Metabo Thicknesser DH330 Re-Review After 2 Years of Use
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- Опубликовано: 6 май 2020
- Metabo Thicknesser DH330 Re-Review After 2 Years of Use
In this video I will be re-reviewing my Metabo thicknesser, had it for over two years and got some good experience with it. Check out my video to find out my thoughts on this machine.
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Straight forward, clear and to the point as ever Tomas. Thank you.
Thank you kindly for watching 😁👍
One of the nicest things about this video, (the first one I have watched from casual DIY), is that Tomas does not start off by asking for subscriptions and likes, BEFORE he has made his presentation; nor does he actualy ask at the end. That is very refreshing. Most people have seen a few youtube videos, and understand the liking and subscribing functions, as well as Patreon etc. Great job Tomas. The review shows the machine enough to help with my purchasing decision. I think it could have been better by actually planing a piece of wood of a given species, at a given cut depth, and showing the noise level in action. Otherwise 10 out of 10 for the vid. I have subscribed and look forward to watching more from this guy.
Thank you kindly. But I have to confess to you, on some videos I do ask for those things. And to be perfectly honest with you I tend to forget to leave a like when I'm watching RUclips. The video just finishes and goes to the next one and I find myself forgetting to drop that like if I'm not reminded. Bit silly I know but I think there's more people like me 🤣👍
Hey thank you for watching 👍
@@CasualDIY I understand, and think I have been guilty of the same. I just would prefer to be asked at the end of a video, once I have had a chance to see the content first. I understand I think, how important it is for producers to have their work accredited in this way, but I personally only do so if it really has been worthy of praise. I want to support quality content, not just any content. There is a lot of mediocre content on YT, and I think that just liking everything you watch is not constructive. Producers should be given accurate feedback in order for this platform to work optimally. Again, great vid for me, and I will be checking out more of your work. I like your delivery style and wish you every success in growing your channel. Regards.
@@ianclaproth3675 thank you very much, hope you will find something interesting in my videos. All the best
I agree with you, he gained my like without asking for It!
am glad to see an honest review as i’m considering getting one
It's a solid machine👍
Thomas, thanks for your review 😊
Thank you for watching 😁👍
Great review as always, thankyou for sharing.
Thank you for watching 👍
Great vid as always T, love your videos
Thank you so much 😁👍
excellent storage system!! thanks for the review!
Thank you so much for watching 😁👍
Good review, very helpful, thanks T..
Thank you kindly 😁👍
Just bought a Metabo based on your excellent review. Thanks.
Great choice 👍
Hi Tomasz good review well covered. The snipe issue occurs on lots of thicknessers, just cut the wood over size in length so you cut it off later.
If you have a compressor keep blasting the area that's a problem with clogging now and again so it doesn't get chance to clog. Enjoyed Tony
Thank you for watching 👍 yes I usually cut the ends off as well just a shame for the wastage🤔
i have a number of routers i have purchased this one as a trial a couple of years ago i used it to make a very small portable router table fantastic cant go wrong for money i use it more than my large router table the base that came with it is screwed to table i have recently purchased a makita cordless router which fits all the bases
Thanks man. Useful and enjoyable
Thank you kindly
Good review Tomas ,I see a space on the wall for the smallest Charnwood chip extractor .Had one for 9 years run my table saw and planer /thicknesser off it ,everything else on a vacuum /cyclone.
Yes I need to think about that to be honest 👍
Great review with much details. Really feels like an honest review from an actual user. 👍
Thank you, and yes it is 👍
@@CasualDIY Since the DeWalt 735X isn't available in Europe, I am considering the Metabo, the Triton you mention and also the Makita 2012.
You mention that the Triton is, as I understand it, just as good as the Metabo. However, if you got to choose between them, which would you go for? Only based on price or does the Metabo actually have more features (as I have gathered from specs the Metabo support wider stock and have some features the Triton is lacking).
@@fugixi if I was on budget I would go for Triton. I went for Matebo due to future proofing, it can tackle wider boards.
