Lonsdale73
Established Member
Reluctant sale of the above. I bought it a little over a year ago, first time I tried it out the blade found a buried screw which took some chunks out of the blades. I got round to replacing these in summer and promptly took my finger tip off. I'm sure I'll regret selling it but at the moment I'm reluctant to use it and I need the space (I'm down to a 15" walk way which would have been fine in my youth, not now!
Obviously Elektra Beckum ceased to be some years ago so this is by no means a new machine. The chap I bought it from demonstrated with a warped and twisted piece of wood which he converted to something flat and square. He put a straight edge on the planer tables to demonstrate they were flat and parallel. He'd replaced the dust extraction boxes with shop built ones - not the prettiest looking of things but they serve the purpose well enough. He also replaced the original aluminium fence (included in the sale) with a solid and perfectly square shop built one - both can be seen in one of the photos.
In thicknesser mode, the crank handle can be a little stiff - especially settings thinner than 10mm. I applied a little oil but was worried about dust and shaving getting mixed in and maybe making the problem worse - maybe some WD40 would sort that out. Been watching them go on the auction site that no-one ever seems to like naming so looking for £300 for mine.
Buyer to collect please.
Obviously Elektra Beckum ceased to be some years ago so this is by no means a new machine. The chap I bought it from demonstrated with a warped and twisted piece of wood which he converted to something flat and square. He put a straight edge on the planer tables to demonstrate they were flat and parallel. He'd replaced the dust extraction boxes with shop built ones - not the prettiest looking of things but they serve the purpose well enough. He also replaced the original aluminium fence (included in the sale) with a solid and perfectly square shop built one - both can be seen in one of the photos.
In thicknesser mode, the crank handle can be a little stiff - especially settings thinner than 10mm. I applied a little oil but was worried about dust and shaving getting mixed in and maybe making the problem worse - maybe some WD40 would sort that out. Been watching them go on the auction site that no-one ever seems to like naming so looking for £300 for mine.
Buyer to collect please.
