I enjoyed this video a lot more than I thought I would. Much better than a typical unboxing. Just subscribed and looking forward to seeing more.

@WoodenThingsAndStuff

Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much!

New tool day is always a good day. I have been happy with my Rikon stuff so far, drill press....grinder....and band saw. Enjoy

@WoodenThingsAndStuff

3 жыл бұрын

I think Rikon sits in a pretty good space in the market in terms of quality/cost. Happy with everything I've got from them so far.

Glad I watched. I think it's virtually identical to my Wen. The same design and manufacturer. I've only run a few boards through my Wen but happy so far. Handled 5/4 x 8 x 10' poplar with ease, reduced to 7/8.

Thanks for the review. I’ve been looking at this planer and this was helpful

@WoodenThingsAndStuff

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Planning on doing a more in-depth look at it in the next couple of months now that I've put a bunch of wood through it, but in general, I will just say I'm still happy it's the decision I made, but I do wish I would have just kept saving and bought something in the next tier up in terms of price.

@kevinklein1826

2 жыл бұрын

@@WoodenThingsAndStuff Thanks for the review. I am getting ready to buy my first planer. I do mostly smaller projects...and plan to be thicknessing cuts off of my (Rikon) bandsaw. Nightstands, boxes, crafty stuff like that - 4/4 thickness and below. To reduce the time I spend with my hand plane. I was sold on the Dewalt, but now I am swaying towards the Rikon. I have their benchtop bandsaw and I like it. And I like the idea of switching out single cutters as opposed to the full blades. Any words of wisdom or caution? Thanks again for the review!!

@WoodenThingsAndStuff

2 жыл бұрын

@@kevinklein1826 I think Rikon sits in a good place in the market for hobbiests like us in terms of quality for the price. Cutters are only two sided instead of 4 like you get on somehing like a Shelix head, but I'll never go back to straight knives now that I've gone segmented. Just about to turn mine for the first time almost a year in, but I put some dirty wood and epoxy resin through them, which doesn't help with longevity.

@kevinklein1826

2 жыл бұрын

@@WoodenThingsAndStuff Thanks very much! I think I am going to go for the Rikon!

@WoodenThingsAndStuff

2 жыл бұрын

@@kevinklein1826 Register it before you lose the reciept. They've got one of the best waranties out there, and every company has a lemon come off the line once in a while. Have fun milling!

Just bought one from Woodcraft and needed your unbox/setup help, thanks. I bought for the same reasons over Dewalt but additionally missed Woodcraft’s recent Oliver sale. And that’s what those rollers are for!

@WoodenThingsAndStuff

Жыл бұрын

Glad I could help. Mine's still going strong and I'm just about to turn the cutters for the first time almost 2 years in, I think!

As Steve said below, same as the Wen PL 1326 at twice the cost. Looks absolutely identical to me. These companies shouldn’t be able to call these “ helical” heads though, they are not . Love your humor and enthusiasm. TU.

@WoodenThingsAndStuff

2 жыл бұрын

As I said in my response to Steve, the WEN is actually more expensive here than the Rikon. Totally agree about the "helical" thing, though. Thanks for watching!

@waterhawksfan3940

2 жыл бұрын

Currently one can buy the Rikon vrs WEN at around $100 more, lowest I saw WEN for at reputable (big box) store is ~$400. While they look very much the same and maybe from the same factory, the Rikon is a 2 speed feed while the WEN is single speed. The warr is 3yr vs 2yr, maybe not a big deal. I may look into part availability between the two ...

I just ordered one of these. I was dead set on either a Makita or the newer Oliver. I wanted the spiral cutter, though, and didn't want to wait too long for the Oliver. I hope I will like it. It seems like a good machine.

@WoodenThingsAndStuff

Жыл бұрын

I'm still happy with my decision. About to turn my cutters for the first time, and when I have to replace them after this turn I'll be looking for 4-sided ones that fit, but it was the right decision at the time and will be my planer for at least a decade unless I win the lottery and get a big enough shop for a floor-standing model.

LOL @ "how much put togetherness" .. and good job! you weren't defeated by another box!!

@WoodenThingsAndStuff

3 жыл бұрын

I kicked that box's ass, right? Also, "put togetherness" is a perfectly apt way of saying that.