Really helpful - thanks 👍
Thanks for watching Nigel 👍
Thanks for sharing your information, like your reviews very much, keep informing us. 👍🙂
Thank you for watching. Glad that you like my videos 😁
You welcome Thomas I like your video information because your communicate very clearly, precisely and honestly. There are lots of things about a machine that we have not thought about and problems that they might give us after investing some money in them, your information is invaluable, thank you again. Kind regards, Manjit.
Thank you for a very good informative video. I am looking for a thicknesser and i now know that i will buy this model Metabo machine. I have a Matabo mitre saw and a half shet sander and they are very good well made products. I like that you give lots of detailed information on this machine and even test the noise level. Thanks again 👍
Glad it was helpful!
👍👍👍Thanks for useful tips and detailed information.
Thank you kindly for watching 😁👍
Thanks for the re-review! Very helpful for a novice like me figuring out my options. I have to say I'm quite jealous of the prices you guys get in the UK and also what they sell for in the US. Here in Australia the cheapest I can find the Metabo is 950 AUD (527 GBP).
Thank you for watching. Wow that's a very steep price it's for sure way too much.
@@CasualDIY Yeah, and unfortunately other brands (DeWalt, Makita, Rikon) similarly seem to be more highly priced than elsewhere in the world. I guess in the end I will have to just put up with it! haha.
Anyway, thanks again and all the best!
@@Ioraek crying in Slovenia - part of the GREAT EU and it's 600€ here. Dewalt ones are like 1000+
@@lukthere2hi Luka, i just bought Dewalt DW733 in Velenje (Povše) for 630€ and DDV off, so its not that expensive.
Lep pozdrav
Hi Tomasz good review well covered otherwise, I have the same machine for some years and I realized that the sealing of the cover with the foam gasket was not tight with the frame.
I replaced it with a larger foam and also improved the sealing of the extraction port.
The chips are now better ejected from the machine and the suction more efficient.
Hmm I need to have a look at that on mine as well
Great review mate
Thank you kindly 👍
Tamas great review, thx a lot!
Thank you for watching 👍
Just picked one up.
Bought a tritan a couple of years back. Used it once to run some sapelle through and it dented the feed trays and the blades were trashed in short order. Needless to say it went straight back and I bought another titan from Screwfix for that particular job. Need the extra width for this week's job so bit the bullet and grabbed the metabo
You should be happy with the purchase, it's a great tool. Used it for years now and still no issues.
I really like how you raised it with the cordless & a Jack👌🏻
And it all still works perfectly 👍
@@CasualDIY I’ve bought one Metabo DH330 & also a good quality Helical carbide turn blade cutter head from a company here in AU in Queensland. I’m in Sydney NSW! Your a champ🏆
So appreciate your video recording T H A N K S
@@colinmead8996 thank you for your kind words 👍
Thomas love the table which you pull out then higher it with a scissor jack
Still works great after all the years 👍
Hi two suggestions about chips. 1. Have you tried opening up the slot inside the cover by packing a thin piece of wood under the sides where it's bolted to the machine to increase the size of the slot? 2 If you drilled a hole ( not to large, start small and increase slowly) in the end of the cover so that air would low in front the blind end this might clear any build up at the blind end. If it didn't work you could always close it with a piece of duct tape or plastic glued over the hole.
Not tried anything like that to be honest. I try not to mess about with machinery. But I may give it a go to see if it allow it for better chip extraction, thanks👍
I just read the manual of the DH330: "The dust collector must comply with the following:
− fitting the diameter of the dust extraction connector:
− 64 mm or
− 102 mm;
− air flow volume ≥ 460 m3 /h;
− vacuum at the dust extraction connector ≥ 530 Pa;
− air speed at dust extraction connector ≥ 20 m/ s.
Operation without a dust collector is only advisable:
− outdoors;
− for short-term operation (up to a maximum of 30 minutes);
− when wearing a dust respirator.
If no dust collector is used chips will built up inside the machine housing, and on the cutter knives in particular. These built-up chips cause the planed surface to become rough. Therefore the chips
need to be removed periodically
Nice review
Thanks
Bought this model after watching review awesome bitbof kit
Yep I do agree 👍😁
Good job.
Thanks
What is the max height of boards you can run through it? And are the blades disposable or do you have to sharpen them like in the Dewalt 733? And how long do the blades last?
