Thread: Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid

Makita make an even bigger one than that ,a KP312, 12 1/4 inch
http://www.makita.com/menu.php?pg=product_det&tag=KP312
Mark

Originally Posted by marker

Makita make an even bigger one than that ,a KP312, 12 1/4 inch
http://www.makita.com/menu.php?pg=product_det&tag=KP312
Mark

Obviously not in Australia. That's nearly a two man job.

I've got one! Well, it's actually my father in law's but he gave it to me on permanent loan. I use it every now and then. It's a bit heavy for one handed operation though. I borrowed an 82mm one when we built the house for working on the frame.

I've used one, handy for on-site jointing of longish lenghts, but a bit of a hand full and I wouldn't use it unless something smaller wouldn't do.

Mick

I remember at the wood show a few years back someone was exhibiting the Protool range of power tools.

Man, there was some big gear there. A 400mm handheld circ saw, and a v wide handheld planer. My mate was shopping for a thicknesser & this planer had the same size cutterhead! :eek:

Edit: here & here for details.


Cheers....................Sean

I'm so used to holding my Stanley#8C or LV #7 jointers with the fingers of my left hand curled under touching the face to help guide the plane perpendicular to it when edge jointing (even when using a fence), that I'd forget and do the same with one of those monsters :eek:

Originally Posted by Auld Bassoon

I'm so used to holding my Stanley#8C or LV #7 jointers with the fingers of my left hand curled under touching the face to help guide the plane perpendicular to it when edge jointing (even when using a fence), that I'd forget and do the same with one of those monsters :eek:

That would be very easy to do, Steve!

A mate of mine tells a story about an old bloke he was working with some years ago. My mate had recently bought an electric planer and he was using it to trim some doors (he's a fixing carpenter). The old bloke had only ever used hand planes and he was interested in how the electric machine compared.

My mate let him have a go. The old boy ran the planer down the length of the door's edge, turned and made to squint down the door to check for square. To do so, he leant forward slightly and squatted and, as was his habit, put his hands on his upper thighs as he did so. He had the planer in his right hand so, again, as was his habit, he rested it sole-down on his leg. Unfortunately, his finger was still on the trigger and he was wearing footy shorts! Nasty! :eek: :eek: :eek:

Originally Posted by Barry_White

It is a monster and is the same length as a No.7 Stanley. It is made by Makita and I have never seen one of these any where in a tool shop in Australia. It does 15,000 revs and is 125mm across the blades. It make a 82mm planer look like a toy.

The pictures don't really do it justice and it is a bit difficult to realize how big it really is.

Barry

You may have sold the mighty Makita short here. Make that blade width 6 5/8" if it is the same as mine. Think of it more as a jointer held upside down than a planer.

List price approx $1300. Knock 'em down to around a grand.

Regards
Paul

Regards
Paul

Sean

Just out of interest, Makita make some large, supposedly hand held tools. Check out their circular saw for USA market.

Model No. 5201NA
16 5/16" dia
6 1/4" depth of cut.

Amazing. About US $600.

Hang on tight when it binds in Ironbark!

Barry

It makes the planer look tame.

Regards
Paul

Kick like a mule, Paul

It's one of these bigger Makitas that gave me great respect for the power planer.

Read that as: It bit me.

Just half a dozen little nicks in one finger, a little blood and some messed up fingerprints for a while.

And I have seen the bigger ones, the 12" wide ones, one from Makita, one from Ryobi.

The Ryobi was plugged in so you could give it a fang, I pulled the trigger, let it wind down and backed away.

Kinda like that V8 chainsaw, just waaay too big to be practical, but apparently they do shift them here to clean up the big beams they use in some houses here.

Read that as: Take a tree, hack of the bits that stick out, drag the planer over it and there's your beam.

Same here, schtoo, apparently they use the big planers on laminated beams & LVLs.


Cheers...............Sean

I originally had a 150mm Ryobi planer, but lost some bits when replacing the belt drive. I replaced it with the makita. I used the original planer for dressing 150mm and 200mm ironbark roof beams for the house when we built about 15 years ago. Was looking at an extention, hence the need for a new large planer.

Although the Makita is big and heavy, it makes the 4 1/2" offerings seem toy like. You can't beat grunt and weight to achieve smooth planing in harder timbers and a good finish with a narrow blade on wide boards is also difficult to achieve.

The original Ryobi was $180 on special in 1980. The Makita I got for a song at $700 two years ago. It was second hand, but had never been used plus it had normal warranty through the dealer.

On the subject of Makita's 16 5/8" saw. I thought it would be a good unit to mount under a table.

Regards
Paul

Originally Posted by Bushmiller

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On the subject of Makita's 16 5/8" saw. I thought it would be a good unit to mount under a table.

Regards
Paul

I don't think the Triton Table would be big enough.