Thread: Thicknesser - Ryobi Anti Kickback?

Kickback usually only occurs on a thicknesser if a piece of wood breaks off the main board coz of a crappy knot etc. Seems a waste of money to me.
BUT I NEVER stand directly behind timber going into any machine.

Barry, I have a Sherwood MB 1931 (same as GMC, Ryobi etc diferent paint work though, very bright orange )
I'm unsure of the anti kickback feature. Mine has never suffered 'kickback' so I don't know what they are trying to say?

Being a paramedic I hear about or see a lot of accidents, and I know of an incident last year where a guy was thicknessing a peice of 10mm x10mm x 200mm timber and it kicked back, went right through his thigh and hit the wall behind him. not nice!!!! :eek:

Yep I've heard of a thicknesser kickback story too and it wasnt pretty.
I'd probably pay the extra. The dust chute alone is worth about $40 alone, and that doesant include the added value to your respiratory health and lost time on cleanup

The anti-kickback feature (if it works) is a freebie

Originally Posted by speedy

Being a paramedic I hear about or see a lot of accidents, and I know of an incident last year where a guy was thicknessing a peice of 10mm x10mm x 200mm timber and it kicked back, went right through his thigh and hit the wall behind him. not nice!!!! :eek:

Seems like trying to thickness a piece of stock that small (only 200 mm in length) was pretty risky. Nasty story.

Hi,
thicknessing a piece of stock 200mm long sounds a little dodgy. Usually the accompanying manual will advise on minimum length. This will usually be in the order of about 400 mm.
Regards
Les

Originally Posted by lesmeyer

Hi,
thicknessing a piece of stock 200mm long sounds a little dodgy. Usually the accompanying manual will advise on minimum length. This will usually be in the order of about 400 mm.
Regards
Les

Yes, and the guy was a professional


Workplace health and Safety were very interested

Originally Posted by Barry F

About to invest in a thicknesser and noticed that Bunny's now stock a Ryobi equivalent to the GMC

The Ryobi AP 13AK is a generic duplicate of the GMC with added features of an anti kickback feature and a dust extraction shute for an extra $40

ref http://www.ryobi.com.au/piccolo_public.htm

Appreciate any thoughts as to whether the anti kickback feature is a positive, a negative or just a gimmick

Regards

Barry

Gidday All, Don't know about the antikickback, the frame of these things is pretty weak and if something kicked back I imagine it would bend all sorts of things out of shape but I guess its better than it going into your leg:eek: .
As someone else has pointed out already The dust hood is worth $40 by itself anyway and as someone who didn't have one to start off with I can throughly recomend you get one, not only does it make your workshop cleaner but without the dust etc building up on the feed rollers inside I find mine drives better.
The only down side seems to be that when connected up to the DC it really makes a howl.

Cheers
Kiwibrucee

My machine claims to be able to accept stock 100mm long, I am not game to try it.
Had a knot come out once and flew across the workshop, as stated before, I never stand in line with the openings either end.