Tag Archives: SIP

Levelling the SIP 01552 – Part 3

Posted on 16/03/2013 by John

It’s been a while since I last updated on this subject Since then I’ve played about with my dial gauge … … and my Dad has sent several prototypes of the flanged mounting washer thingy and we’d very nearly got … Continue reading →

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Levelling the SIP 01552 – Part 2

Posted on 16/01/2013 by John

As mentioned in my previous post, my current best idea for getting the table absolutely level is to fabricate some new “square washer thingys” (I really must figure out the proper name for them, but the exploded diagram that came … Continue reading →

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Levelling the SIP 01552 – Part 1

Posted on 07/01/2013 by John

I mentioned ages ago that the planer tables of my planer thicknesser are about 0.2 degrees out of alignment with one another. In real world terms this is less than 1mm over the 200mm width of cut (at least according … Continue reading →

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Review – SIP 01552 planer thicknesser – first impressions

Posted on 03/04/2012 by John

I recently bought the SIP 01552 planer-thicknesser from Homewood Woodworking Machinery in Worthing. When I was researching it I found very few reviews of this machine, or even photos beyond the 2 standard manufacturer ones. Since posting about buying it … Continue reading →

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First machinery – take two!

Posted on 24/03/2012 by John

After my abortive attempt to buy some woodworking machinery and a bit of a rethink, I’ve ordered a SIP 01552 8″ benchtop planer thicknesser from a local company, Homewood (they don’t list it on their website at the moment). There … Continue reading →

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