@chrisfromnl

3 жыл бұрын

He do words for job

@WoodenThingsAndStuff

3 жыл бұрын

@@chrisfromnl No he don't

Yay nice upgrade 😁😁😁

@WoodenThingsAndStuff

2 жыл бұрын

How did I miss this comment? Weird. Thanks, Scott. Still happy with it.

Awesome video man thank you so much. Been going back and forth between Dewalt + Lux Cut 3 and this one. Been about a year and change since you made the video - how's it going so far? Any thoughts? anything better you may have found afterwards? Thanks again!

@WoodenThingsAndStuff

Жыл бұрын

I'm still happy with my purchase. If I had to do it over, I'd do the same thing. Having said that, if I had more space, I'd probably keep saving and go with a Grizzly or similar 15" helical for twice as much $. Because that's where I'll probably end up getting to eventually. But that's specific to my circumstance. I had a planer that was "fine," I just wanted one that was "better," but had no misconceptions about it being my last one.

Haha never seen or heard about you but when you said it’s tool day that’s just how I feel 😂.

@WoodenThingsAndStuff

2 жыл бұрын

New Tool Day is the best!

Looks 98% the same as my WEN. I spend big where I need to. Like I got the JET 14SFX band saw. It is the size I need and needs no upgrades, except stacked feather boards that I got and a few other things. I am 100% disabled military guy, so some things I have to be very careful with, as my left hand is all mangled, and I have lots of physical issues. Keeping myelf busy with things helps me with pain and depression.

@Benmeglei1

Жыл бұрын

You are a true American hero brother. I appreciate your service.

I reviewed the WEN version of this planer a few months back on my channel. I have been curious if the rikon branded one was made with better quality parts. When you get a chance can you look under it and tell me what the gears on the chain drive are made of?

@WoodenThingsAndStuff

2 жыл бұрын

I'm not even sure I'd know what the "gears on the chain drive" were if I looked for them, but next time I bring it out, I'll have a peek and get back to you.

@BradsWorkbench

2 жыл бұрын

@@WoodenThingsAndStuff you'll know when u look under it

@RDhali

2 жыл бұрын

Metal or plastic under the hood? Lol

@WoodenThingsAndStuff

2 жыл бұрын

@@RDhali Riiiiiiight. Next time I pull it out I'll check. Promise.

Enjoyed the video. I have heard that Dewalt 735 has a built in chip/saw dust blower. Do you think this Rikon one has anything similar? Importantly, do you think it has some good dust management? I am looking at buying one so any input is greatly appreciated. Thanks.

@WoodenThingsAndStuff

Жыл бұрын

The blower on the 735 ejects chips and dust crazy effectively. This one doesn't have a "blower" but it spits them out pretty effectively. I think you want to have it hooked to a dust collector, ideally, but I don't currently. I just vacuum it out after each planing session to make sure the gears don't get gummed up with dust and chips.

Great video, I really enjoyed it. Wondering how you’re liking the planer still? I had a craftex that left really bad lines from each head, do you have those on this machine? Thanks

@WoodenThingsAndStuff

2 жыл бұрын

Nope. Super smooth. I've got a couple of nicked cutters that have been leaving lines, but they'll go away when I turn the cutters to a fresh side one of these days.

@matthewtulk742

2 жыл бұрын

@@WoodenThingsAndStuff thanks so much! Like I said the craftex one was leaving really bad lines, I wanted the Rikon but got the cheaper option (bad idea) it was a fight but finally got my money back so I’ll probably invest in this one. Again love the videos

Nice Video as usual and you got really good at getting things out of the box. LOL. Something to add... I do not want to say it but I have to. The Rikon is good but have a look at the Oliver benchtop planner 12-1/2" Thickness Planer - 10044. It comes with BYRD SHELIX cutterhead and WIXEY digital readout. I contacted a dealer about a month ago it was Canadian $ 950. I believed there is an Oliver delaer in Vancouver.

@WoodenThingsAndStuff

3 жыл бұрын

Well I don't want to do that at all, because I already got the Rikon! Where were you BEFORE I decided on my purchase? Hahaha

@avir5604

3 жыл бұрын

@@WoodenThingsAndStuff Sorry man. hahahahah . I came across the Oliver Planer while shopping to upgrade my Ridgid Planner. I do not have a jointer and now I have decided to go with the CWI SCORPION 12″ HELICAL JOINTER/PLANER... this is a massive upgrade for me.

