The Metabo is fine for what it is,it is not an industrial machine having said that,in its class it is a fine machine,
The pros& cons
Cons ;Top beds are aluminium,if you had a hell lot of jointing with very abrasive timber it could be a problem cast iron tops would probably be too heavy for the machine and it would cost a lot more money.
The infeed roller can get clogged up easly when thicknessing and needs cleaning every now and then,espacially when you use resinous timber,but resin from timber gives problems with any machine,a scrub of with wd40 and a tooth brush sorts it out
I did some alterations to the extraction ports, that have helped with extraction clogging,safety features in the ports that stop you putting your fingers in the cutter block,so I can't advise you to do that,an obvious H&S issue.
I would not attempt to run this machine without extraction ,
something to thinck about for costs
Pro's;Fence and beds for surface planing, jointing and thicknessing are accurate.
Bottom bed is cast iron which is great for obvious reasons.
power supply is 240v three pin plug if you need to be flexible in your work situation that's a plus,it also has a wheel kit.
planer/knife marks are between minimal and none existent.
If it were stolen I would buy another its the best in that league.
