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    Powermatic made in Taiwan to a standard, not just a price. It shows!

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    Yep already got a 10" Woodfast jointer, just restored it and fitted a helical cutter so pretty locked into a standalone thicknesser now.

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    Beyond Tools in Malaga also sell Rikon and Laguna thicknessers. The Rikon is roughly the same ballpark $$$.

    You might also be able to get a better deal at the WA Wood Show in August.

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    Sigh - price on the Powermatic at Carbatec has just gone up by $700. I don't know what the hell to do now.

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    Quote Originally Posted by aldav View Post
    Powermatic made in Taiwan to a standard, not just a price. It shows!
    Powermatic & Jet, made in the same factory, some interchangeable parts and owned by the same company and both good machines.
    CHRIS

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    What about this?

    https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/kala...ter/1148713818

    No helical cutterhead, but you should be able to pick one up for it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by bueller View Post
    Yep already got a 10" Woodfast jointer, just restored it and fitted a helical cutter so pretty locked into a standalone thicknesser now.
    If I were in your shoes -- i.e with a good 10" jointer -- I'd almost certainly buy the 3 knife DeWalt DW735 lunch box thicky.

    The upgrade would then be to sell the Woodman and buy a Hammer A3.
    I hear nothing but praise from A3 owners, and the 3 knife DeWalt is, by repute, a very good capable machine.
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    regards from Alberta, Canada

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    I think I'm just going to put out a wanted ad on Gumtree and see what comes up, I didn't really want to take on another project of that size so soon but it's looking like the smartest option now from a financial perspective. Not keen on combination machines and spent a fair bit upgrading the Woodfast to helical so that's here to stay.

    I did see that Jet thicknesser but the seller wants $1500, the most I'd pay is a grand.

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    Like Ian said you might just have to grab a lunch box thicknesser with spiral cutter head for now.



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    That's a fair price hike for the powermatic. It's now in the same price range as the hammer thicknesser. If you're still prepared to spend that much, have a good look at the hammer A41D. Felder has 10% off in October so there's a fair bit of savings to be had. I got the A331 and it's awesome.

    The other option is the bench top dewalt thicknesser as Ian mentioned. I've seen good reviews especially with the byrd head installed.

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    I'm looking at a 2nd hand Dewalt 735xe this weekend. They hold their value as two 2nd hand units are $750 and $760 respectively with no plates ($999 new with no front and rear plates). However a Shelix head from Wizard is $850 and a CTS is $695. Starting to get expensive for a portable thicky.
    The Carbatecs spiral unit has HSS parallel cutters, not shearing cutters and to buy Carbide cutters it's another $324.

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    Why not check out the WA Wood Show in August? Might be some deals there

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    I am not surprised PM has become so expensive in this country and as a general statement from someone who has owned both a PM and currently owns a Hammer A3-31 the Hammer wins every time. I always rejected the idea of having a combination machine but since buying it I have no regrets at all and I have yet to hear of anyone who has bought one then sold it due to unhappiness with the machine. Minimax would be a close second and the only reason I did not buy one of those was there was no helical head option, they use a Tersa head which while being a very good and mostly giving the same results (some people swear it is better) I couldn't overcome my resistance to using straight knives even of they could be changed in 30 seconds.
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    Yeah I can appreciate the quality of Hammer equipment, have actually seen a couple in use and they're very nice. In saying that there's very little chance I'll be bringing one home. I'd need to pay for electrical work as they're a 20amp motor (expensive because the workshop is out bush) and there is very little chance the Woodfast is going to be leaving me. Put too many hours into it and I know the Perth second hand market, I'd probably be lucky to get a grand for it.

    With the Hammer and silent head being around 6 grand I'd be better off with the Woodfast and a Powermatic for less money and more thicknessing capacity. Slightly less jointing capacity but I don't think the 2" will make much difference when I can do 10" boards, hardly restricting.

    HAMMER NO BUENO. For me anyway 😁

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    There's also the matter of multiple people at work. My old man will likely be in the shop a lot as well, with 2 machines we could move through the dimensioning phase a lot quicker than 2 people sitting at the combo.

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