Clarke CPT800 - 204mm Planer Thicknesser
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- Опубликовано: 10 дек 2022
- Machine Mart kinda sent me the Clarke CPT800 - 204mm Planer Thicknesser. In this video I get it set up and give it a test.
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Link to the planner, thicknesser
www.machinemart.co.uk/p/cpt800-204mm-planer-thicknesser/
Have an identical model from another brand. Well worth making a longer table for the thicknesser. Long bit of 18mm MDF as the table, and two shorter bits under it that sandwich either side of the existing table. If you get the fit right you can just slide it in when you want it and it drops snugly over the table and gives you much longer in and outfeed, and it takes all of half an hour to make! I can't express how much of an improvement it is.
I've just used my new Rutland's version of this bit of kit for the first time, I've run a thick piece of maple through it, wow I'm totally impressed.
I never thought about the Clark brand. But I like the look of this one. It’s a fair price too. 👍🏻😊
I enjoyed this review and the machine looks very useful. Must say I have always avoided Clarke equipment.
Both my Electra Beckum 315 Bandsaw and Planer Thicknesser have served me well with over 10 years service and going strong
Good to see you braving the cold for another interesting review. Cheers.
Thank you. I can’t wait for spring
Great video !! thanks
Def going to get one
Thanks for another interesting review.
Really enjoy your reviews where you actually use the product, rather than just telling us about it.
I love my planer thicknesser, though it is probably similar to the larger and noiser one you had previously! Definitely can't easily move it around so has to be on a mobile base.
Thank you very much
Love the tool reviews
Thank you
I bought the exact same thing a couple of years ago, but the brand is Zipper. I guess they make these in China and each brand just paint the body in a different color. It's ok, nothing more, nothing less. As long as the blades are sharp, you can get stuff done with it. I've built a side table, benches, chopping boards, sofa table etc. I'd love to get a bigger one some day, but my shop is small and my wallet is empty.
Sounds like you have got lots of use out of it.
@@Badgerworkshop Sure, it's a handy little thing.
Yep I got the zipper myself and it looks identical, they all seem to be generic
@@MD-gc4xq Yeah, I've seen about half a dozen of the same kind but with different paint.
Been looking for a low budget one for my small workshop for similair little craft jobs and for the money it does what you need it to do so..i shall be looking into this product , cheers !
Handy little tool, Matt! Might get me one, one of these days!
Hi Matt, Oooooh ! That is a nice little toy indeed. Nice and neat boards. Onya mate !
Looks like a decent machine and is very light. I just bought a Dewalt 734 planer that weighs 80 pounds! I won't be carrying it around. I have it mounted on a flip cart opposite my spindle sander. Thank Matt.
Thst looks a good machine but heavy
Pretty nice little tool, Matt! Congrats!!! 😃
Really beautiful work with the cutting boards!
Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
Thank you very much
Again simple but elegant
Btw nice tool !!
Good day from Massachusetts USA
Thank you
I have the Titan one from Screwfix. Fitting the dust exctract on this seems much easier that on the Titan, which is very frustrating and must be fitted bacuse it operates a microswitch to connect the power.
Nicely done there Matt. Just one step away from making end-grain chopping boards 👏👏👍👍
Good job pal....
Hi another great review, with the transport bars you had to remove I think they are for so the bed don't get damaged so can I suggest not picking it up by the bed it may damage it as the one I have it suggests it in the instructions due to possible damage sorry to be the one to bring this to your attention
Congratulations. Christmas has come early.
Thank you. Yes it has
Hi Matt, you are collecting some great new 'toys' , did you use a exterior grade PVA or standard grade? The boards looked really nice, well done, very best wishes for the upcoming Holiday season and a safe and Happy New Year, regards from a Kiwi living in Australia.
Hi Matt, good review there. I have a small workshop, looks to be about the same size of your tent workshop. I see you've had a few different thicknesser planers over the years. Im in the market for one. Would you recommend something like that Clarke, or similar, or a dedicated thicknesser such as the makita, and use the table saw with jigg to square edges etc. Hope that question makes sense! Thanks
Have the same one, but mine is branded as John Benzen Tools.
Nice edger
Hi what dust extractor are you using on video. Thanks..Doug
I bought the 10" version of this a year ago. I had high hopes as I remember as a child in the 80s seeing Clarke stuff in everyone's garages. Unfortunately it isn't very good. It tears the wood and the motor overheats every few minutes. I then have to wait for it to cool before the reset button will work. I hope yours is better than mine but I cannot recommend the Clarke machines to people after my experience. I also bought their 14" bandsaw and 12" disc sander. So far they have been OK.
Just bought the Rutlands version. They are normally the same price as the Clark ones but I got £100 off in the sale. Looks the same as this but for the fence, which is much, much sturdier than this one, being cast aluminium instead of pressed steel. But I guess it is a lot heavier than this one as a result.
Sponsored it may be, but you've made another good review of a machine in use in less than perfect conditions. As it just the kind of thing viewers may buy, great to see it working and the real results you can achieve.
Nice one Matt ☺️.
