What should you do if a major piece of woodworking kit breaks down and you've not got a mechanically inclined bone in your body? My Kity P/T isn't feeding in the timber properly when I try to thickness it. If anyone can suggest how I should go about repairing it, I'd be very grateful.
One thought that's crossed my mind is that the P/T takes up a lot more space in the workshop than a #7 plane. Moreover, if I learnt to thickness wood by hand then I wouldn't have to worry about repairing machines if they broke down. My only concern is that thicknessing timber by hand strikes me as being a time consuming procedure and it would be difficult to achieve consistently accurate thicknesses. Are my concerns unfounded?
Gill
One thought that's crossed my mind is that the P/T takes up a lot more space in the workshop than a #7 plane. Moreover, if I learnt to thickness wood by hand then I wouldn't have to worry about repairing machines if they broke down. My only concern is that thicknessing timber by hand strikes me as being a time consuming procedure and it would be difficult to achieve consistently accurate thicknesses. Are my concerns unfounded?
Gill