Thread: Which thicknesser.

Go the carbatec. If you want something reliable. Hafco can be hit and miss.
Don't forget to budget dust extraction.

Thank you,my gut feel was go Carbatec,I have the ryobi vacuum with dedicated 3 inch hose,which has served well.

Sherwood 13" deluxe with helical head from Timbacon,

I'd certainly recommend upgrading what ever you get to a helical or spiral head rather than the usual 2 or 3 traditional knives / blades. The better finish, reduced tear out and noise is worth it. It's also a lot easier to recover from chipped blades "when" you eventually hit a hidden nail.

Cheers

Bryan

Originally Posted by rwbuild

... with helical head from Timbacon,

Originally Posted by Tung tied

I'd certainly recommend upgrading what ever you get to a helical or spiral head rather than the usual 2 or 3 traditional knives / blades. The better finish, reduced tear out and noise is worth it. It's also a lot easier to recover from chipped blades "when" you eventually hit a hidden nail.

Cheers

Bryan

Agreed; the helical head literally halves the noise output of a thicknesser and, in my opinion, that justifies the $600-800 extra cost.

My personal favourite is the DeWalt 735-XE, but with spiral head it costs around $2,000.

But we are blowing your budget, Bill. The Carbatec will work fine, in the longer term you would find the DeWalt more enjoyable.

The timbecon 13'' deluxe with helical head is great value for that price and would be my pick if I was in the market for one. I just recently fitted a helical head to my dewalt 735 as the cost of the heads is starting to come down but the dewalt with strait blades is as much as the helical head timbecon machine.
Regards
John

Thank you for the advise,because of price decided on the carbatec 👍🏼
cheers.

You'll love it.

I've had this one for a while and it's a gem.

Carbatec 15" Thicknesser with Helical Cutterhead | Carbatec

didn't want to look at the dewalt?

also you can add a digital read out to those thicknesser's really easy

Originally Posted by havabeer69

didn't want to look at the dewalt? ...

$$$$'s - even with straight cutters it is double the price of the Carbatec.

This and other posts pushed me over the edge, and I ordered the Sherwood helical benchtop job from Timbecon today. I may be weird, but the noise reduction is maybe the biggest selling point for me. This is by far my biggest spend on a single item, but it's on special for February, so a good time to give in

A jointer will have to wait though. Guess I need to make Yet Another Sled.