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In your opinion, is it worth spending the extra money to get the helical head with the cutters shearing the wood rather than the segmented cutterheads with the inserts at right angles to the wood?

Thanks, I wasn't sure about the HSS blades. I've had a ryobi and was aware the straight blades dull quickly but wasn't sure if the inserts were slightly different.

I'm looking at buying a benchtop thicknesser, preferably one with a segmented cutterhead (HSS or TCT inserts). I've looked at the Hafco 13S which would be suitable, the Carbatec (which seems a bit...

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Well I finally made a decision to get a benchtop thicknesser. I went with the Sherwood Deluxe one from Timbecon and made a stand for it. For anyone reading this post still, here are a few pics. I...

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Pitty you didn't live in Adelaide. I'm trying to sell a Ledacraft 10" combo.

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Found some here
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It may end up costing me more than what I've already got. Thanks for the advice.

That may be the best way to go.

I'm not sure yet. Still deciding what to do.

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Good idea but im not sure how to get a 175kg up on a stand.

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It's a 10inch ledacraft with helical head.

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Thanks for all your comments. Experience with these machines is worth ten times more than a sales blurb.

what about pocket hole screws from the bottom with some glue? No-one would see them

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I was thinking of making a small bench on lockable casters so it would only be the 1 lift. Then I can operate at a more comfortable height feeding the timber in and out instead of the low height of...

Thanks for all your comments. Much appreciated. I'm used to getting snipe on the ends and I've got a dust collector with a 4inch hose.
What about feeding issues with the rubber rollers. Do they...

I currently have a 10" combo planer/thicknesser. The majority of my work though is using the thicknesser, which involves a lot of leaning over to feed timber in/out plus adjust the table height. With...

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Thanks rob. Makes sense. I just use feast Watson furniture oil.

Just thought I'd display the first piece of jarrah furniture I've made. It was all cut out of jarrah joists my friend gave me. I used a MortisePal jig for all the joints (slats and table frame) with...