I've more or less made up my mind, but wanted to get a quick read of
what people in the NG thought.....Both planers are very highly rated

Ridgid 13" Planer
Pros:
$300 includes 2 sets of knives, stand, and dust hood
"Lifetime" warrantee thru the Borg
66 cuts per inch at 26 fpm feed speed
$29 for a set of knives
Repeat-a-cut feature
Cons:
Borg
Proprietary knives
Emerson - OWT switcheroo

Delta 580
Pros:
Delta name, reputation.
2 feed speeds - 60 / 96 CPM
Blade zero feature

Cons:
Fast feed speed is 24 fpm
2 year warrantee
$309 includes planer only, plus rebate crap
$39 for a set of knives
Gotta go Saturday plus return the Ridgid, which is still sitting
in the box.


Thanx

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