<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16414" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2>I'd consider Grizzly as well.  And, I think when you move up to a floor model, you really won't have to worry too much about vibration (with most of them).  Grizzly has really been coming around in the last decade, making rather high quality tools for good $$.  For example, a good 15" planer:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2><A href="http://www.grizzly.com/products/G0453">http://www.grizzly.com/products/G0453</A></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2>or, 15" with spiral cutterhead</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2><A href="http://www.grizzly.com/products/G1021X">http://www.grizzly.com/products/G1021X</A></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2>or a 20"</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2><A href="http://www.grizzly.com/products/G0454">http://www.grizzly.com/products/G0454</A></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2>or 20" with spiral head:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2><A href="http://www.grizzly.com/products/G1033X">http://www.grizzly.com/products/G1033X</A></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2>If you are sold on the spiral heads, I'd drop the cash and go for the 20".  For as much as you do, Terry, and I know I probably don't have to remind you, but, don't get "just enough," get "more than enough" planer.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2>Best,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2>William R. Monroe</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=gnewell@ameritech.net href="mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net">Greg Newell</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech List</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, March 16, 2007 4:09 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Electric Planer - Upgrade Time</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>Terry,<BR><X-TAB>        </X-TAB>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!<BR><BR>Greg<BR><BR><BR><BR>At 02:06 PM 3/16/2007, you wrote:<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite="" type="cite"><FONT size=2>I find myself planing a lot of wood these days. My little 12-1/2" two-bladed DeWalt I think is feeling the strain.<BR></FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>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?<BR></FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>Thanks.<BR></FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>Terry Farrell<BR>Farrell Piano<BR></FONT> <BR><FONT size=2><A href="http://www.farrellpiano.com">www.farrellpiano.com</A><BR><A href="mailto:terry@farrellpiano.com">terry@farrellpiano.com</A> </BLOCKQUOTE><X-SIGSEP> <P></X-SIGSEP>Greg Newell<BR>Greg's Piano Forté<BR><A href="http://www.gregspianoforte.com/" eudora="autourl">www.gregspianoforte.com<BR></A>216-226-3791 (office)<BR>216-470-8634 (mobile)<BR><BR>2003,04,05 & 06 winners of <BR>Angie's List Super Service Award<BR></FONT></P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>