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Best for
  • 🪑 Furniture making
  • 🪚 Carpentry workshops
  • 🚪 Door and frame production
  • 🗄️ Cabinet making
  • 🪵 Joinery work
  • 🏗️ Timber preparation
  • 🏭 Small production workshops
  • 🔨 Professional woodworking businesses

The LIDA ML393A Multi-Use Woodworking Machine is an all-in-one workshop machine designed for sawing, planing, thicknessing, mortising, tenoning and slotting. It is built for carpentry shops, furniture makers, joinery workshops and professional woodworkers who want several core woodworking functions in one heavy-duty machine.

Powered by a 3HP single-phase motor, the ML393A works on 220V / 50Hz and features a 12-inch table saw, sliding cast-iron table and solid steel construction for accurate, repeatable woodworking.

🪚 Key Features

  • 🏷️ Brand: LIDA
  • 🔢 Model: ML393A
  • ⚡ Motor Power: 3HP
  • 🔌 Power Supply: Single Phase, 220V / 50Hz
  • 🪚 Saw Blade Size: 12 inches
  • 📏 Maximum Sawing Thickness: Approx. 80–85mm
  • 🪵 Maximum Planing Width: 300mm
  • 📐 Maximum Planing Depth: 3mm
  • 📦 Thickness Planing Range: 6–120mm
  • ⚙️ Speed: Approx. 3500RPM
  • 🧰 Multi-function woodworking design
  • 🧱 Heavy-duty steel body with cast-iron components
  • ↔️ Sliding cast-iron work table for controlled feeding and accuracy.

🧰 Multi-Function Woodworking Capability

The ML393A combines several important woodworking operations in one machine:

  • 🪚 Sawing – cutting timber and panels
  • 🪵 Planing – smoothing and flattening timber faces
  • 📏 Thicknessing – reducing timber to a consistent thickness
  • 🕳️ Mortising – producing mortises for joinery
  • 🔩 Tenoning – preparing timber joints
  • ➖ Slotting – cutting grooves and slots

This makes it especially useful for workshops where space efficiency and versatility are important.

🪚 12-Inch Table Saw

The 12-inch saw blade provides useful cutting capacity for larger pieces of timber, with a listed maximum sawing thickness of around 80–85mm.

It can be used for:

  • Ripping timber
  • Cross-cutting
  • Board sizing
  • Furniture components
  • Cabinet pieces
  • General carpentry cutting

🪵 Planing & Thicknessing

The machine handles timber up to approximately 300mm wide for planing and supports a 6–120mm thicknessing range.

This makes it suitable for preparing rough timber into straighter, smoother and more consistent stock before assembly. 

✅ Benefits

  • Multiple woodworking functions in one machine
  • Powerful 3HP motor
  • Works on single-phase 220V supply
  • 12-inch table saw
  • Wide 300mm planing capacity
  • Thicknessing capability
  • Heavy-duty construction
  • Sliding cast-iron table
  • Saves workshop space compared with several separate machines
  • Suitable for professional woodworking.

⚠️ Operating Notes

  • 👓 Always use eye and hearing protection
  • 🪵 Secure and support long timber correctly
  • 🛡️ Keep blade guards and safety devices fitted
  • 🔌 Use a properly rated and earthed electrical supply
  • 🚫 Never adjust the machine while it is running
  • 🧹 Keep the work area clear of sawdust and offcuts
  • 🔧 Inspect blades, cutters and belts regularly
  • 👐 Keep hands clear of rotating cutters and blades
  • 📖 Professional setup and operator training are recommended

Technical details

Specifications

  • 🏷️ Brand: LIDA
  • 🔢 Model: ML393A
  • 🛠️ Machine Type: Multi-Use Woodworking Machine / Table Saw
  • ⚡ Motor: 3HP
  • 🔌 Voltage: 220V / 50Hz
  • 🪚 Blade Size: 12"
  • 📏 Max Sawing Thickness: 80–85mm
  • 🪵 Max Planing Width: 300mm
  • 📐 Max Planing Depth: 3mm
  • 📦 Thickness Planing Range: 6–120mm
  • ⚙️ Operating Speed: Approx. 3500RPM
  • 📐 Approx. Dimensions: 1360 × 800 × 750mm
  • ⚖️ Approx. Weight: 230–275kg
  • 🧱 Construction: Heavy-duty steel and cast-iron components.

Questions and answers

Before you order

What motor does the LIDA ML393A use?
It uses a 3HP single-phase motor.

What voltage does it operate on?
It operates on 220V / 50Hz.

What size saw blade does it use?
It uses a 12-inch table saw blade.

What is the maximum sawing thickness?
The maximum is approximately 80–85mm.

How wide can it plane?
It can plane timber up to approximately 300mm wide.

What functions does it perform?
It supports sawing, planing, thicknessing, mortising, tenoning and slotting.

Is it suitable for furniture making?
Yes. It is designed for furniture production, carpentry, joinery and professional woodworking.

Is it single phase?
Yes. This model is a single-phase 3HP motor, making it more practical for workshops without three-phase power.

Is it a heavy machine?
Yes. Approximate weight of 230–275kg, so it is intended as a stable workshop machine rather than a portable tool. 

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