Wood Thicknesser - Which One Should I Get with a Budget of $400?

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  raybies on 02/12/2022 - 16:34

  I've got the Ryobi… I still can't seem to ever get away without guaging the wood, and a nail destroyed the blades ($80 to replace). Has a commercial vac attachement, ie big ass that doesn't fit my vacs. It does the job. My Ferrex table saw is junk, blade and motor are OK, it is the rest that's junk.

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  Hugh G Rection on 02/12/2022 - 17:21

  +1

  ozito. i would get into the ozito ecosystem and you can grow your collection. great deals every holiday and you can get a lot of great tools for cheap. bunnings brand, so easy to deal with warranty and warranty is never going to go out of business.

  i wouldn't get aldi, it isn't always available. they don't have a dedicated power tool section in aldi.

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    Euphemistic on 03/12/2022 - 06:36

    +1

    There is no need to stay in ‘an ecosystem’ for something that doesn’t have compatible parts with the rest of your gear. Just need to get something that has good parts availability.

    Marketers love people that think like this.

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    brendanm on 03/12/2022 - 18:43

    As above, it's a 240v item, there is no "ecosystem" with a thicknesser.

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  Ssilver7 on 02/12/2022 - 20:46

  I have the Ferrex. As long as you don't expect too much from it, take care of it and are happy to sand out any defects then it does the job.

  The default blades are single sided but it takes the Ryobi replacement blades which are double sided.

  If I were to upgrade I would skip the ones mentioned and go one with a helical cutting head

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  ozzieblue on 02/12/2022 - 22:40

  Ozito:
  Yes, warranty is excellent with bunnings, I have quite a few ozito tools which are really good, but a few tools in the ozito range I have tried are very poor. The table saw (mitre and fence are terrible) & compound saw (does not cut straight) are both terrible and should be avoided. Actually the table saw is passable if you build it into a table and use another fence system.
  Ryobi seems to get some reasonable reviews but I am not sure it is worth the extra because it seems to be quite similar to the Ferrex.
  And yes timbercon helical cutting head seems to get good reviews as well, but only comes down to about 999 at total tools and then it competes with the dewalt 735 which also gets loads of good reviews eventhough it is not helical.
  One thing to note is that Actionspares looks after the ALDI ferrex line and they get horrible reviews on https://au.trustpilot.com/.
  The ferrex also has these names Fixtec 6m/Min, Draper, Asist AE4H200DN, Lumberjack Bench Top Thicknesser

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    brendanm on 03/12/2022 - 18:46

    +1

    The poor man pays twice. For something I will use once or twice, I will buy Ryobi, or even ozito. For something I am using often, I buy the good stuff. If this is something you intend to use often, I suspect you will buy the cheap one, and have to buy the more expensive one not long after you find the limits of the cheap one. You've then spent $1400 instead of $999, and had the frustration of using the crap one for a while.

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  Batou222 on 04/12/2022 - 22:36

  Ive been using the ryobi for 6 years it works well, the blades my model takes are thicker and can be sharpened. Would end up better value overtime. The cheaper one i had before took disposable blades which willl cost you more over time. For $1K the dewalt better come with helical otherwise you'd be better off getting a hafco/timbercon/carbatec etc with helical head (quieter and better for tearout). Even second hand and buy the replacement helical head will serve you well.

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  armageddeus on 22/02/2023 - 17:02

  Is the Aldi Thickneseer worth it for $184 ?

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    bradl822 on 22/02/2023 - 20:59

    I'm currently using the ferrex thicknesser. I'm personally very happy with it. I am getting nice smooth faces with it. Have used on hardwood even, I have only been taking about a mm at a time. So it's slow going but couldn't fault the fish.

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    ozzieblue on 22/02/2023 - 22:38

    Is it on special? What store?

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  Happy501 on 23/02/2023 - 15:58

  Hi there. I am a proud ozbargainer who has a workshop of cheap tools and happily work around any limitations they may have.
  My thicknesser is the only tool that I have (besides a square and other measuring devices) that must be high quality. I would wait until you can get one at the 900-1100ish mark. Owning one that causes problems is unworkable.