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Andy Hall wrote:
I think that that is a very sensible choice for a tool of that type
and expected use. Planers of this type really aren't going to be
precision tools anyway.

They aren't, but how they are set up makes a vast difference. A poorly set
up one will go off true very quickly.

Having less power and less depth of cut is a better way to work
anyway. If you try to take off 3mm or more, you're going to make a
mess anyway.

Yup. I never use more than 1mm.

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