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Thanks Poppa. It is a thought, however, I don't know if I'd be able to get an edge straight and square enough that would be suitable for biscuit joining into larger panels.

The use of a...

T.C., Absolutely!!! If that machine was available here I certainly wouldn't be so hesitant to buy a combo Planer Thicknesser. DeWALT sell here, and being from the U.K. it would be 240V, so why not...

Is it really? I know it looks similar although I thought it looked a little more robust. Well there you go!!!

So it seems that Rockwell/Draper are the only bench top Planer Thicknesser combo on...

Here's a nice looking machine.

DRAPER BENCH MOUNTED 1500W 230V PLANER THICKNESSER | eBay

The UK seem to have access to a larger range.

LOL DavidG, I just found the jointer you posted on another site.

So, this is what I've found so far. The Makita 2012nb seems to be a good quality mid range thicknesser for $775 (always liked...

Ian,

Thanks for your input. Your comments are consistent with what others have said. I need the machine to be semi-portable as I don't have a huge amount of room. 170kg is not something I would...

Grandad, Orraloon,

Thankyou both for your advice. The problem is seeing one of these set up on display somewhere. You can't tell a lot looking at a picture on a box.

I may have to look at...

Rhancock, well, the going price at Mitre 10 is $409. Not much different in price to the Ryobi Planer Thicknesser (that really only just thicknesses) at Bunnings.

Is the price too good to be true...

I've hit these forums several times in my search for answers so I figured it was time to join. So here goes my first post.

I've wanted to buy a planer thicknesser for a while but as an amateur on...