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How to access this tool

Technician only

Please speak with a technician if your making project requires a red tool.

Key information

Red tools can only be used by technicians. Please drop into the workshop during our opening hours and speak with a technician if your making project requires a red tool.

An elec­tric planer is a wood­work­ing tool used to trim tim­ber to an even pro­file, or to trim cer­tain areas down to a shal­low­er pro­file. It is a hand­held device encas­ing a rolling blade that cuts as it is pushed along a work piece.

Please note

No metals can be used with this tool.

What can I use this tool for?

Trim­ming pro­files from wooden lengths to a giv­en thick­ness or shape, par­tic­u­larly pro­jects that are odd con­fig­ur­a­tions or too large to be fed through machines.

Materials used with this tool

  • Woods only - No green wood

Technical specifications

Specification Details
Planing Width 65 mm
Planing Depth 0 - 4 mm
Maximum Rebate Depth 23mm