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A planer thicknesser is the workshop's dimensioning centre: one machine flattens a board's twisted face and thicknesses it to size. The Record PT107 and PT310 are our two heavy duty machines — this guide covers which suits your workshop, and whether to pick a straight or a helical cutter block.
Separate jointers and thicknessers take two machine spots. A combination is always a small compromise, but in practice stock is dimensioned once at the start of a project — the changeover barely slows the work. Both Records change over fast: the PT107 with its swinging hood and lifting tables, the PT310 with the whole table and fence lifting in one movement.
If the division of labour between jointing and thicknessing is still unclear, start with our clear guide to using these machines correctly.
The PT107 is the discerning woodworker's machine: heavy cast iron tables, an adjustable outfeed table (rare in this class) and a clutch on the feed rollers. A 260 mm planing width and 190 mm thicknessing height cover most furniture projects.
The PT107 is also available with a helical cutter block — more below.
The PT310 raises capacity to 310 mm wide and 230 mm high, and its 1,407 mm ribbed cast iron tables carry long stock. The digital height readout makes it the batch-work machine: the same thickness repeats to the millimetre. A wheel kit is standard, and alongside 230 V there is a 400 V three-phase version for continuous use.
The choice boils down to three questions: is 260 mm wide enough, do you need the readout's repeatability, and is three-phase available?
| PT107 | PT310 | |
|---|---|---|
| Planing width | 260–265 mm | 310 mm |
| Thicknessing height | 190 mm | 230 mm |
| Feed rate | 5 m/min | 7 m/min |
| Table length | 1,110 mm | 1,407 mm |
| Motor P1 / P2 | 2.2 / 1.69 kW | 2.75 / 2.2 kW |
| Cutter block | 3 knives or helical (26/44 inserts) | 3 knives or helical (56 inserts) |
| Digital height readout | – | ✓ |
| Wheel kit | optional | ✓ standard |
| Weight | 162 kg | 202 kg |
Both machines come with a traditional 3-knife block or a helical block carrying small TCT inserts on a spiral. The helical advantages are clear: the shear cut leaves a finer surface even on figured timber, noise drops by up to 50%, and a dull insert is rotated to a fresh edge instead of sharpened.
A straight block gives an excellent finish on straight-grained timber, and knife sets are cheap. If you mostly plane pine and birch and don't run the machine daily, the 3-knife is a sensible choice. Hard, figured species and daily use argue for the helical.
A planer produces the biggest chip stream in the workshop. An undersized extractor leaves chips in the hood, and the feed rollers press them into the surface. Size the extractor for a 100 mm line — a CamVac 90 l, for example, handles a planer's chip stream while still filtering fine dust to 0.5 micron. The formula is in our sizing guide.
The PT107 if 260 mm width is enough and the budget is tighter — accuracy is in the same class. The PT310 pays for itself in width, feed rate and the readout's repeatability.
Up to 50% according to the manufacturer, compared with a traditional 3-knife block — and rotating inserts replace sharpening.
The PT107 and PT310 come as 230 V single-phase; the PT310 is also available as 400 V three-phase for continuous professional use.
One with a 100 mm connection and real airflow — for example a twin-motor CamVac (108 l/s). See the sizing guide.
The PT107 takes about 1.1 × 0.85 m of floor and the PT310 about 1.4 × 0.75 m — both roll against a wall for storage.
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