the last 3 hours 😢
Hi Mark, did you figure this out? We cant get it going here
Sorry for such a late reply, did you get it sorted?
Thanks a million
The instructions with the machine are terrible was about to chuck it in the bin until I watched your vid
Great review thank you.
Thanks for watching!
thicknesser and planer are the same thing. title bit misleading
Planer is the function he showed first. Thicknesser is the 2nd function.
Hi, this machine has two separate functions as demonstrated in the video 👍🏻
What he call a planer is also know as Jointer, because the wood goes over the top of the blades and it is a thickness planer when the wood passes under the blades. You should joint the flat wide part first to gets it flat and only then put the planed jointed side against the 90 degree fence and do one edge and finally put planed flat side on the thicknesses to parallel the remaining side.