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Ah, the board I think you are looking at is a bit of 12mm birch ply that I was using as an outfeed table. The oak is on the table at the back left, the boards final dimensions are 220mm wide by 25mm thick which I think should be ok but I may learn the hard way too. I'm going for a continous 650mm deep table with the grain "waterfalling", so the edges of the table top will be bevelled and glued/dowelled into the legs. I'll put a lengthways apron at the back edge as well as to prevent sagging.
We'll see, I was originally intending 30mm thick, but inexperience with the milling process has lead to 24mm final thickness. Worse come worse I'll put some stiffeners along the width underneath.
Hovis-
makes sense, I blame my failing eyesight...
I have the small Jet planer/thicknesser machine and its great (wish I'd bought the 310 though) it was approx. £600 when I bought it, its now nearly £2k! Axminster trade one looks better value and very similar.
I love machining timber up, I never get over how it changes from rough sawn to planed and the fantastic grain appears - particularly American black walnut
I'll look out for the finished table
pryally
looks quite a wide and thin board now - have you considered the risks of the board cupping? I learnt the hard way...
workshop looks great!