http://web.me.com/wordsifter/Woodworkingforlove/My_Kit/Pages/Planer_Thicknesser.html I love hand-planing - it’s a really therapeutic exercise and very satisfying when a beautiful, perfectly flat surface emerges. However, the initial preparation of timber from the rough plank would be a long-drawn-out and arduous task - so for that I have this machine. It’s not perfect - the fence needs checking after adjustment to ensure it hasn’t wandered fractionally, and having to remove the outfeed table completely for thicknessing work is a bit of a drag. It also is right on the edge of the power limit for an ordinary ring-main, and so will occasionally blow a fuse on start-up just to show off. And one thing that has become increasingly irritating is the tendency occasionally to drop - quite literally - its power connection as the plug at the machine end isn’t a particularly tight fit and goes in vertically! If this happens when overhanding it’s inconvenient - if it happens when thicknessing then of course you can’t just reconnect and switch on - you have to lower the table, release the timber and then start again from a step or two behind where you were. This is a real pain - but for all that I find it a generally good workhorse for the money http://web.me.com/wordsifter/Woodworkingforlove/My_Kit/Pages/Planer_Thicknesser.html#0 594d874e-f51d-417b-b7a8-b44418179560 http://web.me.com/wordsifter/Woodworkingforlove/My_Kit/Pages/Planer_Thicknesser_files/Media/008a.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/wordsifter/Woodworkingforlove/My_Kit/Pages/Planer_Thicknesser_files/Media/008a.jpg?derivative=micro http://web.me.com/wordsifter/Woodworkingforlove/My_Kit/Pages/Planer_Thicknesser_files/Media/008a.jpg?derivative=mip <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_182_132"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">For basic dimensioning work I find this very acceptable - but it’s got some drawbacks.</p></div></div> http://web.me.com/wordsifter/Woodworkingforlove/My_Kit/Pages/Planer_Thicknesser.html#1 63657537-67f6-45e0-86c8-26df830d10db http://web.me.com/wordsifter/Woodworkingforlove/My_Kit/Pages/Planer_Thicknesser_files/Media/06.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/wordsifter/Woodworkingforlove/My_Kit/Pages/Planer_Thicknesser_files/Media/06.jpg?derivative=micro http://web.me.com/wordsifter/Woodworkingforlove/My_Kit/Pages/Planer_Thicknesser_files/Media/06.jpg?derivative=mip <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_182_132"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">AIt has the same great wheelkit as the Band-saw</p></div></div> http://web.me.com/wordsifter/Woodworkingforlove/My_Kit/Pages/Planer_Thicknesser.html#2 fa0fa927-7f62-4263-b683-537e3033caa8 http://web.me.com/wordsifter/Woodworkingforlove/My_Kit/Pages/Planer_Thicknesser_files/Media/DSCN2912.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/wordsifter/Woodworkingforlove/My_Kit/Pages/Planer_Thicknesser_files/Media/DSCN2912.jpg?derivative=micro http://web.me.com/wordsifter/Woodworkingforlove/My_Kit/Pages/Planer_Thicknesser_files/Media/DSCN2912.jpg?derivative=mip <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_182_132"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">and the same very attractive warranty</p></div></div> http://web.me.com/wordsifter/Woodworkingforlove/My_Kit/Pages/Planer_Thicknesser.html#3 ea3d8491-4b23-4738-bb0e-e47b103b548d http://web.me.com/wordsifter/Woodworkingforlove/My_Kit/Pages/Planer_Thicknesser_files/Media/005.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/wordsifter/Woodworkingforlove/My_Kit/Pages/Planer_Thicknesser_files/Media/005.jpg?derivative=micro http://web.me.com/wordsifter/Woodworkingforlove/My_Kit/Pages/Planer_Thicknesser_files/Media/005.jpg?derivative=mip <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_182_132"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">I haven’t tried this machine, but the price is great and given Axminster’s reputation it may well be an amazing bargain - a lot of good safety features, so check this one out before you finally decide</p></div></div>