@WoodenThingsAndStuff

3 жыл бұрын

@@avir5604 All good, man. All upgrades are good. No point in wondering if you'd be happier with a different choice if you're happy with the one you made.

@1voltigeur

2 жыл бұрын

You mentioned you found a Canadian dealer ! would you by any chance have a name for that dealer please

That maple looks like some nice Gibson guitar body quality stuff right there.

@WoodenThingsAndStuff

2 жыл бұрын

I probably should have resawed it for guitar tops. I still have about half of it, but a chunk went into my first segmented bowl recently.

I guess I should buy one

Nice, enjoy 😀

@WoodenThingsAndStuff

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks 😀

Are the blades carbide or steel? What size are they? And the screws that hold them? Can one exchange them for carbide if they aren’t? You can’t get carbide for the Wen…

@WoodenThingsAndStuff

2 жыл бұрын

The blades it comes with are High Speed Steel. You can replace them with carbide ones, according to Rikon, who has them listed as part number 25-499C on their website. www.rikontools.com/product/model-25-135-13-portable-planer

Look like the WEN PL1326, Craftex CX13HC, Wahuda 60200PC-WHD and maybe others. Difference cutters, some 2 sides HSS, other 4 sided carbide and warranty.

@WoodenThingsAndStuff

2 жыл бұрын

This is exactly right. I wish this one came with 4-sided cutters, but once I'm done with the second side, I can replace them with 4-sided ones.

did you look at the 13" Spiral Cutterhead Benchtop Planer - CUTECH 40600H for 499, which has the same cutter heads?

@WoodenThingsAndStuff

Жыл бұрын

I didn't, but I would venture a guess and say it might actually be the same planer from the same factory with different paint job and branding. Even if I had looked at that planer, though, I'm guessing it would have ended up more expensive by the time it got to me. That 499 is likely USD, so that's somewhere around $700 CAD already, before shipping. Plus I'd get hit with another bill for it coming across the border. Probably a perfectly good machine if you're consodering it, though.

Thanks for doing this "Expose Video" on this 13" planet from a different tool manufacturer. I can't believe it.?! the Home Depot ad that just interrupted my response actually had a picture of a planer on it with the Home Depot jingle in the background. Who'da thunk' it!?

Just bought this Dec 2022 for $549 through Menards. Regularly $799.

@WoodenThingsAndStuff

Жыл бұрын

Nice!

I'm in the market for a planer and while this model and the WEN are both "helix" style, they do offer easier blade swaps than a traditional full straight blade design... you can replace just one cutter (rotate it), as opposed to the full blade saving $$$. They may not cut quite as good or quietly as a real helix, but are far cheaper with most of the same advantages. I'm giving this one a serious look since it offers two speeds, as opposed to the single speed the WEN has.

@WoodenThingsAndStuff

Жыл бұрын

Agreed. I'm still happy with my decision.

I think answer to making the helical cutterhead more efficient was to space out the blades and not have so many blades on it as the $759.95(last time I checked) Skechers (I think I got the brand name wrong?) helical 40blade head.

@brucemiller1696

Жыл бұрын

Shelix

I love your Russian shirt, red star with a bear ❤❤

Any updates on the performance of it till this point ?

@WoodenThingsAndStuff

2 жыл бұрын

So far so good still. Not a ton of wood through it yet, though. I've got a few larger projects coming up that will give me a better sense of how it does under a decent load of work.

@adamfrench8735

2 жыл бұрын

@@WoodenThingsAndStuffLook forward to future videos and updates. Thank you

The DeWalt is much loader with the stock 3 blade head, but when you swap it out for the Skechers helical head that has like 40 blades on it..The helical head is much quieter, it sounds almost like a big drill motor. It's also slightly less noisy when you plane with it, than the stock DeWalt 3blade head. But, from what I hear, the the helical blade head thingy is too much for the DeWalt motor under the DeWalt motor in will end up giving out. So, if that person is listing, do some digging and find a better, stronger motor, and for 3times the money, you can have best darn 13" planer.

@WoodenThingsAndStuff

Жыл бұрын

Everyone's on their own path. I can totally see doing the Dewalt and then upgrading to a helical head later thing, because it's $700 (ish) twice instead of $1400 at once. I mean, for $1400 I could get the planer and a couple of nice hand planes to smooth things out after getting things to thickness. There's no right answer for everyone.

