I thought we were in for a Ryobi ad, but this has been one of the best videos I've seen Lou make. I'd like to see the dangerous Porter Cable planer he was talking about.

@EnnTomi1

5 жыл бұрын

he just gave Ryobi an ad

@badtolz2122

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah!

@willferguson5244

4 жыл бұрын

Google Porter Cable 126.

That's got to be one of the best tool reviews I've ever seen. In fact so much more than just a review. I'm off to the shed to get mine set up correctly.

@thomasarussellsr

5 жыл бұрын

IKR?

@lachlancedric5058

2 жыл бұрын

instablaster.

@RajbirSingh-wg9pf

2 жыл бұрын

I agree.

@paulsmith1807

Жыл бұрын

me too

@RainbowChickenWood

6 ай бұрын

Came to say the same thing, except this video has convinced me to buy this particular planer as I don't have one already.

I'm over three years late to this, but it shows me why my planer wasn't cutting evenly. I inherited my planer from my brother, tried using it and ended up with an uneven cut. Now I know why! I foolishly believed it would have been set up properly from the factory. Guess my brother thought so also as it looked like it had barely any use on it. Thank you so much for this! A definite Thumbs Up and subbed. And that boat you built, shown in the beginning, looks beautiful! Excellent work.

I hope the planer manufacturers are taking notes.

@steveskouson9620

5 жыл бұрын

Peter, not so much. Lou said the design was sound, just needs some "adjusting." All the others were worse. steve

@stoutlager6325

5 жыл бұрын

I sure hope they do. These are small changes to make in production. Most of it would not be expensive for them to address at all. Like the chip ejection issue, just design it to work correctly with a plug as Lou uses and ditch that flapper mechanism entirely. It may even save money in production once the change was made.

@hineko_

4 жыл бұрын

Hahahaha. My new ryobi is jamming exactly like that and if the surface is even slightly moist it's just Hell and Israel.

I'm laughing imagining the Ryobi lawyers sitting down to watch this video and spitting out their coffee about five minutes in.

@itsskumlife4195

5 жыл бұрын

The liability lawers are shitting them selfs after this video.

@Xelbiuj

3 жыл бұрын

Meh, disabling safety features is a great way to screw yourself on a warranty and make them less-liable in civil court.

@boots7859

3 жыл бұрын

@@Xelbiuj Its an $80-90 tool. If it fails, you either buy another one, or put the parts back on and send it in for warranty.

@hobofoshitsho8999

2 жыл бұрын

....before I slide my unit in there...

@hobofoshitsho8999

2 жыл бұрын

@@Xelbiuj careful will get you killed. As long as you fully understand what you're doing, you won't need to sue anyone. The warranty isn't much good if you keep gouging your work.

Mr Ingenious, indeed! Love the trick with the hacksaw blade to check that the cutting blades are balanced. It just shows what a wonderful wealth of experience and information you have, Lou. You, Sir, are a national treasure.

The Manufactures should pay him for that. well done Lois..

@drewt3210

5 жыл бұрын

Ryobi planer review video drops October 5...Ryobi announces new Lead Product Engineer October 6.

I see a signature series of electric planers in the near future with Lou's name on them. I'll buy one!

The fact that this channel only has 88k subs is insane. Excellent, practical, clear advice and technique - as usual!

@peteralund

3 жыл бұрын

Philip Kramer 146k now so it is picking up

@kramerdesign9443

3 жыл бұрын

@@peteralund in only a year!

John Muir was quite a wood worker as a young man. He built a clock all with hand carved gears. Lou’s improvised scale reminded me of the large thermometer Muir built on the side of a barn. It was so sensitive the temp would change if you stood close to it. Lou is so practical, so direct and so brilliant. But beyond that is his shining spirit. I can’t WAIT to see him row the dory. When he took the skiff out it reminded me of my childhood dog. The first snow each year he would lay his ears back and run as fast as he could, smiling as dogs do. To be a man, to craft my own vessel and know to my bones how fair she meets the sea....it’s a joy to behold. Bless all who read this.

This is the best review of anything I’ve ever seen. Seriously Ryobi should pay you for your reviews. I checked mine right after I saw this video and the blade is already perfect height/balance. I did file the edges of the blade. This video is amazing. Subscribed.

