Scheppach any good?

**Darryn** · 28th August 2002, 09:53 PM

Hi all
I am not sure if I have done a good thing or not!
I just bought a scheppach hmt260 (I think) buzzer thicknesser for $700.
It also came with a spindle moulder attachment that fits on the side of the machine and some leitz tooling. It is an older machine 1983 but it has not done a lot of work mainly sat in the guys shed. He brought the machine out from germany when he emigrated.

Any opinions on this brand of gear, I bought it on the basis of the review of the scheppach machine in an old issue of Australian wood review (29), but the machine I have is a little bit different to the one in the magazine.

I do a bit of furniture making, coffee tables and small stuff so hopefully it will do the trick until I can afford a decent sized combination machine

Any comments are welcolmed

Darryn

**Rod Smith** · 28th August 2002, 11:26 PM

G'day
Pretty good stuff for lightweight machinery. The only possible problem with the type of machine you bought is the drive roller which is made of rubber I believe. This I've heard can wear away, but should be replaceable.
cheers
Rod

**Darryn** · 28th August 2002, 11:49 PM

Thanks for that,
I'm not too sure about the condition of the rollers there is a box of spares with it I havent looked through yet, there might some in there if I am half lucky.

Any suggestions on a good book about using a spindle moulder?

**RETIRED** · 29th August 2002, 12:24 AM

Gooday.

Gees mate you have bought a lemon. I think you should put it back in the box and send
it to me straight away so that I can turn it rusty by drooling on it.

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Ian () Robertson
"We do good turns every day"

**JackG** · 29th August 2002, 03:27 PM

Darryn,
I was looking at a similar machine and from the reviews I have read the hms260 appears to be a very good machine for the hobbyist/light user and at $700 it is a bargain.
However the machine you have may be a hm2/tse300 and it seems to be a lot lighter construction but again at $700 for a 3 function machine it is still quite cheap.

Jack

**John Saxton** · 29th August 2002, 08:33 PM

Scheppach have always to my mind, been considered a good solid investment and the regards behind this line of thought is that I have seen neither negative comment or a high turn over of this brand of machinery and that speaks volume of its own consideration.
Cheers

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Johnno

**Darryn** · 29th August 2002, 10:18 PM

Originally posted by JackG:
Darryn,
However the machine you have may be a hm2/tse300 and it seems to be a lot lighter construction but again at $700 for a 3 function machine it is still quite cheap.

I think you may be correct, the table attachment mechanism is a bit different to the hms 260, the camlock mechanism is on the machine not built in to the removable table. It also doesnt have the finger edge on the tables. It does have extensions on the ends of the tables tho with a roller at each end which should help with longer pieces of timber. The lower part of the thicknesser seems to be the same as the hms 260 in the review but mine has a 3 phase motor.

I will keep all informed when I pick it up over the coming weekend. I need to spend a bit of time aligning it again as the people have used the tables to hold it when they moved it and seems a bit out of whack. The spindle moulder attachment is like the one on this page http://www.hegner.nu/Kombimaskin.htm
Except it doesnt have the support leg. Its funny after looking at it I thought it needed a bit of extra support obviously Scheppach decided that too. I may even make a new base for the spindle moulder and keep it separate as I have another 2.2kW motor I scored from my Dad.

Any ideas on where to get hold of the sliding table attachment for the spindle moulder shown in the photo on the page above? Also the buzzer fence would be nice if it had the piece of extrusion like the current hms 260.

Thanks again

Darryn

**Darryn** · 2nd September 2002, 09:33 PM

Well I picked the machine up and now its sitting in my shed!

To JackG it is a HM2/TFE30 and is built like a brick dunny. For a fabricated steel machine it puts a triton to shame!

I have a few more questions
As the machine has sat for a while and the rise and fall of the thicknesser and the spindle moulder are both pretty gummed up. I want to clean and lubricate them but what stuff do you use that won't create a gooey mess when some sawdust gets on it?

And also the best stuff to use to remove surface rusting without leaving an oily residue which is going to mark timber?

If anyone wants I can get a digital photo of the machine up on a bit of a website,

Thanks for any help

Darryn

**fxst** · 2nd September 2002, 10:02 PM

a product called INOX(sp)its a rust remover/preventer and is food safe too
Pete

**Giltai** · 28th January 2009, 08:17 PM

Hey Darren I'm looking at buying one of these machines, how have you got on with it ? are you happy. I particularly want to use the thicknesser but will replace my bench saw and bandsaw if the hm2 is easy to use. How do you find the combination setup easy to move from one thing to the other ?

**JACK DUSTY** · 12th March 2009, 10:41 PM

Hi there lads, anyone interested in the SCHEPPACH gear, planer thicknesser, hm260 series or table saw ts 2500 ?, my advise is go for it

I have used both for many years, totally superb results from both tools, the planer/thicknesser is so good that sanding afterwards is not necessary, and this will thickness down to 3mm!

The ts2500 table saw is unbelievably accurate to one tenth of a millimeter, once this machine is set up correctly on receipt, there is no need to check for absolute squareness after each cut, you can guarantee it.

Good luck lads, so sorry to hear about your terrible fires.

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