Nice video! Direct like 👍
Thank you kindly😁👍
What kind of stuff do you run through this? Given that you need a jointer and thicknesser to flatten stock on three sides, plus the table/track saw for the 4th side? I saw you have the Titan Planer, but with a 204mm width?
Rough sawn boards up to 15cm wide, mostly Ash and Oak. The the Titan planer is about that. Which means I'm very limited to what I can do with it. The Metabo is great, but the planer.... not so good
Ty
this seems to be a similar price to the dewalt, i guess prices have risen?
Good review Tomasz. How much noisier is it when it's working running wood through it?
Thanks, about 5 more decibels.
That height guide on the right, do you know the steps in mm? The scale is in inches but on the left it's mm but no definition of the exact steps. It's a feature i haven't seen on any other planer!
Hi, it goes from 0mm to 45mm, with 8 stops.
Hey Tomasz, I'm looking at getting this over the Triton. Mainly due to less snipe due to the cutterhead being more stable. The only thing that worries me is Triton runs off a normal plug, the metabois 16A and I keep seeing runs off a 16 amp plug. Did you have any issues with it in the UK and what circuit was it running off? Dedicated or just a normal ring circuit with an adapter?
Had it in my single bay garage with normal wiring. I was running with no issues however it was dimming the lights for a second when switched on. The power lead is massive, it does pack a lot of power. However never had any issues.
Tomasz, are you running it with an EU-to-UK adapter? Would it be safe just to cut the EU plug off and replace it with a UK one with 16A fuse?
It ate all the wood i gave it. I was in doubt buying this or the dewalt competitor. I really think this machine is very underestimated.. DeWalt is really overprized in my opinion (when i bougt it a year ago in the Netherlands). And i worked with that DeWalt machine aswell. This Metabo is even more heavy and also well build for a lesser Prize.. i have had no problems with the extraction btw.. but i got a big dust extractor fitted to it. The knives are set and forget. When they are dull you turn them around and you can go again! The snipe is there, but you can manage it a little if you need to to that. Only downside i found that its very loud haha. But all in all great peice of equipment.
Exactly my thoughts are the same 👍
Hey, thanks for the review. You ssid you use the blades for one year now. How often do you use the machine and do you use hardwood?
I mainly plane pine to be honest and it's casual, weekend work. So not that often.
Thanks for the review. Tell me please what is the thinnest board I could expect the Metabo to produce? Will it take material down to 2mm? What of the Triton would that do it? Cheers.
None of them will go that low, I can't remember exactly but I think its about 1 cm. It should be in the description of the tool if you look it up online. However that is not a problem. Just put a board inside like a melamine chip board that is flat and slippery. then that will serve you as a new bed of the machine and will raise your material enough so you can do those thin pieces.
@@CasualDIY Thanks for the info and the work-around tip. Most helpful Cheers !
I guess if you replace the cutter head with a helical Shelix head you will have much smaller wood chips and this should remove you dust collection problem and enjoy a great machine. You will also have a much better cut.
Can I change it tho? I need to have a look into that. I thought I couldn't do that upgrade
@@CasualDIY This video shows you how to do the upgrade to your machine and obtain amazing planning results.
ruclips.net/video/Fya9Ago7RNk/видео.html
See this video to understand the different types of rotary cutter.
ruclips.net/video/UurAyAOfzGs/видео.html
You will get the best result if you choose a cutter that has blades set on an angle and the Shelix helical cutter has this. It is an expensive upgrade, but it makes a big difference and you will not need to replace the rotary cutter for many years, and remember each blade has four cutting edges. You can buy a helical cutter for your machine, but I haven't researched if Shelix makes one that will give best results. You may have to import. The angled blade also gives best results for wood that has a changing grain pattern. Good luck.
thank you I will check out the videos and see what I can get
You can do this, but it'll cost about as much as the machine itself. Shelix heads are £250-300.
Hi mate! Great video! I just got mine and after few hardwood boards the finish is not perfect. :/ Could it be that the knives are already dull? And when I try to plane boards bellow 2cm rollers seem to block and the board is not moving. Can you recommend a solution? Thank you!
