Triton TPT125 Planer/Thicknesser 317mm

having read some of the mixed reviews I still went ahead and bought this. I've always fancied one, and this was the cheapest one I could find by a few quid. I'm only a home DIY/hobbyist, but looking to make some furniture so needed something a bit more sturdy for a professional finish.only used for a short time this morning, on some weathered scaffolding boards, but wow. didn't have to tweak the blades, they were good to go out of the box. after practicing with some scrap got the hang of feeding to get a smooth finish. absolutely love it already. two things to be warned of though, yes it's loud, but I'm using outside. secondly be prepared for a big tidy up if you don't have a piped in dust extraction setup! I managed to bodge a bag over the exhaust port to catch the shavings/chips but my garden still looked like it had snowed 😃but I'm willing to put up with this for the ease of use and how good a finish it gives.

Got my Triton TPT125 yesterday and so far l am extremely impressed. It's well made and finished and although l know there has been criticisms about it having plastic sides but to be honest l think it's nicer (certainly better finished than the all metal Clarke) and appears to have plenty of power. I've put it through its paces with some redwood, Idigbo and some oak and l have to say again I'm extremely impressed because it all came out clean, flawless, didn't struggle with the oak and, much to my supprise, with very little snipe! Having borrowed a Clarke thicknesser from a friend to try l was left wondering if l really wanted to have one as l didn't like it and it led me on to thinking that I should go for a more expensive one like a Makita. Well at half the price this machine is worth much more and performs perfectly well. Now, it may not stand up to the riggers of site work like a Makita but then that's not what it was bought for, also it has to be said that it's noisy, but then they all are so just get good ear protection and send a bottle of wine over the the neighbours. I already have a Record PT107 thicknesser/ planer but as good as it is, it not the best for smaller pieces and final finishing of some softer woods so the Triton will be a great addition and l know will get a lot of use. Would l recommend the TPT125? Yes definitely, for the money I'm more than happy, Mike.

I took delivery of this a couple of weeks ago but have only just started using it properly. The machine seems to be very robustly made indeed and although it has handles to move it around, it would be best sited semi-permanently because it's quite heavy. I have mine bolted to an old Black & Decker Workmate and and although this was meant to be a temporary measure, it seems to be working well and although heavy, it's relatively easy to move around if I need to make space so I may leave it as it is.The first tough job I've used it for has been the re-sizing of ancient pitch pine to dress out a log cabin which we're building and I'm well impressed. Pitch pine is denser then normal pine and it's also heavy with resin so it's a good test of the machine. I've been resizing timber off the saw to a variety of sizes, thicknesses and widths. The impressive thing is that every single finished face is flawless, regardless of thickness, width or length; other than prepping for varnish or oil, there's no further work to be done. One reviewer has complained about waste of the first inch or so of the timber, I have experienced none of this so I assume he is not feeding the timber flat on the workbed. Once fed (properly), the machine self-feeds the timber at a manageable speed, releasing it for an easy grab at the other side.Likewise, he has complained of it being noisy. It's a very powerful electric motor driving wide blades at very high speed so it will be noisy in a confined space but I find it only a little more noisy than my bench saw or my radial arm saw. You can always work with your iPod and noise-cancelling headphones!I've only tried a few offcuts of some very hard heart of oak and they've come out as smooth as the pitch pine has but I've yet to give it a scare with any very wide oak but I'm pretty sure that if I'm modest with each cut then it'll perform ok. How the blades will retail their sharpness, only time will tell. Sharing the load across the width of the blades should help to give even wear.Finally, the instructions are pretty clear, not that it's a complicated piece of machinery to operate, but there is none of the head-scratching poor translation cryptology or, sadly, the howlers you get when the Chinese have a go at translating without the help of Google.All in all, a good buy and I'm very pleased with it indeed.

I have been shopping on Amazon for many years and never before have I left a review but on this occasion I felt compelled to review.I purchased a Triton 1100w Thicknesser and after using it only half a dozen times, the motor speed started to continually change back and forth from normal to a slow speed. Shortly after, there were sparks coming from within the motor housing which was quickly followed by smoke bellowing out of the housing.On reporting the matter, Amazon were very helpful and arranged for the faulty planer to be collected and replaced within a couple of days.The replacement Triton Thicknesser was better than the first, I got about ten uses out of this one before again the motor started to slow and I had sparks and smoke coming from within the motor housing.I got back in touch with Amazon who were again very helpful (can't fault their customer service), this time I asked for a refund and will look to purchase a Thicknesser of a different make.