Affordable 13" Benchtop Planer with Helical Cutter Head!
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- Опубликовано: 13 сен 2024
- Review of the FindBuyTool 13" benchtop planer with helical cutter head, and also with comparisons to the Cutech benchtop planer and DeWalt 735x planer.
Links to tools used or referenced in this video. *affiliate
FINDBUYTOOL Helical Cutter Head Planer - amzn.to/3yHo2KM
DeWALT 13" Planer - amzn.to/3LhVR8q
CUTECH 40800H 2-speed Planer (from amazon) - amzn.to/3R3Av28
CUTECH 40800H 2-speed Planer (Cutech website) - cutechtools.us...
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Wow. This is an impressive planer for $670.00
Thanks for the review on this tool.
Yes, it is impressive. Hope the video was helpful.
WOW - Nice review of a very cool planer. All said, it's a great deal, although I'm a fan of the need to lock the carriage for every cut. I still love my Cutech but this is one to keep an eye on, for sure. Thanks, Larry
Thanks Larry! I agree the carriage lock is a bit of a pain.
tremendous video, thank you
Thank you so much!
Thanks for the review. New subscriber here! I have an older delta. It's been good for what I've done, and I've put many thousands of feet through it. All soft wood. I've been thinking about updating to helical, and this may do the trick. Thanks again.
Thanks for the sub! Glad the video was helpful!
Good video! Budget for beginners is key. Even better that you get better results with upgraded spiral cuts. I bought a used 735 planer with straight blades. It isn’t great on hardwoods. There are cheaper spiral cutters on Amazon that have good reviews for about $300. I might give it a try
Thanks!
I was seriously considering this but decided on a used DeWalt 735 and will upgrade it with findbuytool helical head. That depth gauge made the decision for me. It just made much faster for me with DeWalt. I really wanted this to have it but i am getting tearout with figured wood.
I think the Dewalt with the helical cutter head upgrade is a great idea! especially getting it used for a lower price
@@jkmwoodworking another point for built in blower. I am not using any dust collection for it, only a dust right bag. Works great and reduces the amperage on the circuit which i would need for cutting.
Thanks, Steve, very informative review!
My pleasure!
Very informative. Thank you. How was its power draw? Some planers can overload many circuits.
Thanks! I didn't hook up an amp meter, so I can't say for sure, but it seems like the motor doesn't strain at all when I'm using it. I've heard that helical cutter heads draw less power than 3 blade planers, but I haven't measure it myself to know for sure.
Compared to a traditional, flat-blade, does this one cut "easier"? I ask, because I have a traditional blade and I can hear how the machine working hard. I don't think the blade is dull, because the board comes out very smooth
I didn't hook up an amp meter, so I can't say for sure, but it seems like the motor doesn't strain at all when I'm using it. I've heard that helical cutter heads draw less power than 3 blade planers, but I haven't measure it myself to know for sure.
Thank you JK.
You're welcome!
The feel of the crank will never be solved just by tensioning unless you add another gear. This why others have 4 or even 5 gears. That's why other planers handles turns smoother.
A simple chain tensioner could have helped on that crank.
How much can you cut at a time? half a turn max? I ask, because I often work with very large, very long, very rough & wavy roughcut. I remove an awful lot. (about 0.5")
You can do at least a full turn (1/16") at a time, probably a little bit more if you wanted to push it.
How much does it weigh
About 65 lbs
This is the Worst of both worlds: The price-tag of an intermediate product, with design flaws of an entry-level. (bad crank, lock lever). Even my entry-level planer doesn't have either of these flaws!