No the blades will not get dull that quick. Although don't expect finish like after sanding with grit 100. Take small shallow passes. Or the last pass make it just so it skims the board. That's how I get a decent looking board. I think there is a thickness limit on this machine, can't remember what it was tho. But I think it would be lower than 2cm. Try to put an extra board that will act as a new table. Best for that are melamine boards as they are "slippery" and flat. That should elevate the board you trying to sort out high enough. Hope this helps. Check the rollers if they are clean and not clough up with saw dust. Also check the tension belt, maybe its damaged or something.
Helpful review. Thanks. How often do you have to sharpen the blades? Do you DIY or send them off for sharpening? Maybe you buy a new set when they become nicked or dull.
Thanks, I just bought a new set once . So the set I go in now is nearly a year old. Not sure if you can sharpen the blades, I would guess you can.
🙏🏻
hi there, great video. How bad would you say the snipe is on this thicknesser?
Not too bad when the tables are set up correctly but it happens as with most thicknessers
No wood cutting!! Like the stand/ trolly, any plains for it?
Cuts wood as normal so nothing exciting to show really. For the trolley I made a video, here's the link
ruclips.net/video/OHYrdtfWGJ8/видео.html
Thanks for watching 👍
I bought this Metabo, but it spits out quite a lot of chips from the in-feed end when it's being used. Just wondered if this is a problem you've had too?
You need a good chip extractor connected to limit that issue. Sometimes when the black plastic extraction attachment gets blocked then that issue may happen as well.
Another great revue mate. Looks like you got a good machine there. I know chip collection is a problem on most thicknessers, I made a larger one for mine. Stay safe.
Thanks mate, yes I will find a way to get it sorted eventually 🤔
Was looking at this and the Triton, saw snipe issues with the Triton caused because the cutting head has the hight adjusted by two central screws. The Metabo is the same, but has that locking arm. Does that in your experience give a better stability to the cutting head reducing snipe, have you even experienced snipe with the Metabo?
No difference to be honest and I almost never use the locking arm. Snipe will happen regardless on most machines. You can reduce it with correct technique and setup.
@@CasualDIY Some snipe can be caused by the cutting head rocking when the wood leaves the front roller and is only under the exit roller so the cutting blades are tilted down a little. Do you find there any movement or rocking of the cutting head you can feel when it's not running?
A lot of thicknesser designs are the same with just 2 height screws either end of the cutting head, even the Dewalt 733. Others have 4 height screws one in each corner, I'm just wondering if that design produces less snipe.
@@royster3345 I've not noticed such a thing on mine.
I'm still looking for a great thicknesser for a friendly price 😅
Watch out for those summer sales mate
My Triton has after cca. 50 hours all bearings broke ...
Well my Metabo still works great after all those years
To be fair, the clogging is more than likely due to your inadequate 'extractor'. A shop vac simply isn't powerful enough.
Yes that could be the case. I was thinking of getting a chip extractor high volume the ones you can mount on a wall but not decided yet. Just the space limitations are an absolute nightmare 🤔
@@CasualDIY I know the feeling. I use a vac on my Triton, and it gets about 70% of the chips. But I have no space for anything more powerful either
I think, if your Vac is a decent one, you’re good to go as far as the hose diameter is above 50 mm. If I remember it right, Metabo suggests for the DH330 58 mm or bigger.
1900 30/5/2023 do you have trouble with chipping getting under blades
Nope no issues of that sort.
Do you think you could use it for sleepers 100cm thinkness
Sleepers no problem just make sure there is no metal in them. You mean 10cm thickness?
Hi. I am also owner of DH 330 and after leveling regulations practically each time I am getting 0,1-0,2-0,3 mm deeper cut at the end of material and this is started ca 7 cm from the edge of material This is exactly started when material is leaving first pushing roller. I asked Metabo service what to do They said this is normal with this machine and this part has to be cut out from planed material as lost. Do you see something similar ? Thx and Kind Regards Marek
Hi, all planers do that unfortunately. But there are way to limit this. Its called a snipe. RUclips it 😁👍
@@CasualDIY Thanks will search for it. All the best.
