Thread: New Tablesaw & thicknesser (Jet)

Certainly is some nice gear you've brought, happy WWing with the new toys!

Thx Harry.


I figured if I spend a little extra on equiptment now, I can enjoy precise joinery for years, and "will" it on to the kids.

Cheap investment really.

Cheers

Well done!

I'd be really interested to see how the thicknesser turns out, I've seen a couple demonstrated and have got very tempted I must admit!

Cheers

P

I'll post a report on the thicknesser right here. I too have seen the reviews, and hope that $700 is well spent! (fingers crossed).


American site has reviewed a real cheapie, and reckon's it's good bang for the buck:
http://www.onlinetoolreviews.com/reviews/ryobiap13.htm

"We through Pine wood, Ipe Wood, Red wood and Ironbark through the planer and each length was planed at 1mm, 2mm and 3mm depths at each pass to see how the AP13 handled it. On each occasion, the wood came out almost perfectly and we tested flatness with a long metal straight-edge rule. Results were good and any light slipping under the rule was most often the result of cranky grain rather than any trough or gouge caused by the planer itself. On the 3mm depth passes, the snipe was more exacerbated on the longer pieces, so it wasn't all smooth sailing, however, this is a well known common problem with these machines, so you take it on the chin and plan ahead for that. "

So good so far.......


cheers

Marauder .... The review was done by Dean who is a member of this forum and located in Queensland

ahh I see that you are in Geelong .....

Now do I just drop off my timber with a note indicating the dimensions required or do I have to do it myself?

I love my Jet gear and I've no doubt you will too.

For me it's a bit of deja vu except I didn't buy a Jet thicknesser first time around. I now have a jointer and wouldn't be without it, although I did do without it for a couple of years. When you get a good jointer, you'll find that you wont work your thicknesser as hard to remove stock. But then again I take a lot off with the bandsaw as well.

......And the tools just keep coming..... and thats just part of the fun for me.

Good luck

Originally Posted by Sir Stinkalot

ahh I see that you are in Geelong .....

Now do I just drop off my timber with a note indicating the dimensions required or do I have to do it myself?

Sir Stinks alot...............No probs mate, I'll need a fair bit of good timber to turn into saw dust to test out the dust extraction.

Radial arm saw'll take care of the dimensions, np at all.

You can get a measured drawing from.................................. LOL!

Boban, I too am thinking about a jointer, but, like you in the early days, can't quite justify it yet.

One day, absolutle requirement, after dealing with out of square stock from Bunnings etc.

Few more overtimes at work, and we'll see. I'd rather buy on the quality side, so I'll save the pennys. This one looks OK (price for an 8"):

http://www.timbecon.com.au/details/8...nter-8678.aspx

But it's not white, Jet white.

Seriously, it looks good for the money. I think the JET is double the price. Wait till the WWW show to see how it's built. A photo doesn't show you the attention to detail (or lack of it). You seem to be clever enough to keep researching before you buy, so just keep researching before you buy another JET again (LOL).

Now that you have shown your ability to research tools, I would give Bunnings the flick when buying timber (big$). Ring around, timber merchants are much cheaper, even if you don't buy in bulk. The yellow pages are a good start.

IF you're foing to face joint with the thicknesser, I would reccomend building a sled like in FWW a couple of issues ago. Congrats on the new tools.
-Ryan

Jet white? Huh??

Have I just bought $3000 worth of junk?

I'll see what arrives, and then check the WWS to see if it's any different. Thanks Boban.

Yes, Bunnings is going to be left behind (mainly), thus the purchase of better gear. Wood merchants seem tough to find, but I've found a good one in Melbourne, Australian Furniture Timbers, who seem to have almost every type of timber I can imagine (100 types in stock):

www.afttimbers.com


Cheers

Originally Posted by ryanarcher

IF you're foing to face joint with the thicknesser, I would reccomend building a sled like in FWW a couple of issues ago. Congrats on the new tools.
-Ryan

Thanks for the tip Ryan, I'll check it out (if I can find it).

Is the sled used for edge planning using a thicknesser?

At the moment, I intend to use a router table for one edge, and a rip for the other.

Failing this, I think a jointer could be coming real soon.

Cheers

I have been looking at the Jet saws as well. On a recent visit to a dealer in Vic that has sold a few bandsaws to past employers, he said why waste your money on a supersaw when you can buy a contractors saw that will do the same job and is better designed.

The funny thing was, he had a supersaw on the floor that he could of sold to me on that day.

Daniel