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Wadkin FM 24 planer is sure a beauty. it's cutting capacity is 26". Sheartak makes a helical cutterhead for it. https://www.sheartak.com/helical-head-wakin-24inch-combined-surface-planer-thicknesser-type-fm

Dear all, we are help retrofitting a very old Steton 530mm planer made in Italy. Can you recognize its model number? We wrote to Steton and was sadly advised that they cannot help because the machine is too old.

Do you have the part diagram and part list?

Sedgwick planers have fixed outfeed table. If the outfeed tables can be adjusted, the planers will be perfect. Most of the manufacturers in Europe make their machines of robust heavy casting. This is great.

I have not seen Sedgwick machines in north America. Canada and the States use the same electric. Sheartak provide a couple of cutterheads fitting Sedgwick planers.

Indeed, it is a genuine shear cut. The helical blades must be tailored to fit different cutterhead diameters, and one should take into account both the initial cost of the blades and ongoing sharpening expenses.

Increasing the number of cutters results in smaller chips, though it may not significantly enhance the surface finish. However, it does allow for higher feeding speeds, greater cutting thickness, and the quantity of boards processed within the same work hours.

Spiral Cutterhead for Scheppach HMS 2600 Planer thicknesser| Sheartak It is installed with 55 carbide inserts on 5 spirals. Extra five inserts and screws are provided free as spare parts.

You can buy from https://www.sheartak.com/sheartak-cutterhead-axminster-craft-ac250pt-planer-thicknesser. Spiral cutterhead makes huge improvements.

Your machine is highly practical and certainly a worthwhile investment for a spiral cutter retro-fit. This enhancement offers substantial noise reduction, a smoother timber finish comparable to sanding up to 120#, and eliminates costs associated with replacing straight knives, sharpening, or...

The Sedgwick MB planer thicknesser boasts simpler and more robust engineering, exceptional quality casting, both for the machine's overall thickness and the fabricated base. This inherent sturdiness makes them superior machines, significantly reducing vibration and yielding a superior finish...