Heavy Woodworking Machinery
At Woodworkers Friends Ltd, we pride ourselves on providing top-tier used heavy woodworking machinery to meet all your professional needs. Sourced directly from Europe, our machines are in excellent condition, ensuring reliability and superior performance. Additionally, some of these machines are precious and rare, as the factories that produced them are no longer operational. Our extensive selection of heavy woodworking machines ensures that every craftsman, from the novice to the seasoned expert, finds the perfect tool for the job. Each machine in our collection is designed for precision, durability, and efficiency, empowering you to achieve impeccable results in every project.
Woodworking Machinery Categories
Format Circular Saws
Our format circular saws are engineered for the precise cutting of solid timber and boards, mounted on a format table for optimal accuracy. With the capability to cut grooves using specialized tools and a coring unit for veneered boards, these saws are indispensable for detailed woodworking tasks
Table Saws
Mostly for splitting timber and for simple cutting. Different specializations available for use of site or for cutting of heavy timber.
Surface Planers
Featuring table widths of 30-60 cm and lengths of 150-250 cm, our surface planers come with adjustable fences for planning at precise angles. They offer superior surface preparation for subsequent woodworking processes.
Thickness Planers
Normal working width 30-60 cm, height 20-30cm. Older standard cutter blocks with 2 knifes, newer with 4 or more knifes. The newer have different advantages, but all can make the same quality of the result.
Spindle Moulders
Available with fixed or tilting spindles and adjustable height, our spindle moulders often come prepared for feeder installations, which allow controlled timber transport. These moulders are crucial for detailed shaping and molding work.
Turning Lathes
Ideal for producing round bars, profile bars, and dowels, our turning lathes handle clamping lengths of 80 to 150 cm. Optional copy units facilitate the replication of existing pieces for serial production.
Mortisers
Our mortisers produce various sizes of cutouts with different tools. Modern mortising bits and older chain mortisers cater to all mortising needs, ensuring precision and efficiency.
Drills
We offer a range of stationary drills, including table drills for workbenches and stand drills for workshop floors, catering to all drilling requirements with stability and precision.
Belt Sanders
Our collection includes long belt sanders, adjustable horizontal and vertical sanders, and table sanders for smaller pieces. For wider boards, our wide belt sanders offer perfection with working widths of 60-120 cm.
Presses
Choose from our mechanical presses, hydraulic vertical presses, and hydraulic plate presses (veneer presses) for all your pressing needs. These machines provide consistent pressure for uniform results
Horizontal Saws
Horizontal band saws are essential for splitting logs into planks. Our selection includes stationary and portable machines, with mobile options powered by electric or fuel motors for versatility in the field
Profiling Automats
Our profiling automats handle planing, thicknessing, and profiling timber on all four sides simultaneously. With machines like the Weinig models, complex profiles are produced efficiently in a single pass.
Painting Room Equipment
Equip your spraying room with our comprehensive range, including exhausting walls, spraying tables, machines, and drying wagons. Perfect for large-scale painting tasks, ensuring a smooth and professional finish.
Sharpening Machines
Maintain your tools with our professional sharpening machines, suitable for moulding tools, router bits, drill bits, saw blades, planer knives, saw chains, and saw bands. Our sharpening service in Kigali keeps your tools in optimal condition, preserving their professional quality and value.
Affordable Heavy Woodworking Machinery
At Woodworkers Friends Ltd, we are committed to providing high-quality, reliable used heavy machines from Europe to enhance your woodworking experience. Some of our rare machines are treasured due to the unique craftsmanship of now-defunct factories. Our products are designed to deliver precision, efficiency, and durability, ensuring your projects meet the highest standards of craftsmanship. Explore our extensive range and elevate your woodworking capabilities with the finest heavy machinery available.