Bench top planner thicknesser or surface planner

[topchippyles]

8 minutes ago, TuscanPhil said:

Ah but you didn't flag it up to me.  In my defence, it doesn't appear when I look on Gumtree 'less than 30 miles' but does if I look at 'less than 50 miles' and I'd generally not look that far.

Only a quick search this afternoon found that phil. Cracking little buy for £150 and no wonder it sold asap. Remember i am not the one looking for a planer and can only give good advise on stuff i use or do.

Edited December 16, 2020 by topchippyles

[trigger_andy]

13 minutes ago, TuscanPhil said:

Ah but you didn't flag it up to me.  In my defence, it doesn't appear when I look on Gumtree 'less than 30 miles' but does if I look at 'less than 50 miles' and I'd generally not look that far.

Cant be that keen if you'd not even bother traveling 50 miles to go get a tool you really want? 

[TuscanPhil]

Yes it's a tool I want, but it is not a tool I currently need - I don't have any boards or wood to put through it and I don't have any projects on the go, so I can take my time and find one closer.

[TuscanPhil]

Guess I should have put a smiley face after the 'you didn't flag it up to me' as this seems to have been taken the wrong way by some on here,

[topchippyles]

Just now, TuscanPhil said:

Guess I should have put a smiley face after the 'you didn't flag it up to me' as this seems to have been taken the wrong way by some on here,

Only 1 person phil and take no notice of the crazy scotts man. Nobody else does.

[gobbypunk]

I am still looking for a planner thicknesser just cant find one near enough in my budget its doing my head in

[topchippyles]

2 minutes ago, gobbypunk said:

I am still looking for a planner thicknesser just cant find one near enough in my budget its doing my head in

How big to you need to plane up to (size)

[gobbypunk]

Hi 10/12 would do me fine but it needs a surface planner as I have the big 25 inch wadkin but it needs stripping down and rebuilding as it will only go to two and a half inch so I dont want to be totaly without a planner 

[TuscanPhil]

Reviving this thread as I've just had a 'bump' for an advert about an hour or so away from me.  I've previously researched new benchtop PTs and on one fairly thorough review, the Triton TPT125 came out fairly near the top - it beat the Dewalt one - so that's my 'backstop' if it gets to the point where I just want to get one.  But, what's the collective view on an Elektra Beckum HC260?  I don't know the specific model as there are lots of different motors and power, but it's a single phase one in green (so an early one as the newer ones are blue).  Seems to have a larger table, so I'm thinking it would be a more stable platform to true planks etc.  Thoughts, comments etc welcome.

[topchippyles]

4 minutes ago, TuscanPhil said:

Reviving this thread as I've just had a 'bump' for an advert about an hour or so away from me.  I've previously researched new benchtop PTs and on one fairly thorough review, the Triton TPT125 came out fairly near the top - it beat the Dewalt one - so that's my 'backstop' if it gets to the point where I just want to get one.  But, what's the collective view on an Elektra Beckum HC260?  I don't know the specific model as there are lots of different motors and power, but it's a single phase one in green (so an early one as the newer ones are blue).  Seems to have a larger table, so I'm thinking it would be a more stable platform to true planks etc.  Thoughts, comments etc welcome.

Nothing wrong with that and will do everything you want phil. Around £300-400 i should think 

Edited March 22, 2021 by topchippyles