I have talked to many folks who love this planer, but I am the decenter. I got this planer to replace my delta 12 1/2 which worked great, but being a tool fanatic I had to have a two speed. That's my first complaint. The switch...
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I have talked to many folks who love this planer, but I am the decenter. I got this planer to replace my delta 12 1/2 which worked great, but being a tool fanatic I had to have a two speed. That's my first complaint. The switch which changes speed require brute strength to move, and unless you visibly see the rollers move, your not sure if the switch is engaged. My previous planer had much more power than this one which frequently while making very shallow cuts bogs down. The original blades right out of the box had nicks on them that caused lines in the wood. (delta would not replace them) Speaking of blades my previous planer blades lasted twice as long. Blade changing is a pain. When changing the blades the first time, the screws were so tight and in some cases so obscured, that it took two hours. Using the supplied wrench the screws were so buggered up when I was done that I had to replace them. Since then I got my own socket fitting which makes the job easier. No matter what I do to level the tables the planer it snipes like crazy. Finally and most annoying the lousy dust collection hood. The outlet is so narrow it jams constantly. Maybe I got a bad one , but my opinion is this is a serious flawed machine Comment | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)
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