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|name=Planer Thicknesser (Charnwood W583)
|image=Charnwood w583 planer thicknesser 10 x 7 .jpg
|category=Equipment
|subcat=Woodworking
|status=Good working order
|reqtraining=yes
|acnode=no
|trainlink=[https://discord.com/channels/943237246092447794/950732177136582666 lhs-induction-requests channel]
|origin=Pledge
|location=Wood shop
|maintainers=Woodshop team
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An integrated planer/ thicknesser used for generating smooth and flat surfaces on a piece of timber, often starting from warped or rough-sawn timber.   This is a combination machine which converts between surface planing (on the top) which generates an initial smooth edge or a second edge 90° to the first, and thickness planing (underneath) for getting surfaces parallel to the first. Note - in the USA a surface planer is often called a jointer - there the word 'planer' confusingly often refers to a thickness planer

Note we also have a [[Triton Thickness Planer|smaller standalone thickness planer]] which can be useful when you only need to plane a small number of boards, to avoid switching between the two modes.

This planer has a maximum cutting width of 250mm and the overall table length is approx. 1085mm

The blades for this machine are very expensive and time consuming to sharpen (we have to take them to an external workshop with paid access) - please do not do anything that could damage the cutting edges (see below). If you do notice damage to the blades, please notify the maintainers at the earliest opportunity

Specific rules for this machine:
* Do not adjust the setting of the blades within the cutter head or the height of the outfeed table - setting these is a difficult and time consuming task carried out by the maintainers during a blade change
* Adjusting the fence angle (to produce bevelled edges) is fine, but please set accurately back to 90° afterwards
* Do not use any reclaimed wood (in particular pallet wood) on this machine - even tiny fragments of nails, screws or staples left in the wood will chip the blades
* Try not to plane bark - it usually contains traces of soil or grit which wear the teeth quickly. Use a handheld electric planer to remove the bulk of any bark before taking to the planer
* If your hands need to go anywhere near the blade (particularly when face-planing thin stock) always use a push stick or preferably, a pair of planer paddles
* Always use the planer with the guard installed

This machine requires training. To arrange training, ask in the 'lhs-induction-requests' channel of our [https://discord.com/channels/943237246092447794/950732177136582666 Discord Server]

Manual:
[[File:Charnwood; W583 Planer Thicknesser Owners Manual.pdf|Charnwood; W583 Planer Thicknesser Owners Manual.pdf]]

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSkwR7UOBRY&t=3s A (apologies - grainy) 3-minute video showing the key features of the machine]

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4vl2IM1IJw A longer video with some great detail] (first half is on setup and maintenance - jump ahead to about 09:52 to see instructions for use

==Information for Maintainers==

Requires 3x knives, 251mm x 30mm x 3.2mm

[https://www.kendaltools.co.uk/woodworking-machines/planer-thicknessers/charnwood-w583-1-set-of-hss-planer-knives-for-w583/ Last Purchased Here for £39]


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