Now for a complete segue........are those Vivo boots in the video? If so, how do you find them?
Thank you. Yes they are vivo and I love them. Can't do back to normal boots
I've been considering selling my Axminster trade planer thicknesser and buying a portable smaller planer thicknesser as my small workshop needs all the space it can get. Thanks for sharing your video and giving it a review...food for thought
It's a tricky call. We all want the large machines but also the space
Keep your Axminster otherwise you will regret it. These planers are toys compared to what you currently have, and don't start me on the noise. If all you want to do is make the occasional piece these will do; but if you plan on using it most days stick with what you have. I had an Erbauer one which looks identical, soon got rid and bought an Axminster.
@@garyblake3130 thanks fella. I appreciate my Axminster is an incredibly sturdy beast made from cast iron. There doesn't seem to be any mid-ground between trade planer thicknessers and those aluminium ones, unless anyone knows differently.
@@likeakite I have Dewalt D27300. Its good quality machine and actually made in Europe (italy). I would say its best compromise machine on the market. It weight about 60 kg so lighter than Metabo and Records aluminium bed machines and much lighter that cast iron ones. Only issue is price, its not cheap for small machine like this.
@@henriaaltonen6870 thanks for the info, I'll take a look at that one.
Hi Matt, great review thanks. I'm currently in Ireland, where that same Clarke machine is costing €640 via distributors! but there are of course similar cheaper alternatives such as the TITAN from Screwfix. I wonder would you have any guess on whether the Parkside version would be up to much? - like your Clarke, it's 1250w and 204mm, but perhaps louder and more plasticky
(I tried posting a link here to Lidl website but seems it was auto-deleted)
I'm not in a big rush for one, just wondering if the €220 Parkside machine is a bargain to jump on ...or much lesser quality maybe?
Would welcome opinions from anyone here who has used either the Lidl/Aldi versions. Thanks
Did you get rid of the metabo thicknesser you reviewed a few years ago? Just curious as thinking of buying one and wondering what sort of lifespan they have.
what did you use to put on the board as finish?
where can you make your own stamp?
looks like they have seriously improved the dust extraction removal and refiting method, it is aweful on mine. all in all it does a good job but v noisy too.
Glad yours is better.
Hi Matt did you get much snipeing with the thicknesser
You used a 63mm pipe to fit your dust extractor up - my planer has a 55mm port for dust extraction. Any ideas where I can get a pipe to fit that?
What is the overall size [height, width, length] of this [the linked page does not seem to want to tell us]
It's a pitty that MachineMart only delivers to mainland UK and not f.i. to Belgium. Nice video though, keep up the good work (y).
Just how heavy is it? Clarke's site and Machine Mart don't say, does my head in.
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i bought the 6 inch version of that a few years ago what a piece of crap the fence is flimsy it wont stay square the thicknesser feed jammed continuously crappy plastic bits snapped
just junk
hope yours holds up better than mine
Nice. Was snipe an issue?
A bit but I has been on every planer I have used
I hope they have fixed the tables in this color of this chinese frame. My version's planer is unusable since the tables do not stay parallelle to each other. The thicknesser is very usable as long as you can live with snipes and short boards. After 2 meters it can be very difficult to use.
My experience also, thicknesser is ok but planer is unusable as the tables are not parallel causing work peice to nose dive into blade giving a lovely nice curve on every face
I would have thought that rule number 1 is - Don't lift by holding the tables.
The problem with far Eastern tools can be obtaining spare parts.. Twenty years ago buying Clarke stuff from Machine Mart was a safer bet.. The main service shop in Nottingham (where I live) kept basic stuff like motor brushes and drive belts in stock and almost all other parts would come in from Clarke ( London) within a week or so.. However in recent years I have found that the availability of many parts has fallen off badly.. Even for current products.. If your tool needs unavailable parts and its within warranty they will just give you a replacement tool.. You go away smiling, but say it needs something else another year down the line you may find (at best) that you have to wait 6 months for a back order from China or (at worst) you own a piece of scrap.
Just a tip. Never lift an jointer/planer on the beds. It will get them out of plane
Looks like a copy of the zipper, think the zipper looks heavier though
Bought the Titan one a while back. Not really happy with it, it’s not the cheapest on the market for no reason.
I had one and it was so loud
@@Badgerworkshop you’re right there Matt, like jet taking off. I hardly use it.
Good review but you really need to do something about the lighting.
should have wet them and re-sanded so fibres don't stand up when used. I bought a bandsaw from machine mart and sent it back as a load of CRAP.
Not sure it's a good idea to lift it by the table, without the transport rails fitted.
Maybe you got lucky, because the general opinion of these machines are that they're pretty unreliable. Ok for planing, but not good for accurate jointing. The fences are just awful and I'm surprised you're didn't mention it.
Nice review, but you really shouldn't pick it up by the tables.
Noooooooo...dont push work thru with your fingers over the planer. One slip and you lose a finger. seen it happen so you dont have to.
Looks like a childrens toy until you turn it on all very plasticy and a thin fence.