Thread: Which Thicknesser?

Originally Posted by erga

Thanks to everyone who has replied so far!

I have the following questions and then I'm done:

Does either camp have bad snipe issues or excessive tear out?

Does the metal serrated infeed roller on the CT bruise wood on light passes?

Can the DW really be run without a dusty, is the fan that good?

G'day Erga,

To your 1st question - no.

2nd question - I have had some occurances of this, but you can adjust the pressure of the infeed roller. But it has been marginal so it's never bothered me at all.

Originally Posted by erga

Does the metal serrated infeed roller on the CT bruise wood on light passes?

Only if you're taking off less then 0.1-2mm off on mine

Q3 Yes the dewalt can be run without a dust collector. The fan IS that good.

A number of professional shops shown in magazines have both types of thicknessers. The larger unit is used for heavy duty work and the bench type used for finishing planing as it is said to leave a better finish.