This is the only video of its kind that I've ever seen. Simply brilliant, you've shown me what I need to do to set up my plane perfectly. What a great and engaging presenter you are. Thank you!

I literally JUST bought one of those planes, and searched to find out how to change the blades! Thank you!!

The most thorough, comprehensive, sincere, and hands-on review of a Ryobi planer one could ever hope for. I watched the entire presentation and it made me wish I had bought a Ryobi.

This is absolutely one of the most helpful demonstrations I have ever encountered. Thank you so much!

... and the Ryobi engineers will say "But... it works on paper..." LOL Well done Lou, I really do love the way you adapt your tools to suit your work, the mark of a true craftsman! Cheers from Tokyo!

@tereseduffy6591

5 жыл бұрын

All engineers, no matter the product, say that it works on paper.

@cpad007

5 жыл бұрын

Needs to work on wood! LOL

@theJonnymac

5 жыл бұрын

actually the engineers probably said it doesn’t work, but management says we can’t spend more money on development. Ship it

@thomasarussellsr

5 жыл бұрын

But, I don't plane paper with it! Ha ha ha.

@truthbetoldafrica8935

4 жыл бұрын

His the best

Just did this to a new electric planer with my dad, thank you very much, no more grooves.

people like these built the world we live in today!!!!

Lou, I am quite certain I learn at least one useful thing from every video you have made. Just tonight I was painting some trim and going back tipping the paint. I had never done that until I saw you do it. Works great! You have taught this old dog many new tricks and I appreciate every one of them. Hope you keep it up for many years to come.

The most underrated Electric Plane video. Well done. Well done. Thank you

I didn't believe such a long video would not be a boring thing but it is not. It is useful, full of relevant content. Great video, thanks, Louis. I would be happy to watch a video how the last alteration (the insert in the blower channel) is actually done.

Not sure Ryobi knew what they were letting themselves in for! 😂

@artemiasalina1860

5 жыл бұрын

Yup, this info is invaluable to give Ryobi a competitive advantage over other manufacturers.

@manfredschmalbach9023

5 жыл бұрын

They probably can't give it away to consumers without that "security" annoyer back in the sole or on the side these days. When I rented machines for my work (boatbuilder) or even rented a machine hall for a project I usually had to disassemble "safety" annoyers for quite some time before the machine became workable for my task. It's a cancer sharky lawyers and successively stultyfied consumers brought us the last two to three decades. The wider-than-sole cutting insert is a problem many pros did change ever since - I learnt that in my first weeks when taking on my first apprenticeship.

@halbritt

5 жыл бұрын

Likely TTI will take all these tips, implement them, give it a red casing, call it Milwaukee and double the price.

@2012truth1776

5 жыл бұрын

Jim Campbell 😂😂😂

@jefftucker9225

4 жыл бұрын

Ryobi should listen to this guy and design the tool with these modifications

Even though this wasn't meant to be a tool review, per se, it still might be the best one I've ever seen. I have the cordless version of this tool and this video was about the most useful thing I've ever watched, tool wise.

This is one of the best tool videos I have seen. This man knows his stuff and Is good at explaining why he made the changes he did. Great Video!

Absolutely nothing better than learning from old timers with experience - THIS is what the internet is for

@Normal1855

2 ай бұрын

Teaching people how not to use a tool?

Probably the best and most honest review I’ve ever seen. Would love to hear or see more about the chili trip

I just ordered a planer I went with the Dewalt D26676 the information on how to adjust the blades is awesome it’s something I would have never thought of and I am sure there is nothing in the manual about such great fine tuning which is absolutely Necessary for the planer to work correctly priceless information sir thank you so much for making this video!

@TipsfromaShipwrightvideos

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Thanks very much for taking the time to educate us on power planers, and on the crappy job power tool manufacturers do in prepping their merchandise. I truly hope they are watching and taking note of all the adjustments and modifications necessary to make a brand new tool safe and usable. Unfortunately; modifying a power tool voids the warranty, so you're damned if you do and damned if you don't.

After three years if Ryobi didn't correct this then no logic to buy Ryobi planer cable or battery in 2021. Thank you very much for sharing your ingeniuity.

