Thickness Planer

[Farrell]

Hey, thanks Brian. I'm looking at the Dewald 12-1/2" Heavy Duty also. I
found a factory reconditioned one at Harbor Freight for $289. Some places
want over $400 for it. Later

----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian Trout" <trouts_place@hotmail.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2001 8:01 AM
Subject: Re: Thickness Planer


> Hi Terry,
>
> Looking for a planer, huh?  It's one of those tools that I bought early on
> and haven't regretted it.
>
> Starting out, without any real knowledge of what I was buying, I bought a
> Delta 12" portable planer.  It's served me well, although it does tend to
> have a problem with snipe on the ends of the boards it's planing.  I've
> compensated by running sacrificial boards of no consequence through
directly
> before and after the 'good board'.  I think the model is still available
> today for around $275 or so, maybe less on sale someplace.
>
> If I had to replace my planer, I'd be looking seriously at the Dewalt 12
> 1/2" portable planer.  It's a little more expensive.  If I remember, it
was
> somewhere in the $375 range.  But it's bigger and 'beefier' and heavier
and
> has a locking cutter head (reduces snipe) and looks to be a pretty darn
good
> machine.
>
> Would love to have one of those 15" floor models that weigh about as much
as
> 4 of us put together, but being practical, I think I'll have to stick with
> the portable ones.  Besides, you can tuck it away on a shelf (under the
one
> wing of the table saw comes to mind...) when you're not using it, meaning
> that if you're shop space is limited, there's no need to permanantly
> dedicate valuable floor space.
>
> It's been a while since I've been "shopping" in a tool store so my
opinions
> might be dated.  And besides, the credit cards "can't take much more of
> this, Captain" (said in the Star Trek accent of Mr. Scott).  :-)
>
> Good luck, and only take a credit card with enough room for that tool and
no
> more!  Otherwise,...
>
> See ya,
>
> Brian Trout
> Slidell, LA
> trouts_place@hotmail.com
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