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Since I running rather long pieces through, I run about 3 board at a time and give the planer time to cool off. I had snipe on the first couple of pieces, but found if I lifted the piece slightly when it was about through the planer the snipe was elimated on most of the pieces thereafter. I got 8 pieces to plane yet, but so far I'm very satisified with the planer's performace. A friend gave some rough cut oak lumber. For the money, a basement woodworker like me without a lot of lumber to plane might want check out this planer. I figured with 25 pieces of lumber to plane, I could save money by planing it myself with a faily inexpensive planer. A local lumber yard near my home charged me $15 to plane one 10 foot piece of oak. The pieces I've planed so far are at least 8 feet long and range in width for about 4 to 12 inches.
would buy another one for home use. have only used it to plane some eastern white cedar. i think that it did a very good job.easy set up and simple to run.
would buy it again. After reading most of the reviews (mainly the ones 3* and below because those are the more important ones in deciding) I bought this planer with a little pinch.I must say however with proper use of this equipment the results have been far better than I'd ever thought.There is a little snipe but to correct this make sure that the support of the pieces of boards coming out of the planer is the same height as the lead out and long enough to contain the piece of board. Also make sure that it is as level and sturdy as possible.Found nothing to really complain about this planer.
I have owned other Delta machines in the past and been quite satisfied with their performance, but this is the last Delta machine I will purchase. I can actually see the cutter head carriage move up and down when the board is inserted. As soon as one of the drive rollers reaches the end of the wood, the cutter head drops down and chops a 2 inch wide by 1/16 inch deep snipe. Don't waste your money on this machine. My advise to all is spend a little more and buy a better quality product. The "snipe" on this is terrible. It truly lacks any resemblance to a quality machine. I have tried adjusting the infeed and outfeed tables, to no avail.
You can get completely nick-free, smooth surfaces if you pay attention to the direction in which you infeed the wood; most woods have a "better" direction that will plane smoother if you reverse the feed direction.Anyway--I've had these two benchtop planers for 7 or 8 years. And after years of use, I'm rather convinced that the blades on the Delta last longer (I've replaced them several times). I love benchtop planers because if the blades are sharp, they do a superb job. The Delta has less vibration. I own two benchtop planers, this Delta and a Makita.
Get one, and you'll find yourself using it more than you imagined. It makes a world of difference.For the current price, this is not only an affordable planer--it's a darned good one. It stays put on the bench better than the Makita. I always have spares on hand. I run my planers a LOT--several hours a week. I've had a lot of practice, for sure, and it takes a little, but snipe for me has become a non-issue.Be sure to keep your blades fresh. And it's not just about price (noting nevertheless that the Delta is half the price). I lift the board slightly while feeding it in, and put slight upward pressure as it exits.
Both are really nice planers; both are capable of handling the hardest of hardwoods (bubinga, wenge, olivewood are the nastiest things I've put through them). Perhaps it has something to do with the lesser vibration; I don't know.As for snipe, I have no noticeable snipe with the Delta, but there's some technique involved. I wouldn't want to woodwork without it. If I had to replace one or the other, I'd go for the Delta. Subtle differences become noticeable.
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