Thread: Thicknessers

I'm not sure there is a definitive answer here. Just find a thicknesser that will take timer 300mm wide and allow over 300mm in height.

Depends on how many $$$$ you want to spend. I've got a Carbatec 15" CTJ381 to which I've ran nearly full width Jarrah through taking a 1mm off each pass, bit slow but suits me.

Well i have about 500 lenghts to do to start with and then there could be more, and all the work will be invoiced out, so what the outlay may be i will be about to get back through the work it will do,

I would like something that is reliable to do that much work

Cheers,

Rob

Originally Posted by rod1949

... I've got a Carbatec 15" CTJ381 ...

Won't take 300mm in height.
Any thicknesser that can do 300mm in height is more than likely an industrial type machine and therefore you'd expect it to be reliable.

Thanks for the Input

Appreciated

Originally Posted by Vernonv

Won't take 300mm in height.
Any thicknesser that can do 300mm in height is more than likely an industrial type machine and therefore you'd expect it to be reliable.

Vernon, I said width not height.

Originally Posted by rod1949

Vernon, I said width not height.

I was just letting the OP know that the model you mentioned couldn't take the size of timber he wants to thickness (well it could do 2 sides, but not all 4 ).

Originally Posted by WBM

200mmx300mm and a range of sizes smaller.

luckily i wanted 200mm in Height

The 300 is the width

Yes, if only it worked that way.

true true, thanks for the input, i have been looking around today

Originally Posted by WBM

Hi people,

I am looking into the possibility of purchasing a thicknesser in the near future.

I was wondering what the best one for doing Jarrah with the biggest size going through at 200mmx300mm and a range of sizes smaller.

Lengths would be different depending on the job but longest would be about 2400mm

Thanking you in Advance

Rob

Rob

A piece of jarrah 2.4x0.2x0.3m as specified would weigh around 120 kilograms - over 260 pounds - which would involve some serious handling problems and OHAS issues if you have a helper. I would suggest that you need a good industrial weight planer/thicknesser with roller infeed and outfeed tables.

Cheers

Graeme

CTJ-381 would be the ducks guts One thing to be mindful of is that you canonly feed lengths through of 171mm and over.

I can't fault them.

Just read Grahame's comment about the weight of stock you'd be putting through, Haven't fed 120kg through, it but easily 80-90kg lengths up to 3m.

Originally Posted by WBM

Well i have about 500 lenghts to do to start with and then there could be more, and all the work will be invoiced out, so what the outlay may be i will be about to get back through the work it will do,

I would like something that is reliable to do that much work

Cheers,

Rob

If you're looking at doing this on a regular basic, I'd forget about using any of the Carba-Tec machines unless it's a minimum of 5hp motor which means 3phase, cause the 3hp ones will take forever as you'll be limited to light passes on the slower feedrate for thicknessing 300mm in Jarrah.

Fair comment.