Reading through the forum I have seen the advice given quite often that separate planer and thicknesser machines are a better choice than a combined machine. However, while there seem to be many planer/thicknesser machines available there seem to be very few dedicated planer machines available. Also these dedicated planers mostly seem to be limited to 6" wide boards, quite limiting compared to their planer/thicknesser counterparts.
So my questions:
* Can anybody point to a list of dedicated planers that exist and are available?
* If you have a 6" planer is there any point in owning a wider thicknesser?
I am just trying to understand the situation and figure out if it is worth buying a DW733 thicknesser and then looking for a separate planer or if I should continue the search for a combined machine.
Cheers,
Chris
So my questions:
* Can anybody point to a list of dedicated planers that exist and are available?
* If you have a 6" planer is there any point in owning a wider thicknesser?
I am just trying to understand the situation and figure out if it is worth buying a DW733 thicknesser and then looking for a separate planer or if I should continue the search for a combined machine.
Cheers,
Chris