Electric planer (Tooltec - Aldi/Netto?) spare blade advice please

[Androo]

Hi - it's not particularly bushcrafty but I have a cheapo 'Tooltec' 900W electric planer with a busted blade and can I find a spare blade for it? Can I 'eck....so I thought I would ask you knowledgeable lot....

I called the people at tooltec.co.uk but they are not the tooltec I'm after - lady on the end of the phone said they get alot of calls like this and I'd probably find what I'm after by getting in touch with Asda/Netto or Aldi - depending on which one supplied it. As I bought it second hand I don't know where it came from. Does anyone know who (aldi/asda/netto) tooltec are badged by?

Also is there a standard plane blade replacement size that I can use for this planer? If so, what would I be looking for?

The blade is (L/Cutting edge)82mm, (D)3mm, (W)unkown as I can't get the blade out just now.

I don't want to purchse just any 82mm blade off t'ebay as they aint cheap and I'm skinter than a skint thing...can anyone suggest which blade I should be looking for?

 

[Paulm]

Most of the planers use a generic/standard blade, think these ones here would do it http://www.toolstation.com/shop/Hand+Tools/Assorted+Blades/Planer+Blades+82+mm/d10/sd1550/p77318

Should be able to find them in screwfix, b&q etc as well.

Cheers, Paul

 

[demographic]

There's pretty much only two common types* of lecky planer blade, both double edged and one type is 80mm and the other is 82mm.
Most of the planers I've used are 82mm but I seem to remember owning a Bosch planer that had 80mm cutters.

If the one you need is 82mm then that's you type you go for. They are double edged so if they go blunt you can take them out and turn them round but if you clatter them on a nail and break them you will have to replace them.


*Not talking about the fancy cambered or spiral Festool jobbies here.

 

[Androo]

Oh - simple as that? I was thinking that they'd be model specific, that's great news, thanks for the help guys

 

[demographic]

Oh - simple as that? I was thinking that they'd be model specific, that's great news, thanks for the help guys

Well to be fair I can't say I've ever seen one made by Tooltec but the ones I've used upto now have all been pretty much the same. Even the 80mm ones only look the same as the 82mm apart from being 2mm shorter.