Power Hand Planer

[ironhelm]

I am thinking about buying the Craftsman 7-amp Hand Planer. Can these do reasonable job of taking the place of a thickness planer?

Thanks, Mike

[Steve]

Well... once you've gotten around to destroying an awful lot of termite fodder getting the hang of using one of those things you'll probably come to the conclusion that you'ld a been a long way ahead if you hadn't spent all that money on practice wood and just gone ahead and bought a thickness planer in the first place. At least that was my experience :-)

Steve

[Greg Millen]

Mike,

the short answer is no. Handheld electric planers are more a carpenters tool than a cabinetmakers, mainly for skimming a bit of door or hogging off a piece of trim. Some here may disagree, but the majority will support my statement. Get a thicknesser instead.

cheers,

Greg

[JGS]

[Agki Strodon]

I have a Bosch 6.5 amp 3.5" and it's quite good. The Craftsman has a slower speed but you probably won't notice it if you go that way. I like the versatility.

Agkistrodon

[Andy Dingley]

No.

[Agki Strodon]

But it does not replace a thickness planer at all.

Agki

[Lawrence Wasserman]

No.

[P©WÉ®T©©LMAN]

No....they are not really intended for use on anything wider than their blade length for instance the common 3-1/4 size planers are intended for stock up to about 3" to 3-1/8" really, wider than that & you will get a lap mark that will require sanding.

[Wm Jones]

Much of this thread has been influenced by the misuse, by poster or tool manufacturer or both, of the term "planer."

The "Craftsman 7-amp Hand Planer" is actually an electric hand plane.

A tool put to a different use: "planer," is also correctly identified as a thickness planer.

[Gerry]

[Wm Jones]

It's an electric hand plane...no "r" on the end. A planer is a different tool, used for a different purpose.

[Gerry]