Kity 439 planer thicknesser

[johnny5]

Kity 439 planer thicknesser . Got a chance to buy one of these for £200.
top condition & light use.
Are they any good and how easy is it to get parts seeing as they do not make them anymore.
Anyone else got one or used one, tips please

John

 

[Neil]

I've got a kitty combination machine and its a fantastic bit of kit. There's a good thread on ukworkshop about the 439, suggest that you have a look over there. Parts are obtainable but expensive.

 

[Penpal]

Excellent machine does a great finish IMHO.

Peter.

 

[wm460]

I google this machine and got a few hits.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct...=Se0O3k9pKPID-oPBPZrB5g&bvm=bv.83339334,d.dGc

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct...=EbWVMhqRM8AgKJi84raVxw&bvm=bv.83339334,d.dGc

 

[Walter]

Kity have always had a good name and the 439 P/T is a classic.

 

[johnny5]

Bought it for £200
Did not have the chip guard on it, rigged up my suction unit to the machine but will need a good Brush to pick up the rest of the chippings..
Not as noisy as i thought it would be, well pleased.

Moving into my new house and workshop next week eventually , cant bloody wait
This will be a welcome addition to my new workshop.

 

[paulm]

Nice one Johnny, I don't use my planer/thicknesser that much but when I need it nothing else will do.

Good luck with the move.

 

[Lons]

I don't think you'll regret it, looks like a good buy for the price.

I used to sell Kity machines in the 80s and all but the little K5 / Bestcombi were trade rated machines.

My main p/t is a Robland. but also have a 25 year old K5 that's worked very hard over that time and taken everything I could throw at it including a lot of very rough hardwood though the little 6 x 4 p/t. Also have an ancient spindle Kity spindle moulder that;s built like a brick s**thouse.