{"id":18927,"date":"2022-12-09T11:19:19","date_gmt":"2022-12-09T11:19:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/homeswhiz.co.uk\/?p=18927"},"modified":"2023-01-05T22:27:05","modified_gmt":"2023-01-05T22:27:05","slug":"what-is-a-planer-thicknesser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/homeswhiz.co.uk\/what-is-a-planer-thicknesser\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is a Planer Thicknesser? The Basics for Newbies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
What is a planer thicknesser, and why is it such a valuable tool for carpentry and woodwork? If you’ve ever been involved in creating shelves, furniture, and similar products from scratch, then you’re probably familiar with terms like “planer” and “thicknesser”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Planers and thicknessers are instruments used to trim pieces of material from a board, usually in the carpentry<\/a> landscape. They are similar to “jointers”, which also help to plane wood and create shavings. Here’s what you need to know about planer thicknessers<\/a> and how they work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A planer thicknesser or thickness planer<\/a> is a woodworking machine used to make a second surface parallel to an initial surface. While the device can’t create a guaranteed flat surface on either side of your board, it essentially copies the surface of the other side of the machine. If your existing wood piece is flat, the planer will mimic the flat surface when working on your second board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is also a “table tool” \u2014 a floor-mounted, non-portable equipment featuring a unique mechanism mounted on a flat table or working surface. The planer thicknesser has four key components: a height-adjustable table, a set of in-feed rollers, outfeed rollers, and a cutting head with planer blades perpendicular to the table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Planers and thicknessers are both similar woodworking tools used to trim boards or pieces of thin material. The main difference is that standard planers are usually handheld, portable power tools<\/strong>. You can take your device to the wooden boards you want to cut for construction projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Most planers are typically intended for trimming the ends or sides of a wooden board by a few millimetres, according to your desired depth. On the other hand, a planer thicknesser<\/a> is a static machine that stays in one location<\/strong>. You’ll need to take your material to the machine for cutting.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat Is a Wood Planer Thicknesser?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Thicknesser vs Planer: What’s the Difference?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n