Charnwood PT250B Bench Top 10” x 5” Planer Thicknesser

Planing Function

The largest of our bench top machines, still light enough to move off the bench when not in use. The capacity allows timber of up to 10″ x 5″ to be accurately dimensioned.

The surface of the aluminium planing beds is ribbed, which reduces friction when feeding in large boards. Increasing the total length of the beds to over 900mm gives increased support when working with those longer boards. The upper surface is precision ground to ensure a perfectly flat working area.

The infeed planing bed height is adjusted by rotating the handle on the end, a depth scale with sight glass is marked in graduations of 0.5mm and can be set to remove up to a maximum of 2.0mm in each pass.

The large side fence is held at 90 degrees by twin supports. When required, it can be tilted back up to 45 degrees with a graduated scale for each degree. A single locking lever secures the fence angle. There is an adjustable preset stop at the 90 degree position and at 135 degrees, so resetting the fence back to the normal operating position is quick and simple.

The overhead bridge guard is adjustable in height to allow timber of up to 55mm to pass underneath. When planing a taller piece, the bridge guard is positioned further back from the fence covering the exposed part of the cutter block.

A push stick is included to protect your hands from the exposed cutters and maintain even pressure when surface planing.

Change Over

During planing operations a dust collection hood sits underneath the beds. To swap over functions it is moved to a position on top of the tables. It takes about 60 seconds and unlike most hobby models nothing needs to be removed from the machine.

A micro switch ensures the motor will not start unless the hood has been correctly installed. A 75mm diameter outlet ensures the hood will never get clogged with shavings, providing an appropriate extractor is connected.

Thicknessing Function

The height of the bed is adjusted by rotating a handle, 1 rotation = 3mm. A clear scale is marked out in 1mm increments.  A stop bar prevents over loading in excess of the 2.0mm maximum depth of cut for each pass. Once the work piece is offered up to the thicknesser a pair of driven rubber coated feed rollers, feed it through the cutter block and out the other side. Using rubber coated rollers to pass the timber through the cutters leaves a beautiful finish with no roller marks.

When a large amount of material needs removing, make several passes raising the bed after each pass.

The motor has overload protection and will cut off when triggered. In that event, a reset button will get you up and running again.

Supplied With

Re-grindable knives, emergency stop button, 4 adjustable rubber feet, push stick, 2.0m power cable, cable tidy and UK 3 pin plug.

Extraction

It is essential to use dust extraction with a planer thicknesser. The extractor removes all the dust and chips which will otherwise build up, causing a blockage and eventually damage to the machine. Using an extractor also increases the life of the knives. We recommend our model DC50AUTO which includes an auto start feature.

Use 100/35RC to convert the dust outlet to use 100mm diameter hose.