At the heart of this combination planer thicknesser is a cutter block with 24 square carbide cutters arranged in 2 helical rows. This spiral method of setting the cutters in the block means that each rotation makes 24 smaller cuts (rather than just 2 with a traditional block), which requires less input from the motor and produces less noise. The quality of the finish is superb and the cutters themselves will last 10 times longer between servicing. When they do wear out, each cutter can be rotated round 90 degrees to offer a new cutting edge.
The heavy duty construction around the planing beds is more in line with professional level machines. Wings on the side of each bed run on a dovetail rail supported by a casting, to give smooth and dependable adjustments.

The surface of the aluminium planing beds is ribbed, which reduces friction when feeding in large boards. The upper surface is precision ground to ensure a perfectly flat working area.
The infeed planing bed height is adjusted by rotating the handle on the end, a depth scale with sight glass is marked in graduations of 0.5mm and can be set to remove up to a maximum of 2.5mm in each pass.

The large side fence is held at 90 degrees with a sturdy casting. When required, it can be tilted back up to 135 degrees with a clear scale showing graduations for each degree.
During planing operations a dust collection hood sits underneath the beds. To swap over functions it is moved to a position on top of the tables. It takes about 60 seconds and unlike most hobby models nothing needs to be removed from the machine.

The thicknessing bed has a steel cover plate to give a more durable, low friction surface.

The height of the bed is adjusted by rotating a handle, 1 rotation = 3mm. A clear scale is marked out in 1mm increments. Once the work piece is offered up to the thicknesser a pair of driven rubber coated feed rollers feed it through the cutter block.