On 14 Jan 2004 19:25:26 GMT, ntiSpam (NoNameAtAll)
wrote:

I'm sure this has been covered here before, but I googled the newsgroup and
didn't come up with a whole lot of information. I'm condidering buying a planer
for my home workshop but I have no experience with them and hence have no idea
which one would be good. I've seen some discussion about the DeWalt 735 and
Delta 580, both of which are 13" planers. The DeWalt is about $100 more
expensive. Is it actually worth that much more? Are there other makes and
models I should consider? Ease of use is important to me because I've never
used one before. Portability is not a big deal because I don't intend to take
it anywhere.


DeWalt, Makita, and Delta are very good brands. The Makita is lighter
weight amd smaller and can be moved around the shop a little easier.
The cost of the knives is about $40 for any of these. Be
prepared--Planning produces a *lot* of sawdust and noise. If the
Delta is $100 less than the DeWalt, I'd select the Delta which can
plane a 13" wide board, beating the DeWalt by 1/2"