Electric Planers
How to access this tool
Drop-in use
Drop into the workshop during our opening hours to use this tool, but ask a technician if you need any training first.
Key information
Yellow tools require further training. Training will be available either in the form of a bookable tool training session, or by dropping into the space and making an arrangement with a technician.
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.
What training do I need to use this tool?
The induction for the electric planer is by arrangement with a technician.
If you would like to use the electric planer, come to the workshop during opening hours and work out a time to be inducted with one of the technical staff.
Technical specifications
| Specification | Details |
|---|---|
| Planing Width | 65 mm |
| Planing Depth | 0 - 4 mm |
| Maximum Rebate Depth | 23mm |