I've been researching for a couple weeks now, and it's beginning to appear that information on other 13" bench top planers that aren't the DeWalt, only started to filter through this morning. I wouldn't dear suggest that 'giigle' is favoring DeWalt because 'Amazigna is selling absolute hell outta everything DeWalt. I'm just saying that 'I' haven't been so fortunate in my multitude of searches for comparable 13" planers, knowing that are damn well other brands out there.🧐🤔🤨😎

Seems Rikon doesn't exist in Europe.. Anyone know if it sells under a different name?

@WoodenThingsAndStuff

Жыл бұрын

Sorry I don't have an answer for you on that. But there have to be similar options, since they are all made in Asia anyway....

I like my Rikon. With the helical head, you don’t have to do any sanding! But wow, $800! Glad I got mine a few years ago.

@WoodenThingsAndStuff

2 жыл бұрын

Keep in mind that's $800 Canadian, so that's...what...$650 USD, give or take?

I have a question, if you happen to see this comment. You mentioned saving up for the dewalt so like me you probably have enough income to do this stuff, but not simply enough to buy everything all at once. Now, for me, buying the equipment was probably the cheapest aspect of all this, it's just there was a lot of equipment to buy just to get to stage 1 where I can start building things (milling wood and whatnot) and then I noticed your bench. Hardwood, good respectable bench you have there. Do you mind if I ask how much, ballpark, the material for that bench cost you? The material is the bit that's giving me the most trouble. The cost of lumber has been going up, and up, and up for years now and even just an 4'x8' sheet of 3/4" plywood (not even cabinet grade) is over $100 where I live (bay area california). The prospect of buying that much hardwood to build my own bench (I have one, but it's 2x4s and OSB) seems almost insurmountable at this point. Cheers.

@WoodenThingsAndStuff

9 ай бұрын

Sorry, I just saw this comment. I do have a 2-part series on building my workbench if you scroll back on my channel that you can check out, but I'll give you the quick info.... It's actually not hardwood. It's made from Douglas Fir that I got at a local lumberyard for relatively cheap. I did accent it with strips of cherry to get it to the width I wanted, but even that was one of the cheapest hardwoods I could buy at the time at maybe $7/bdft. I don't remember exactly how much it cost, but I bought the cherry one board at a time whenever I had a few extra bucks ($30 every couple weeks is easier to stomach than dropping $300 all at once) and the Douglas fir couldn't have been more than maybe $150? I totally agree that good wood is expensive. Try to make a habit of buying good boards (at good prices) when you see them as often as you can. Like I said, it doesn't hit so hard when it's $30 or $60 a dozen times over the course of 6 months as it does when you suddenly need $700 for wood for a project. As another example, I have probably 120 board feet of sapele waiting for me to build a sideboard that I paid probably $1000 for. But I bought it a couple boards at a time over the course of about a year, so it didn't hurt that badly. Hope this helps.

how's that planer working for you ?

@WoodenThingsAndStuff

2 жыл бұрын

Still happy with it, but I'm still under 100 linear feet through it. Planning a follow-up in a few months to do a proper review.

Buddy, most I've enjoyed watching a tool review.. Probably ever!

@WoodenThingsAndStuff

2 жыл бұрын

Hey thanks!

I'm still waiting for my "got a planer" day lol

Wen 1326 is the same planer with the "helical style cutterhead for $450.

@WoodenThingsAndStuff

Жыл бұрын

I've addressed this before in the comment section, but I don't blame you for not reading them all. Wen doesn't (or didn't at the time, anyway) have a retailer in Canada, and even on Amazon, it was more expensive than what I paid for the Rikon, and I couldn't have even seen it in real life before buying, which I don't like. If it's a comparable tool for less money, by all means take a go at it. A lot of tools in this "middle tier" probably come off the same assembly line (or out of the same factory) with different paint jobs or slightly different parts. I think my King Industrial jointer is the same as Rikon's, Cutech's and Craftex's 8" benchtop, for example. Wen probably has one, too.

"trouble getting into boxes" thats what she said

@WoodenThingsAndStuff

6 ай бұрын

Hey-O!

My dad always said you pay for what you get the difference between the DeWalt and the rikon is in the design a true helical the blades on the head are in a spiral configuration and are slightly skewed the blade on the rycon head are straight across and or not skewed plus on the DeWalt there are 56 individual teeth versus 26 on the rikon all that being said the rikon is still a good tool but as you have already figured out which one I would own

Nice Planer. Hope you have a nice, not planer day. :D You know, Matthais Wandel has a great set of plans for making a 12" jointer out of a planer. :D

@WoodenThingsAndStuff

3 жыл бұрын

I did know that. And no, that's not what I'm going to do with the old one.

nice hood brother! '

Sweet planer

@WoodenThingsAndStuff

3 жыл бұрын

So far, so good. Still haven't given it a proper workout, but that's about to change!

