woodman wrote:
| I've been looking at planers and at the low end of the price range
| I found the Grizzly G0505 and the Ryobi AP1301. Does anyone have
| experience with either of these planers, and if so, how do you like
| them? Any problem with availability of replacement knives or other
| parts?

Not the G0505, but an earlier 12-1/2" Grizzly lunchbox planer (looks
the same except handle on top instead of rollers). Works well - still
using original knives and haven't needed any replacement parts.

My only complaints are that it's really noisy and that it has no
provision for capturing shavings. I keep a snow shovel and a super
large dust pan parked beside mine. It merits its own trash can.

I haven't tried the Ryobi - but given my experience with two other
Ryobi products (a 10" benchtop circular saw and a benchtop drill
press) I don't think I'd spend /my/ money on one of their planers.

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Morris Dovey
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DeSoto, Iowa USA
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