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Written by NormFan (Nick)

Monday, 24 February 2003

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Model: HMS260
Manufacturer: Scheppach
Price: £719

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Overall rating		4.3
Performance		5.0
Build Quality		4.0
Value for Money		4.0

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Scheppach HMS260 Planer/Thicknesser, Monday, 24 February 2003

Written by NormFan


Overall rating		4.3
Performance		5.0
Build Quality		4.0
Value for Money		4.0

The Scheppach HMS260 arrived in a heavy box on a wooden pallet, after reading through the instructions which as usual were very brief I started putting it all together, I would say it took about an hour all in all to set-up.

After setting it up I was amazed at how well made the machine is, the only area that seemed a little crude to me was the wheel which you use to adjust the thicknesser bed up & down, its a plastic wheel & just lacked quality, it would have been nicer to have had a nice cast wheel.

When powered up its actually not that noisy, although after any length of time it could get on your nerves like any power tool, I started by testing out the planer side of the machine, I grabbed a bit of softwood & set the depth of cut to just 0.2mm using the gauge on the side, its capable of taking off 3mm in once pass but I think its much easier on the machine & the blades to take off smaller amounts, after passing the wood through the planer a couple of times I examined the finish, It was simply AMAZING, the wood was ultra smooth & had a slight sheen to it, I had set the fence to 90 degrees so I could get a nice square edge, unfortunately though there isn’t any markings on the fence adjustments & so you will need to check any angles with a square edge.

As this is a combination machine to use the thicknesser part you have to raise the metal bar on the front left of the machine, turn a level to unlock the left bed then slide the bed to the left & up, after that you have to make sure the thicknesser bed is set to its lowest, then swivel the main section which is part of the air outlets up to the top & finally clip it into the right hand bed, now its ready to use.

The handle on the front of the blue cover engages the rubber rollers, after turning them to the on position I set the height of the bed which also has a nice accurate gauge & proceeded to feed in my planed test piece, there is an anti kickback device on the top which works very well & the wood was fed into the machine very smoothly indeed, again the finish was superb.

I was originally going to purchase the Record 260 planer but I changed my mind after reading complaints on the forum here about the feed rollers marking the wood, the Scheppach HMS260 on the other hand has rubber rollers & so far its not marked the wood in the slightest, I have only run though softwood's but if it doesn't mark those then hardwood's will have no problems.

I really cant find anything that I don't like with the HMS260, I have only had it for a week now & so I cant tell what its going to be like in the long term but judging from what other Scheppach owners say it should be fine. The only part I’m slightly concerned about are the steel beds, it doesn't say if they are coated with anything but I’m worried they will rust in time so I’m going to keep them slightly oiled when the machine is not in use.

So would I recommend this machine to anyone else? YES!! It’s a beauty :-) I have tried hard to think of all the things I don't like but apart from the thicknesser wheel being made real cheaply out of plastic I cant find anything else to complain about.

If this is what all Scheppach machines are like then I will certainly be purchasing more from this company in the future, I couldn't see the machine in any of my local stores so I was buying blind, however I did manage to see the Kity & Record versions & all I can say is this seems a better brand.

If you are looking for this type of machine then you wont go far wrong with the Scheppach HMS260, its simple GREAT!!

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