Do you think the blocking starts in the "funnel" of the chip extractor, and then backs up? if this is the case, have you drilled a couple of 1-2mm holes in then (narrow) of the funnel so there is a constant suction from the actual end, and with this happening would that stop the build up of debris within the extractor? If this fails. just use a hot glue gun to seal the holes. (Czy uważasz, że blokowanie zaczyna się w „lejku” wyrzutnika wiórów, a następnie się cofa? jeśli tak jest, czy wywierciłeś kilka otworów 1-2 mm w tym (wąskim) lejku, aby zapewnić ciągłe ssanie z rzeczywistego końca, a to mogłoby zatrzymać gromadzenie się zanieczyszczeń w ekstraktorze ? Jeśli to się nie powiedzie. po prostu użyj gorącego pistoletu do klejenia, aby uszczelnić otwory.)
Depends on type of wood really. Sometimes it gets blocked where the plastic funnel meets the body of the machine. And sometimes it gets blocked at the narrow end of the plastic funnel.
Hi, please can you share which store you bought it from on offer? Thanks.
Hi, that was many years ago on Amazon👍
@@CasualDIY thanks. Truly was a great deal. Will keep an eye out. Love the channel btw!
@@arrkaye thank you kindly 👍
Can this planer be used on hard wood
Yes, it will tackle any type of wood
Does this machine still work fine??
Yes still use it with no issues.
How much can it take with say 200mm wide pine board at once? Does is struggle with 1mm?
The smaller the passes the better overall. 1mm wont be a problem. That's how much I usually take off at a time when working with softwoods. Hardwoods I usually go 0.5mm at a time.
@@CasualDIY And what about the blade changing / sharpening. How has that been for you?
Thank you :)
@@djVania08 Changed them once so far. Bought a new set. It's about time I change them again. Maybe I'll do a video on it this time. Although I'm thinking of upgrading to spiral cutter so we shall see
@@CasualDIY Get the spiral and do video about it. :D Maybe you can do some comparison before the change.. ?
@@djVania08 good idea for a comparison video 👍
Do you actually do any projects or just buy and review tools??
Lol yes I do projects. I don't tend to post them on RUclips as it takes far longer to record it, edit it etc. And then usually no one watches it lol a lot of projects are repeated so it's pointless to do 10 videos of making the same cabinet, side table etc.
hello have your
CUTTERBLOCK WEDGES (things that keep blades in place) ever bent or deformed and if so how u solved that
Hi, not had that problem 🤔
Just bought it . Its now €580
Mad prices
How are the blades,
To be fair not bad at all. Had to change them only once in all the years. But I am a diyer so let's say the use is not constant.
@@CasualDIY thanks..i want it for guitar bodies..on the specs it says 330mm maximum width..you said 32.5cm ..wil it do 33cm?
@@aevoguitars2576 if you go with the full capacity you will always run to the danger of the board getting wedged inside the planer. Personally I would not recommend it.
@@CasualDIY thanks.i will have a good measure of the guitars.
Hi, I've ordered this planer the other day in part thanks to your recommendation and available etc. Not been delivered yet though.
I saw this video ruclips.net/video/VDqceNNey3M/видео.html and am wondering if you have had any issues with the blades and chippings building up behind them?
Hi, had no issues with blades. I do get chippings build up in the plastic attachment for two reasons. The attachment is for 100mm hose mine is 50mm and I just got a shop vac which is not good for this type of tools. You need a chip extractor - high volume low pressure. Secondly, this issue gets worse when I do deeper cuts. So if I had a proper chip extractor plus normal passes I don't think I would have issues with the chip build up.
@@CasualDIY ok thanks, I'll bear that in mind. Apparently it's arriving tomorrow so hopefully I have a similar experience to yours 👍
Super video browo Tomek tyle detali pieknie opowiedziane naprawde kupie. bo zastanawialem sie czy nie jest gorsza od Dewalt ale widze ze nie dzieki pozdrawiam
In English all positive 😂 thx Tomek
Dobry sprzęt i dalej po latach działa świetnie 👍😅
I have same one, really don't like it, no better than cheap one's
Very expensive and no better then cheap ones
Hmm I find mine quite good, far better than my Titan
he speaks for 13 minutes and doesn't show how the machine works
You can see how it works on my other videos. It works as any other thocknesser
Over here in Serbia it is around 800euros 🥲
Way too expensive