Due to restricted access at the workshop I've been using I decided to buy a planner thicknesser. This Excel machine fitted my budget and it seems to be a generic machine made under lots of different names.
Excel 10'' 250mm Planer Thicknesser 1500W/240V with Stand
I have never purchased or setup my own machines so this is all new!
After unpacking I checked a couple of things, fence is just about 90 to table and the infeed and out table are just about inline. They do slope down about 0.25mm towards the cutter head from the ends of the table (I can't see anyway to adjust this).
After a few test pieces run through to see how well it would joint I'm more than a little disappointed. In the photo attached I hope its clear that its not producing parallel cuts, they seem to be 'U' shaped.
It has a good 0.25mm gap at either end. I'm trying to get my head round what is out, I'm guessing its because the table runs downhill to the cutter, then back uphill?
Any thoughts on what I can try?
Thanks,
Excel 10'' 250mm Planer Thicknesser 1500W/240V with Stand
I have never purchased or setup my own machines so this is all new!
After unpacking I checked a couple of things, fence is just about 90 to table and the infeed and out table are just about inline. They do slope down about 0.25mm towards the cutter head from the ends of the table (I can't see anyway to adjust this).
After a few test pieces run through to see how well it would joint I'm more than a little disappointed. In the photo attached I hope its clear that its not producing parallel cuts, they seem to be 'U' shaped.
It has a good 0.25mm gap at either end. I'm trying to get my head round what is out, I'm guessing its because the table runs downhill to the cutter, then back uphill?
Any thoughts on what I can try?
Thanks,
