matthew
Established Member
I'm considering getting a planer/thicknesser for about £500 and am between the Axminster AW106PT or the EB HC260 (or one of seemingly many variants thereof). Have read a bit about these machines on this forum already so thanks in retrospect for all the helpful info!
The EB seems to be much higher-powered and obviously a bit easier to move around in a small workshop (75Kg vs 150kg). The Axminster seems a bit underpowered (1.1kW vs 2.2kw of EB), but has one big advantage of being able to put the fence on the other side, making it more suitable for left-handed folk such as myself.
Although I've seen planers in use many times, I've never actually used one myself. Anyone have any opinions on:
* How much of an issue the handedness is?
* Whether or not the lower power of the Axminster machine is enough?
MTIA, Matthew
The EB seems to be much higher-powered and obviously a bit easier to move around in a small workshop (75Kg vs 150kg). The Axminster seems a bit underpowered (1.1kW vs 2.2kw of EB), but has one big advantage of being able to put the fence on the other side, making it more suitable for left-handed folk such as myself.
Although I've seen planers in use many times, I've never actually used one myself. Anyone have any opinions on:
* How much of an issue the handedness is?
* Whether or not the lower power of the Axminster machine is enough?
MTIA, Matthew