Thread: Laminate Trimmer

Where isnt a laminate trimmer usefull!!! The only thing i use my normal router for i routing the body..all the cavities and neck and everything is wit a trimmer. Theyre a godsend mate!

Yeh i work my lami to the bone, there so much easier to control and handle than a large sucker, just take it steady and dont try and push it too hard. The biggy rat stays attached to the table.

Good quality laminate trimmers are expensive, but if you can afford one the are a very handy and effective tool because they are lite and easy to operate and they can be adapted to many jigs with little fuss, whereas a router often requires more effort.

I've had to make up several jigs to accommodate my routers to do fiddley little jobs and it can be a royal pane in the butt.

A laminate trimmer aswell as a router would be handy .

I wish I had a laminate trimmer .

regards to all

Wal

i use mine for everything except routing body shapes
i have my eye on a more powerful trimmer though... it just doesnt have as larger depth adjustment as my cheapy ryobi

I run a few makita lammers and quite a few makita routers as well. 6 all up.

The big win was buying a cheaper maktec lammer and finding it works identical in every way to my more expensive cast bodied makita's. only $149 for the maktec. perfect.

Originally Posted by oz tradie

The big win was buying a cheaper maktec lammer and finding it works identical in every way to my more expensive cast bodied makita's. only $149 for the maktec. perfect.

i saw a maktec recently, but dont recall where... i dont think it was carbatec or hare and forbes... i cant think of where else i have been recently,
might go for one of them then

I got it at one of the Home hardware franchises. $149.00

Ive been looking at the maktecs..Ive used the cast bodied ones at work for 5 or 6 yrs now and theyre unbreakable..makita dont make them anymore but..gone to cheaper plastic ones..the maktec looks solid but

maktec can wait...
i picked up a box at a garage sale and ended up with a makita for 65bux
and 3 bailey number 5 planes haha

Looks like $65 well spent there mate...good score.

What sort of nick are the planes in?

Originally Posted by Andrew_B

maktec can wait...
i picked up a box at a garage sale and ended up with a makita for 65bux
and 3 bailey number 5 planes haha

Are u kidding!! Man theyre like 250 brand new!
Good score man

Originally Posted by kiwigeo

Looks like $65 well spent there mate...good score.

What sort of nick are the planes in?

they are in great condition, i spent about a minute straightening up and setting the blade on each and they all produced a nice shaving as is



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Originally Posted by floody_85

Are u kidding!! Man theyre like 250 brand new!
Good score man

hehehehe was a great score...

got a slab of maple for 6bux too haha

That is indeed a great score. Let me be the first to say "you suck!"

Three #5's, a slab of maple and a trimmer for under $70 has got to be right 'up there' in the garage sale gloats.

jeez i wish that was the case haha...
but naa, i paid 65 for the trimmer and 65 for the three planes and maple lol

still not bad as far as im concerned


but somewhat back on topic....

who here is using the dremel router base from stewmac?
i got me a dremel lastweek and im contemplating: making a base, buying a flex shaft and making a base for that, or buying the stew mac base.....

also what bits are we using for inlays?