Supersurfacer

[gazzer]

Check out this tool on YouTube. I have never seen anything of the sort.

-G

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[Glennbear]

Definitely a unique machine, a quick Google search led me to a Canadian company which has a couple similar used machines for sale at $10K to $12K. :wsmile:

 

[timf67]

It looks like a modified skiver. Our supplier uses a big one to slice urethane sheets off of a cake to a tolerance of +/-0.0008"!

 

[bob vaughan]

I first saw those in the late 70's, early 80's. Various companies come out with them from time to time. I've never seen one that wasn't made in Japan. Makita even had one at the Atlanta woodworking show maybe 15-20 years ago. They may still offer it.

As long as there's no knots and the wood is relatively soft and straight grained, its ok. The best wood to use is the type one uses to demonstrate how nice their hand plane cuts.

The "gee-whiz" factor is off the scale. They're quiet and the dust collector would stay off. Don't know about blade life.

 

[eyekode]

Bob nailed it. Gee-wiz out the wazoo! But if it is anything like my planer it will get nicks in the blade and then what is the point?
Salem