This is an awesome tuning session. Nothing like experience. Thank you, sir, for sharing this wisdom!

LOL.... I guess Ryobi didn't expect you to knock that Ryobi planner in the head, when they sent you that planner! LOL Gotta love that honesty!!!

"And now, the next thing I'm going to do, is I'm going to take this, what I guess they call a safety feature out of it..." Priceless. Thanks Lou, for all your wonderful videos. This particular one is a favourite of mine, because in it you take a common tool that is virtually useless and turn it into a star player. Without seeing how you have customized and optimized this tool, a viewer who has watched videos of you using this gem may have become so frustrated with their own newly bought version of this tool in its out-of-the-box state that they ended up cursing out the tool and you as well, thinking you had sold them a bill of goods. And yes, I bought one of these a few years ago and did the mods as you've recommended. It works like a charm, and I think of you every time I use it. Thanks again.

@leandersmith6184

2 жыл бұрын

I'm building my diy tabel saw after getting fed up with the table saws you can buy. All of them were 110 volts and 15 amp. Motors are burning down and yes I had a new very sharp blade in them. The first one was a delta, second a black and decker en the last one a Ryobi this one had the shortest life. So my confidence in Ryobi was very low. My table saw will run on 220 what cuts the ampère in halve hopefully saving the motor.

Incredible review in both information and camera work. Such clear visual. Your experience is appreciated. You just sold a Ryobi. Thank you.

I was looking for a tutorial video on how to use electric (mine’s cordless) Planer and ended up here but as much as I wanted to switch channels but I couldn’t as this dude is so interesting I watched the whole 30mins ... clearly this guy has so much knowledge and experience and nice of him to share it. He’s a perfectionist (bit like me but he has a lot of experience) I wish I lived nearby to learn from him but sad;y I’m some 6,000 miles away in UK. He explains so well. He should open his own school if he hasn’t done so already. . I salute you ‘Sir’

I can’t believe my luck as I just bought one recently; and now you have a tutorial to set me on the path to success with it! Thanks again for sharing your hard earned knowledge with us Lou!

Best review I've seen. This man gives real world valuable information.

You literally just saved my planer from being chucked out . I have been struggling leveling the blades but after watching this..... now all is good with my planer :) Thank You!

@TheFunFosters

3 жыл бұрын

What did you use to block half the airflow and get it to stay?

Earned yourself a subscriber. Hard to find a substitute for the wisdom of "been there, done that." Thanks for making this video! Getting into woodworking can be intimidating. Knowing how dangerous tools like electric planers, routers and table saws can be, these are the types of tutorials us new guys need to make sure we're using our tools safely and properly.

This was one of the most satisfying videos I've ever watched. The gentleman strikes me as one of those people that just knows what they're doing. A master of their trade but can apply it to anything.

Great video....awesome how you refer to the port and starboard side of the planer. Aye aye !

And he just dropped the 🎤! Wow man knows his stuff👏

This is how a tool review should be, guys with decades of experience spending time with them and showing what works and what doesn't. Other tool reviews are always positive especially the new tools, all check box and marketing. Fantastic review of this tool.

I do not work on boats neither do I use the planer frequently but any time I do I always wished it worked properly and efficiently. Until now! Came by chance across your video and it is truly amazing! Everything is exactly as you explained and ALL improvements make absolute sense. In my case planer is also Ryobi but dark blue color even older version and everything is almost the same. I was astonished with a fact of no-fit too long blades!!! Now I am even more amazed if you say with your experience that ALL other planers have the same issue. Shaking my head! I have done all modifications and cant wait to use my Turbobi planer. Thank you for sharing these true gem-tips. All the best sir 🤓

IMO as a craftsman since 1966 Ryobi is the best engineered tool on the market today . Milwaukee , DeWalt and the others will stand up better to severe abuse but that’s there only quality . The others are expensive, heavy and poorly designed. Most of my tools are Ryobi cordless as I’m on job sites often. Truly a fantastic Line of tools and the cordless line has well over 100 tools to choose from. Great video . Ps ; the impact driver is a must have

Best unboxing ever, half the toy parts are in the trash before the plastic is off the base

The best unboxing video so far, no specs just straight to gutting the unnecessary from device and making the essential adjustments to start working.

