Photo Index - Elektra Beckum - HC 260-K

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Manufactured/Badged by:
Elektra Beckum
Beckum, Westphalia, later Meppen, Lower-Saxony

True Manufacturer:
Elektra Beckum, Beckum, Westphalia, later Meppen, Lower-Saxony

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Combo Machine
Machine Size:	10"
Submitted By:	Jan Steinmetz-Hellerstedt

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	HC 260-K
Date of Manufacturer:	1993
Serial Number:	994043
Last Updated	9/1/2026 1:16:57 AM

Comments:

This is the second stationary woodworking machine that I bought (after my Delta 20" band saw). It is the smallest model of the Elektra Beckum combo machines but, as a K-model, it has hardened aluminum jointer tables with toothed table lips (for noise reduction) and a 4.2 kW (5.6 hp) three-phase motor. The K-series also has the sheet metal base, instead of the four-legged stand on the M-models. The cutterhead has 2 knives.
Im 1993, these machines were still built in Germany. Today, a slightly modified version is still available from Metabo but built in China.
Like on all Elektra Beckum machines, there is a lot of aluminum, sheet matal and plastic instead of cast iron. However, these machines are very popular in Germany and there are not many other options of you want a small jointer / planer.

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Comments: jointer mode
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Comments: planer mode
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Comments: jointer mode
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Comments: cutter head detail
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Comments: transmission detail
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Comments: serial sticker
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