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If you’re in the market for an industrial wood planer that meets your increased production needs, you have two basic choices: buy a used wood planer and save money or buy a new planer and avoid the anxieties of buying a used machine. However, when you purchase a used wood planer from a reputable used industrial woodworking machines seller, those anxieties can subside and leave you focused on the advantage of a used planer’s cost savings. In addition to investigating a seller’s reputation, requesting an official copy of a planer’s maintenance record is the key to assessing the value of your potential purchase. If the maintenance record shows consistent service dates over the course of the machine’s lifetime, you can expect to buy a used machine that offers new machine quality. But apart from ensuring the quality of a used planer, there are additional considerations that will determine the ultimate value of your purchase.
Planer Style
Stationary wood planers come in two styles: open stand and closed stand. The basic advantage of open stand planers is that they are lighter and thus easier to move around than closed stand planers, but they also spread wood dust throughout their surrounding work area. In addition cutting down on wood dust, closed stand planers have a reputation for being sturdier and more durable. While both open stand and closed stand planers will perform the same, the perceived durability and dust collection capabilities of closed stand planers generally make them a more popular choice for industrial wood working operations.
Width Capacity
Most stationary wood planers have a width capacity of between 12 and 24 inches; a variance that allows you plenty of leverage in determining what width capacity will suit your needs. If your woodworking business specializes in more detailed products that require slimmer wood stock, a maximum width capacity will only serve to increase the price of your purchase without delivering added benefit. However, if you intend to expand your production capabilities, buying a planer whose width capacity exceeds your current needs might make sense. As with any of your purchases, just make sure that you purchase a planer whose width capacity will eventually serve and objective need and not one that simply looks more impressive as it sets on a table.
Cutting Depth
In general, wood planers can cut up to a maximum of six inches into the surface of wood stock, with non-stationary models offering the least cutting depth. If you’re buying a wood planer due to increased or more varied production demands, buying a non-stationary model that is better suited for occasional or hobbyist woodworking probably won’t fit the bill. But as with width capacity, further minimizing the upfront cost of a used wood planer depends on buying what you anticipate needing in terms of cutting depth. But while purchasing more depth capacity than you end up using could be considered extra cost, it’s far better to have too much depth capacity than too little.
A used wood planer is one of the more commonly purchased used industrial woodworking machines. But to ensure that you get the right planer for the job, you have to ensure its performance capability by checking its maintenance record and determine which features in a wood planer are necessary for your production needs.
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