Electric Planer - Upgrade Time

[Greg Newell]

Terry,
         Some time ago you took my recommendation 
on a bandsaw and I dare say have been quite happy 
with it ever since. Am I wrong? Now, take my 
recommendation for a planer. Buy a very old cast 
iron planer from a place that resells old 
equipment from an industrial arts program that 
they used to offer in schools or the like. The 
vibration from any of these new bench top models 
renders them quite useless for high quality work 
and also they are not robust enough to take much 
off at a time. I recently found and purchased an 
18" Yates American which I'm finding to be 
everything I could ever want in a planer. You'll 
want something like it which has many settings 
for variable feed rate and/or motor speed. The 
helix spiral cutter heads are available for 
almost any planer out there if you choose to 
retrofit. You could start by doing a google 
search for Rockwell planers or some other older, 
tried and true name brand that just won't die. 
Alternatively you could fork out big bucks and 
stay with the Laguna brand and I'm sure, find 
something to your satisfaction. IMHO, NOTHING 
beats good old American cast iron though. Good luck!

Greg



At 02:06 PM 3/16/2007, you wrote:
>I find myself planing a lot of wood these days. 
>My little 12-1/2" two-bladed DeWalt I think is feeling the strain.
>
>I think I am looking for a 15" - 20" electric 
>planer with one of those spiral cutter heads. 
>Does anyone out there have any experience with 
>this type of planer - or perhaps some other recommendations?
>
>Thanks.
>
>Terry Farrell
>Farrell Piano
>
><http://www.farrellpiano.com>www.farrellpiano.com
><mailto:terry at farrellpiano.com>terry at farrellpiano.com

Greg Newell
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