Triton Planer Thicknesser – 1100W Bench Top Wood Planer, 317mm Width, Black/Orange (TPT125 / 583534)

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.

Really pleased with the Triton Planer Thicknesser, really good build quality and performance. Only downside is that it does shower wood chips all over the place but this was easily overcome when I purchased a collector bin to use with a Vacum attached.

I was a little anxious🤔 when I found it impossible to secure the adjustment handle as the screw hole had been drilled off centre. A few seconds on the pillar drill and an additional washer and every thing was fine (lost a star here). Very easy to use, simple to set up. Very good finish on softwood (I've not had a chance to use it on hardwood yet). I found this provided an flat surface with about 0.013 thinner on one side compared with the other. The blades are simple to change with no obvious facility to adjust them. I may try shimming if I need to improve this aspect. The blades have two cutting faces and can be turned to use the second edge. No issues in using this machine other than clearing up the huge amount of shavings that can be produced. 🙂

I have been looking around for a thicknesser for about six months, I have read reviews and watched many videos! Of course if money wasn't a consideration I would have spent much more! I have seen a few thicknessers for less than this model but not many, in the end it came down to this one a dewalt and Makita both approximately £200.00 more, when I looked at reviews the Makita and Dewalt had slightly more negative responses! So I opted for the Triton !, it arrived on time well packaged and nothing missing, the set up was so easy I checked twice thinking I must have missed something. I set it up yesterday and had it running to test it, I started with a piece of pallet wood 2x4 inch and about 4ft length, it was quite rough and had a few knots , in no time it was worked to an impressive squired block, it was smooth and wouldn't require sanding, from there I passed many pieces of softwood through the machine all passed my tests, any errors were due to me not the machine for example not noticing a piece tapering wood and setting the height for the thin end, it jammed, I pressed stop raised the cutting head turned the wood reset the high , continuing to pass it through the machine, when the rollers loose contact I manual pushed and the pulled it through eventual the wood was square and smooth, so far I am happy with the machine and purchase ,after all it is a budget machine I didn't have overly high expectations however I am more than pleased.

Had this for exactly a year I have used it around 4 times one of these was to test it with a piece of pine one of the blades already had a dent on it but could sand out the marks so turned the blade over like new again, the other times made some planters again all pine all good no troubles then finally went to use this for a bigger project a pine coffee table turned the machine on without any wood and had some smoking , I took the brushes out they were gone swapped in some new brushes now it trips my fuse board so I can only assume it has a fault with the electrics/motor, 1 year ownership £320 4 uses at £80 per use, maybe go for a higher end brand/ model I only went for this as it will only have occasional use, to be fair they do have a 3 year warranty but you NEED to register to get it I neglected to do this so thats my fault.

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 ordered the Triton Thicknesser based on reveiws on amazon and online. Almost all over the line the reviews were good to excellent. And it didn;t disappoint. The service from the supplier was excellent from the moment I ordered it. Great follow-up on the status of the shipment all the way. It arrived very well packed, without any damage at all. The assembly is very simple and it took about 15 minutes from unpacking until it was ready to use. And it doesn't disappoint. I haven't had the opportunity/ time to use it as much as I would want but did some tests on different types of wood and sizes. It does exactly what you would expect and it does it very well. All in all, a very good piece of equipment which I am sure will be very useful for a long time. The good experience I've had with the Triton Thicknesser and good online and Amazon reviews have convinced me to order the Triton Oscillating Spindle and Belt Sander. If it is as good as the Thicknesser I can't fail.