Format4 | dual 51 Jointer-Planer

The Format4 dual 51 Planer-Jointer offers a 20 5/64" (510 mm) planing width, delivering professional-grade precision and ease of use for solid wood processing. With a solid ribbed planing table, 4-column guide system, and optional Silent-Power® spiral knife cutterblock, it ensures perfect planing results. The intuitive changeover concept and Power-Drive controls enhance productivity, making it ideal for workshops and industrial applications.

Key Features

Highlights

• Silent-Power®: Spiral cutterblock reduces noise by 50%, provides tear-free planing, up to 20 times longer blade life, and optimized chip extraction (optional).
• Intuitive Format4 Changeover Concept: Synchronous table clamping system with industrial springs for quick, one-hand changeover from planing to jointing.
• Outstanding Stability and Long-Lasting Precision: Four trapezoidal support spindles ensure precision and high load-bearing capacity, with vertical guides for accurate table positioning.

Details

• Change the Blades in Record Time: Format4 system with disposable, reversible knives, factory-set for no adjustments, ensuring quick changes and cost savings.
• Incredible Smooth Finish: 4 23/32" cutting diameter with reversible blades for excellent planing results, maximum blade life, and economical blade costs.
• Maximum Planing Height: Up to 10" (254 mm) for effortless processing of large solid wood trusses.
• A Clean Solution: Aerodynamically optimized dust extraction hood with ample chip space for ideal chip extraction and clean work surfaces.
• Variable Infeed: Adjustable feed speed (4–16 m/min) for optimal planing results across wood types and grains.
• Power-Drive: Fully electrical planer table control for precise height adjustments with fine-tuning and LED display.
• Digi-Drive: Programmable planing table control with numeric keypad, LED displays for target/actual values, incremental adjustments, and individual table positions.
• Safe and Productive – Format4 Power Feeder: Enhances safety and comfort without reducing planing width, ensuring a smooth, even finish.
• Depth of Cut Quick Adjustment: Ergonomic handle for precise depth of cut adjustments up to 8 mm, with integrated lens for accurate readings.
• Patented Planer Adjustment System: Prismatic guides ensure high adjustment precision.
• Spring Loaded Segmented Pressure Beam: Prevents fluttering for thin workpieces or varying thicknesses (optional).
• Tiltable Format4 Auxiliary Fence: Ensures safe and comfortable planing of thin or narrow workpieces.
• Practical Added Value with Format4 Table Extension: Tool-free extension up to 39 3/8" for enhanced workpiece support.
• Format4 Planer Guard: Integrated, space-saving guard stabilizes workpieces during jointing and beveling for maximum safety.
• Stability, Precision, and Space Saving with Format4 Planing Fence: Parallelogram system allows positioning against a workshop wall, tiltable 90°–45° with flush alignment.

Technical Specifications