I'll bet that the mess it made could be pretty much eliminated if you actually hooked up a vacuum to the dust hood?? Ya think??

@WoodenThingsAndStuff

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, but it would need to be a dust collector with a 4" hose. A shop vac type thing doesn't move enough air. Doesn't matter for me anyway, because I use it in the driveway and just sweep it up.

@claudeelliott3993

Жыл бұрын

@@WoodenThingsAndStuff OK!! Works for me!!

Anyone swapped out the cutters for a 4 sided cutters vs the 2 sided that came with it

@WoodenThingsAndStuff

Жыл бұрын

I'd like to hear that, too. I still haven't turned mine (they are due for it) but I'd like to hear if there's a 4-sided that fits for when these ones are done.

@nfi2nfi2

Жыл бұрын

@@WoodenThingsAndStuff ordered a set of 14.3mm x 14.3mm 2.5mm 4 sided 37degree. should be fairly close. I’ll let you know how it goes if interested

@WoodenThingsAndStuff

Жыл бұрын

@@nfi2nfi2 please do.

😁

HEY BRO 👋 I went to buy one, and they are out of stock until November at my local dealer. Reason being: there's a virus going around...you may have heard of it...it's called Covid-19!

@WoodenThingsAndStuff

2 жыл бұрын

Same reason I couldn't get the DW735 I initially wanted. Happy I stumbled on this one when I did.

Make sure you clean the rollers OFTEN, or, the wood will stall....i have one, wicked finish !!.

@WoodenThingsAndStuff

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the advice! I haven't cleaned them yet, so I probably should...

It's the Wen.

that is NOT helical, but rather spiral. BIG difference in performance. Spiral is still straight cuts, where helical is a shear cut. Much better.

@WoodenThingsAndStuff

8 ай бұрын

Agreed. But it's still WAY better than straight knives.

DeWalt 735 is def a bench top tool. BUT for a bench top tool it’ll hurt you when lifting it by yourself. I had mine on the ground when I got it and after I lifted it once my back was out for a week. Played leap frog between two Black & Decker workmates to never ever have it on the down ground. I put it on a cart I made with a chip box under. Based on the Rockler plans. The Rikon looks like a good one. Glad they offer a hybrid cutting deal. Turning the cutters and the cost is nice. Flat blades haven’t let me down yet but I’m not throwing very pretty wood through.

and i thought my shop was a mess-----------silly me. i have a friend--retired surgeon--who's shop looks like an operating room---'cause he never uses it!! great man cave.

@richardrodgers1883

Жыл бұрын

I know a couple of guys like that, they have well over $40K in tools and $15K in standalone shops and only use them a couple of times a year. Makes me kind of sick to see those tools being abandoned. 😩

@brucenewman6577

Жыл бұрын

@@richardrodgers1883 kinda like the thing with collector cars. my son recently bought his dream car, which, thankfully, he can afford, has the car/racing/smarts to appreciate and intends to drive, whether or not it is a collector, because the damned thing was designed to be driven, not live under a tarp.

