Been running this lunchbox beauty for almost 6mths now. So easy to use, relatively not too heavy, plenty of power, very easy maintenance, and affordable for what you get. Now the downsides... Very loud, like incredibly. Also there's a depth gauge thingy that sometimes grabs the wood (I just took it off). The biggest failure in design is the feed table adjustment, which causes lots of snipe. They went cheap with a bolt/nut setup that makes fine tuning table height a frustrating mess. But when you finally get it perfectly level from front to back, screw down a piece of nice smooth plywood. That'll kill 90% of the snipe.
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Easy enough to use. It's not the 48" wide commercial planers that I had access to when working in an industrial lumber mill, but it's easier to use than I had expected, and getting the thickness I want is very easy as well. Surfaced down 2x4s very smoothly and relatively quickly. A bit messy without a "dust" collection system, but that was expected. Dust collection will be in the future, but not yet. Haven't had to change out a blade yet.
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I just unboxed the unit last night, so I have not used it yet. The machine was well packaged, and included all the parts and pieces it should have. I assembled the dust collector, and the adjustment handle. Very simple. I mounted the unit to a cart that I made for it. I want to create a cyclone dust collector to keep the mess somewhat contained. Just watched a video on some maintenance that I will perform before using, namely to apply a paste wax to the deck surfaces to help the wood slide more easily. Also apply some lubricant to the four corner posts. I will provide follow up comments after I have had a chance to use it.
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Makes my work a lot easier. Best father's Day gift ever. No sanding anymore.
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very easy to use, very smooth finish, handles wood better than any competing brands I have tried
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