This combination planer has a flip top bed allowing alternate surfacing and thickness dimensioning. It is 1100mm x 250mm in size and rests over a planer block which takes three spring-loaded adjustable and sharpenable 250mm HSS blades. For surfacing and edging, the planer has a removable and adjustable fence. This combination planer is used for squaring, edging and thicknessing timber from sawn-cut planks into dimensioned, flat, smooth components before secondary machining such as morticing or tenoning for door construction, or, preparing planks for panel work or table-tops.

The planer is classed under current woodworking regulations as a highly dangerous woodworking machine and can only be operated by qualified, experienced, authorised workshop staff. Members can request machining time and so hire planer as other equipment by the hour.