At 7:17, you claim the cutter is "helical" style. It is actually spiral, not helical. Helical cutters are arranged in a helical pattern that puts the cutting edge of the individual cutters at roughly 6° to the rotating axis, which results in a slightly shearing cut. Spiral cutters like the ones in the Rikon are parallel to the cutter axis, same as the two or three blades are in conventional planers. These cutters actually chop the fibers, same as a regular blade cutter. The just cut smaller portions at a time. Oh! Then at 7:25 you actually say that. It irritates me that Woodcraft calls them "helical." Further, Woodcraft says that all sides of the inserts are sharp when only two edges are sharp, not all four. I am writing this 14 Dec, 2022, and the Dewalt is $644 on Amazon, while the Nikon is $800 on Woodcraft. I don't want to pay $156 more for Woodcraft to lie to me. Shame on you Woodcraft. @11:50 you haven't read the manual, or watched any youtube about the NiKon, or you would know that it has a depth stop and what that is for. It appears to be plastic, which is a shame. When examining that depth stop, your camera points out that the Nikon has elevation screws, which look like they are ACME thread much finer than those on the Dewalt. Dewalt is very proud of their "all four corner" lifting screws, that look like they are around 1"-8 thread. The ones in the Nikon look about half that size with way more than 8 TPI. Metric ACME threads are called Trapazoidal threads. Close to the same as ACME but not identical. The Dewalt is louder. Dewalt won't put the noise specs on their website and they don't publish them in any ad I've seen. I like the "almost no" snipe. I have heard that the chips plug up. I'd like to know if you have had that problem. The Dewalt is 42Kg [92 lb.]. Then when you ran the Doug Fir though, you saw some chip-out on one side, but didn't look at the other side. If you looked only at the wrong way side, that wasn't clear. Doesn't quarter sawn plane better than regular sawn? I liked the video even though I disagreed with some things. Conclusion: Even though I didn't see any plugging on the chip exhaust, I'm going with the Dewalt with an exhaust fan and $156 cheaper. If I want a helical head, I'll buy one later and get a real helical for double the price of a spiral. For the things I do, I might be able to live with three blades. Thanks for the info.

@WoodenThingsAndStuff

Жыл бұрын

Good analysis. I agree with everything you've said. I'll see if I can address a couple of your questions... I still have "almost no snipe" and what I do get is easily managable. I've raised the infeed and outfeed slightly, but I still get enough to notice, but only if you're realllllly looking. When I bought it, there was only a $50 difference between the Rikon and the Dewalt, so it seemed like a no-brainer to go with the segmented head, even if it's not a true "helical." I totally agree with your disappointment that it's only a 2-sided cutter, so you only get one rotation. That being said, I still haven't turned them (will be doing it in January, cuz I have a couple knicks at this point leaving lines) and by now I'd have sent my knives out to sharpen probably twice on my old planer. I hope I can get 4-sided cutters when I replace them after the next turn, but if not, I'm still okay with their longevity. Thanks for your thoughtful input. I'm sure you'll be happy with the Dewalt, just as I'm sure I would have been, too. This one will do me just fine until I (and if I ever) get into a bigger space where I can get a bigger floor-standing model that can take up a bigger footprint.

Mastercrap

@WoodenThingsAndStuff

Жыл бұрын

Some of it is, for sure, but I can't say that about that planer. I got it used and used it pretty hard for a couple years, now the buddy I "sold" it to is still using it. It doesn't owe anyone anything at this point.

same as wen pl 1326 but twice the cost

@WoodenThingsAndStuff

2 жыл бұрын

To my knowledge, WEN doesn't have a Canadian retailer, and is currently listed at $1,120 on Amazon (dot ca). I paid $850-ish for the Rikon. But you're right about it probably being the same planer, based on the specs.

@twoweary

2 жыл бұрын

Don’t know where you saw that price at, US Amazon has the Wen PL1326 for $444 . Free shipping if you have prime also.

@twoweary

2 жыл бұрын

In the US the Wen is $444 on Amazon. Great price, I think.

Not helical. This is a spiral blade.

Just get on with it already.

@WoodenThingsAndStuff

2 жыл бұрын

Feel better?

@ClanMacAoidh

2 жыл бұрын

@@WoodenThingsAndStuff I have more patience than Mark. Subbed, from a fellow Canadian.

@WoodenThingsAndStuff

2 жыл бұрын

@@ClanMacAoidh Hahaha. Thanks, Mike.

@garytompkins3761

Жыл бұрын

Ha, subbed here too...and not Canadian!

Rikon is Chinese. I would rather buy one that is made in Taiwan. There are many competitors that are just as good and made in taiwan.

@WoodenThingsAndStuff

10 ай бұрын

You do you. This was my best option at the time and I'm still happy with it. If I had to do it again I'd probably keep saving and get a 15" floor standing dealie from someone, but I'm okay with the decision I made based on the factors involved at the time.

These r junk. I bought one and the gears r plastic. Mine burnt out after a week of light use. Glad I kept my Dewalts 734 and 735. And the blades r junk. Not Heckal like stated. Keep your money. I'm still waiting for my refund which I may never get back

@WoodenThingsAndStuff

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry to hear that was your luck. I haven't had any problems with it yet, but I'm still under a couple hundred linear feet of planing, probably.

looks to be a clone of Busy Bee CRAFTEX CX S