Jet JWP-15DX Gloat

[Ken Milhinch]

Afetr listening to my Jet lunchbox thicknesser (planer) struggle with the Australian hardwood I use, I decided to retire it to softwood processing and get myself a real planer. Boy is this thing heavy ! And rather than scream like a banshee, it sort of rumbles like a big V8 motor.
I work with a timber known here as River Red Gum, which is very dense, very heavy and so tough that it has been used for railway ties for many years. Nevertheless, it is a beautiful timber when finished, and this new machine is going to eat a lot of it without getting indigestion.

[Jim Chilenski]

Ken,

I have the same planer and love it. I'm only a hobby woodworker and this planer can handle anything I put through it. If you want to add a thickness gauge to your planer look into the Wixey second generation gauge. And for a hint on how to mount it look at the way that the Steel City planer mounts it to their 15" planer. Enjoy your new toy.

Oh, and not pictures????

Jim

[Ken Milhinch]

Thanks Jim. I won't bother with a gauge as I seldom work to a specific thickness. I just plane everything down to the thinnest board in the batch and then I know they are all the same. (We don't have Steel City products here in Australia)