Thread: $199 gmc thicknesser bargain

tonysa - asks "Masoth - did you end up getting one too ?"
One will be put aside, with my name on it to buy/or not in early June - local Bunnings staff say they will ring.

Originally Posted by tanii51

went all over town looking for a gmc but they were all gone BUT....... found an ozito( bunnings marion) that was 100 dollars more and 3 year replacement warranty and its got the anti kick back and the suction attachment the same as the ryobi looked up the spec on the internet www.ozito.com.au/productinfo.aspx?prodid=ptg-971 they even quote a ryobi part number for replacement blades.
update today they got the new shipment of gmc in and they are 365 but still no anti kick back or vacuum attachment

Just now checked the link - not sure I'd trust the specifications, because I copied this:

<TABLE id=tblSpec style="BORDER-TOP- BORDER-LEFT- BORDER-BOTTOM- 535px; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse; BORDER-RIGHT- 0px" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 align=center border=0><TBODY><TR vAlign=top><TD class=productSpecTableText style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f2f2f2" width="50%">Anti kickback teeth</TD><TD class=productSpecTableText style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #e5e5e5" width="50%">Prevents anti kickback increasing user safety</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>



If you prefer to buy the GMC @ $199, try forwarding a copy of my post (#53) of two days ago, to Bunnings, Marion.

Originally Posted by doug the slug

My $199 thicknesser should be waiting my collection early next week, and the $170 i'm saving there will go down well at the www show this weekend.

Well it took a full 10 working days but my $199 thicknesser arrived today and im part-way through setting it up, a couple of mods to do and make a bench to sit it in and off we go!!!

I am making the bench so that the outfeed extension table from the jointer is the infeed extension table for the thicknesser. im hoping it will be long enough for 99.9% of the work and for the other bit i will just have to lift one machine out at a time.

Originally Posted by masoth

<TABLE id=tblSpec style="BORDER-TOP- BORDER-LEFT- BORDER-BOTTOM- 535px; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse; BORDER-RIGHT- 0px" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 align=center border=0><TBODY><TR vAlign=top><TD class=productSpecTableText style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f2f2f2" width="50%"></TD><TD class=productSpecTableText style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #e5e5e5" width="50%">Prevents anti kickback increasing user safety</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

I guess that proofreading from Chinglish isn't a well known art

Keep the lower plate slippery - I found after a while the thicknesser needed a hand getting work through - thought it was wearing out or something. Lubricated the bed, and hey presto, it's back to working great!

One of these days I must replace the cheap blades with something decent- but it seems to still be doing a good job, so can't justify the time and effort.

Enjoy.

Now all I need is a jointer. (All I need - did I really say that?????)

Originally Posted by Auld Bassoon

I guess that proofreading from Chinglish isn't a well known art

Yeah - we need more kickbacks!

Steve B
Spoil sport. Because I was quotiing I chose to not take licence to install the hyphen to properly change the message to negative.

Betcha most didn't notice - nah na nah na.

does anyone have any idea why the roller on the infeed and outfeed tables on this beast are approx 1.5mm above what seems to be a pretty uniform flat surface as far as pressed metal is concerned? should i adjust them or is itdone like that for a reason?

My neighbor over the back fence had a win the other day.......

He had broken his 6 month old GMC Thicknesser somehow and took it back to local bunnies for replacement on warranty....

No problem says they...here is your new, replacement unit........AND.......

here is a handful of cash too :eek: which is the difference between his (full retail) price and the $199 special price.

You think he was a happy chappy?

Unfortunately I am already the owner of a Ryobi one which I reckon is the same thing, just a different colour.

Regards

Neil.

well i ran a piece of pine stud through the thicknesser, that worked so well i ran a piece of silky oak through the thicknesser,then i set up the jointer (yeah yeah i l know you do it the other way around but ive had the jointer for a week and a half now so i had already done some with it) then i jointed some cedar and some jacaranda and im about to go back and thickness them too! this is great!!! how did i ever get along without them??

Not sure. See my mod that avoids the whole question.

good stuff doug, you got one at the right price too
re the rollers, it sure beats me why they're higher than the tables.

i ended up doing something similar to stuart but using some melamine board instead of the ali.

might end up taking the rollers off completely
cheers
tony

Doug- Did you work out why the infeed and outfeed tables were above the flat surface?

Regards
Graeme

Was told by staff that three pallets will be coming in today. priced at $199.