planer thicknesser choice.

[sunnybob]

ok, I cant put this off any longer. I have to buy a bench top planer thicknesser to get my small wooden planks and beams flat and level. My hands cant take hours of routing and sanding any more.

I really like the look (on paper and you tube, I havent actually seen one) of the makita 2012nb.
Mainly because it claims to be the quietest, and also has the least snipe.

Any one going to nay say this? or point me to the best machine the world has ever seen?

And NO, I cant buy a two ton used factory model. This has to be light enough to travel by plane from london with my luggage, so 32kg is an absolute max all up weight.

 

[Duncan A]

Bob, what is it that you want?
The Makita 2012NB is a thicknesser only, not a planer thicknesser. The latter is very unlikely to fit in your luggage so you'll either have to settle for a portable thicknesser or re-think transport arrangements.
Sorry, I don't actually know whether the Makita is a good machine or not.
Duncan

Sorry just seen your earlier post - above comments now surplus to requirements!

 

[sunnybob]

Duncan, for some strange reason this post has gone double. Same title, but two separate threads. Check out the other one please.