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TrimTheKing wrote:...but if I had my time again I would spend a little more money and go for something like the Hammer PT on which the tables just lift up and the machine stays in the same orientation.
Wizard9999 wrote:TrimTheKing wrote:...but if I had my time again I would spend a little more money and go for something like the Hammer PT on which the tables just lift up and the machine stays in the same orientation.
Interesting point Mark. But even the Hammer (which is a fair bit more than I planned to pay) with a single lift of both tables mechanism seems to require the extraction 'shroud' to be flipped over the top of the cutters from what I can see online. Or are the pictures online deceptive?
Terry.
Wizard9999 wrote:Cast iron fence is a great rarity these days.
DaveL wrote:I have a Perform planner thicknesser, looks like the metabo pictured above. The blades do last a long time, they are double sided and the use of a diamond hone to touch them up extends the life considerably. I now only use this in thicknessing mode as I bought a second hand Multico planner. Very pleased with it, nice long cast iron tables and fence, a pleasure to use. The only down side, it has a 2hp motor that blows a 13 amp fuse every time, I put in a second 16 amp commando socket for it, problem solved.
Don't dismiss second-hand machines, the older cast iron kit goes on for a long time, I think mine will out last me, my GP reckons I have another 40 years so that's a bit of a challenge.
RogerS wrote:Not all secondhand machines are dogs that need six months work to refurbish them. When I bought my Sedgwick, I needed to align the tables which was very straightforward and required nothing more than some feeler gauges and a long straight-edge.
The fan came adrift from the end of the motor shaft but again easy enough to fix. Spanners and a bit of glue.
Wizard9999 wrote:RogerS wrote:Not all secondhand machines are dogs that need six months work to refurbish them. When I bought my Sedgwick, I needed to align the tables which was very straightforward and required nothing more than some feeler gauges and a long straight-edge.
The fan came adrift from the end of the motor shaft but again easy enough to fix. Spanners and a bit of glue.
I find Sedgwick a bit of a mystery. .....
Terry.
RogerS wrote:In your price performance comparison are you comparing new for new or old for new or what? There simply is NO comparison between a Sedgwick and most of the other ones you or others have mentioned (Startrite is also excellent). They are toys in comparison. Sorry to be blunt but there you go.
Wizard9999 wrote: But I need to better understand what "they are toys in comparison" really means. Are the printed spec's pointless in telling me anything about actual real world performance or is it that they will last forever or both or something else?
Terry.
Wizard9999 wrote:Kirk
Whilst the Sedgewick is heavier at 195kg it is only about 10% more than the Startrite at 175kg.
Wizard9999 wrote:I'm fortunate in that cash is not a massive constraint, it is more I have set a figure I think it would be silly to go much above give this is just a hobby and a new one at that! But, I really have absolutely no mechanical capability, so I doubt that I will be able to fix anything and nor should I be allowed to mess with something that will have anything sharp spinning at high speed attached to it!
Terry.
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