Kity 636 planer thicknesser - do I want to buy 2nd hand?

nicksmith · 6 Dec 2005

Hello,

Someone is selling a used 636 Kity planer thicknesser on ebay. What goes wrong with these? Do they tend to stay true (square)?

Are they a two or three blade machine?

Are the blades HSS or TCT?

Does any one own the axminster AW 106PT planer thicknesser? How do you think the two compare?

Many thanks in advance for any of your thoughts.

Nick

Newbie_Neil · 6 Dec 2005

Hi Nick

Welcome to UKW, glad to have you onboard.

I'm sorry that I can't hep with your questions, but I'm sure that someone will be along soon.

Cheers
Neil

Gill · 6 Dec 2005

Hi Nick

I don't own a 636 but I've had a 439 (two blade HSS) for a number of years and it's never let me down.

Gill

Scrit · 6 Dec 2005

nicksmith":1zqng0rw said:
Someone is selling a used 636 Kity planer thicknesser on ebay. What goes wrong with these? Do they tend to stay true (square)?

Hi Nick and welcome to UKWorkshop

The 636 is a two knife machine (most small machines are) and the standard blades are tool steel, with TCT blades available as optional extras. There's no need to get OEM blades, though, as many saw sharpening service/woodworking machinery dealers offer replacement blades - the TCTs cost an arm and a leg. One thing though, if the machine hasn't got a blade setting jig you'll need one - my Kity (years back) had an aluminium cutterblock so the magnetic setting jigs won't work on this machine - Kity used to make their own cast metal jig.

Scrit