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Planer thicknesser?

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I knew this forum would be a bad idea.
Im now considering a further expensive purchase.
It has to be a budget one - theres absolutely no moving on that however I try to reason around it.
Not the cheapest ,and a brand I have experience with, is a Metabo DH 330
Anyone have or had one?
They seem to get favourable comments around and about
 
Just to avoid any confusion your thread title says planer thicknesser the machine you link to is just a thicknesser. In general these thicknessers are very noisy I don’t have experience of the metabo but did have the DeWalt version 20+ years ago, it did what I wanted it to do which was thickness boards after they had been through the planer.
Of the Metabo gear I have it’s made to a decent standard so I can’t see the DH330 being any different but it won’t straighten long boards for that you’re better off with a planer.
 
Yes, that is only a planer in the US. Here it is a thicknesser. It's confusing.
If you want someting decent but affordable*, I can recommend the Kity 636/637. I don't think they are made any more, but they do crop up second-hand from time to time. I've had 2 over 35 years. I haven't used mine since I got here, but that's only because I bought something bigger and, I thought, better**, from the previous owner of the house.
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* Your mileage may differ
** It wasn't.
 
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fuse said:
Im now considering a further expensive purchase.
It has to be a budget one - theres absolutely no moving on that however I try to reason around it.
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I have not heard of an expensive budget machine, but if you buy budget then the hassle it might give you will not be worth it so maybe @Steve Maskery 's idea is a good route to go down. Also weigh up machining your own timber compared to buying it ready to use, that depends upon your local suppliers and their quality.
 
I'm happy with my Record PT260 planer/thicknesser. Metabo do a cheaper version. Both can be found S/H on Facebook Marketplace.
 
Thanks for the pointers, plenty to consider.
Doug -forgive my naivety- I have lots of reasonable boards here already but around 1" that I need to be 3/4"
They will end up chopped up into 18" length
I dont need an immaculate finish just something a bit better than sawn
Will this metabo do it?
As far as decibels are concerned, my tinnitus drowns out any machine noise plus any conversations I dont want to hear.

Steve /Malc I cannot risk money on secondhand -with my experience/luck theres usually a hidden fault thats forced the previous owner to offload the kit.
Truly honest people are scarce.

Spectric -Ive had bad experience with dirt cheap kit like einhell but learned to read the market before buying replacements like evolution - hence 'expensive budget'
 
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