Thank you. I just bought a battery powered one of these and had been looking for videos. This doesn't answer all of my beginner questions but it does make me look at it with a more critical eye.

I recommend every planer manufacturers should watch this video. it will help them improve their machine.

Lou - I think Ryobi got at a lot more than they might have been expecting! I love ALL your posts and projects, but I have to say, since I own one of these and have gouged the heck out boards and relegated it to the toss pile, this has been extraordinary useful to me. Thanks a ton.

As a rookie electric planer, this is the best information on KZread, for how to get the most out of the tool. Thank You 🙏.

We recently lumbered a 36" maple, a 36" white ash, and a 32" pecan. After drying, we tried planing with a Rigid (Home Depot) 13" planer with 2 HSS knives kzread.infoUgkxIzvvTi3_Qc8JnVdYYRJCvuoDC4QjTzeL . This job was clearly too much for that machine. The pecan was particularly difficult, due to heavy mineral deposits, and a sharp pair of HSS knives would be consumed by a mere 3 boards. We were also having lots of problems from chip bruising, due to poor dust collection. The shavings came off like straw and jammed in the 4" hose.We bought the DW735 simply to be able to run carbide blades, which worked brilliantly for the pecan. However, we found it to be a much, MUCH nicer machine. It was far more rigid than the "Rigid" planer, and far more accurate as well. But what I liked most about it was the dust feed. This machine has its own blower, which shreds the "straw" like shavings as they come off the cutting head and helps boost the shavings into the dust collection system. No more clogs! It's also nicely sealed so that the internals stay quite clean. This is just a well tempered machine that's a delight to use. It literally cut the labor in half. Just another example of getting what you pay for.

That was the BEST tool review I have seen!!! Your experience and real-world examples were great! Based on your review I bought the Ryobi planer. I hope the folks at Ryobi incorporate your blower modifications in their next model update.

Even the instructions that came with my electric planer didn't show how to adjust the blades. This was exactly what I needed to get rid of the deep gouges in the middle of my work!

One of the most underrated channels on youtube. Great rundown here! Thanks!

The most honest review of a product I have ever seen! So refreshing! Thank you Mr Lou!

SIR... a HUGE THANK YOU for POSTING this trick

I ran across you vid when doing research for my first planer. I copied your mods and have one hell of a handy tool now. Thank you.

@TheFunFosters

3 жыл бұрын

What did you use to block half of the airflow and get it to stay?

Tips from Grandpa. The best kind. Decades of knowledge passed down. Respect.

And now we all know how to set up a planner properly, I've been an avid diy'er for many years and been pretty scared of planners, I took a plunge and bought a used makita and I now feel so much more confident, thankyou Lou, so much. Martin in the UK 🇬🇧

Excellent tips! Ryobi owes you a tech design fee for all the improvements you developed.

This guy is the grandfather I never had. I could listen to him forever.

This video was the embodiment of your great knowledge and experience!

My dad built a log cabin style home and my job was to square up the timbers. They were milled sort of with an Alaska chainsaw mill over sized red oak. I burned up 5 craftsman power hand planers and 20 belts. I learned candle wax on the base makes them slide better. Never got the nose plate to stay straight and flat. I like your blade modifications. Amazing boat build.Thanks for sharing!

Thank you! Probably the most practical information on making a mediocre tool and making it MUCH more useful - solves so many of the questions and issues I've been having.

you are an absolute legend. The most useful tool guide I have ever seen. god bless you and your common sense approach.

Lou, your a godsend for that tool. I'm totally tickled I watched this video as I just bought the same planner and have had little experience with that tool and I Now feel more confident in setting the tool up for working with it. Your a tool master/wizard and I'm very happy today, many, many thanks.

I'm neither young nor inexperienced with boats or wood but I learn so much from your channel :-))) I hope Ryobi are watching and recognizing what you've achieved!! The key, as I perceive it, is the increase in air velocity that 'powers up' the chips (KE = 1/2 mv2 and all that) and the simple means of selecting a side and then providing a handle to make precise control easy. Cheers, BB

@thomasarussellsr

5 жыл бұрын

Ryobi could include a handle the would increase control, but also serve as a stopper for the non-eject side. I personally wouldn't want the chips flying toward my hand if I got too close to the handle. I've had some pretty bad cuts and splinters from a similar not. Eject away from the handle hand.

