Thank you for all your replies everyone, The one that has caught our eyeis, The King Industrial 15" inch Planer/Thicknesser 3 HP 230 VOLT 1 phase 385mm 3HP motor , At
Your looking at 1600 on ebay from the uk new. Fair few second hand Wadkins and a couple of axminsters, Personally I currently use a triton portable as I dont have the space for a nice big proper unit like that at the moment