I'd just like to thank you for making these videos, you have such a wealth of knowledge its great that these things will be preserved for a long time for others to learn from and enjoy. I watch quite a few craftsmen videos/channels and they way you explain things, the way the videos are made, they're second to none. I appreciate these videos very much and enjoy watching them even if you are working on something that I likely never will, I still enjoy watching how you make things and how you get the result you want/need. Thank you!

Mere mortals would have used a digital scale to balance the blades maybe, not Lou though, he uses a hacksaw blade. This man is priceless. A great video.

Thank you so much for posting this. Not only did it help to change blades in a previous model planer, but also how to set the depth of the blades, which now I find out is where I was going wrong before, which as a women new to woodworking was oh so useful.

Many thanks for all this most valuable knowledge. I have just learned more in 30 minutes than I have in the last 30 years about electric planers!

Thanks for sharing genuine tips. You add value by showing all the practical insights to measurements and mods you've made and considered from actually building boats. A lot of you tube tool reviews are merely collectors showing off a new toy. This however is a great video because you share from the perspective of an experienced user, not a collector.

Ryobi needs to hire this man

This has got to be the most informative video I have seen in a long time - truly excellent knowledge and experience sharing. Thank you.

So glad I watched this. I thought it was me that was using it wrong. Now I know i need to set it up properly.

Genius level, best and most complete tutorial I’ve seen in a while... 👍👍👍

Started taking notes watching this video! First time learning from Lou. First video of his I've seen, won't be the last! Wow, what a wealth of practical knowledge. SUBSCRIBED.

Thanks so much for this video. I have been using my Ryobi tools for over a decade and have never had to replace one due to product failure. Great video!

Learnt hell of a lot on setting up a power planner. Was having some trouble with mine and it's perfect now. Thank you so much... I'm really grateful...

I'm only sad I can only give 1 thumbs up. THANK YOU.

Excellent tune up ideas. I think you could probably consult for Ryobi and perhaps many others but glad you made this KZread video and shared your finds and solutions. Not only did you explain how and why but did so very clearly. Thank you sir!

You answered all the questions I didn't even know to ask. Thanks a bunch.

My first comment on KZread! This is such a good explanation of the setting up of a power planer - it is just great! So much practical experience so well explained and immediately applicable on other planer models. Thank you very much!

Great demonstration by someone who knows the tool and uses the tool. What a pleasure to watch you work.

It seems that Ryobi has now improved the directional control for the chip waste. Great video for explaining the blade setup

Years of experience on a golden plate. Thank you.

I just learned a hell of a lot from this video.

Thank you for this very helpful/instructional video. It is the best I have found on setting up the Ryobi planer.

Thanks Louis, that is the best unboxing video I have ever seen. My son just gave that exact plane for Christmas and I haven’t used it yet. This was a real eye eye opener and I while I won’t be demanding as much from it as you, I will try my hand at making the blade and kick stand modifications as they are applicable to all users.

Amazing review. Very eloquent and informative presentation. Thank you!

Lou, this is the best review and tip video on anything, ever. Thanks.

This guy is the Jedi of the planer! Old school people, the good ones. Compliments

Love the way you customize it! Made it the way you like it, Nice! Thanks

so cool, the one tip about grinding down the edge of the blade is pure gold. I love my Ryobi planer but have been burned by this more than once. thank you so much.

holy cow - I feel like I learned 20 other things in addition to setting up the planer. You are a true master of your craft

I recently searched for a video to set up my planers as they’re not performing right and I couldn’t find all the answers I needed, your excellent video to not only answered all my questions it also gave me a couple of improvements that I’ll make to both of mine. Thank you.

I hear Ryobi R&D dept are hiring a bunch of new engineers. Well done Lou, no sugar coating, instead a fair review.

Brilliant from start to finish

Great video! Ryobi needs to learn from this video to modify their planer to incorporate 1) making the plates wider than the blades so their is no edge gouging, 2) making the air flow work, 3) replacing the flapper with the end plug, and 4) providing the handle extension from exit port to control the angle of the planer. Again, a great video by an experienced craftsman!

Fabulous attention to detail and a practical and analytical mind at work!