Features:

• 3hp, 1ph, 230-volt motor
• Produces 5000 RPM and 20,000 cuts per minute; 4-knife cutterhead
• Cast-iron base table and head; one-piece welded base
• Includes 24-volt magnetic controls, four high-speed steel knives, dust hood, extension rollers, two-speed gearbox, return rollers, knife-setting gauge, and one-piece welded base

Editorial Review:

Includes 20" Woodworking Planer - 708528, Knife Setting Gauge

Power and production are what you get with this beauty of a planer from Jet. The 3 horsepower, single-phase, 230-volt motor gives you 5,000 rpm for a total of 20,000 cuts per minute via the four-knife cutterhead, turning raw lumber into smooth, ready-to-work boards in minutes.

Professionals will love this planer's fantastic capacity, with a full 20 inches of width and 6 inches under the cutterhead and a full-width max depth of cut of 3/32-inch.

The gear box has two feed speeds, easily set by pulling out or pushing in a lever while the planer is running. There are three rugged steel infeed rollers that grab hold of the stock for you, paired with three rubber outfeed rollers that won't mar your piece. Anti-kickback fingers operate by gravity, keeping stock from being thrown back at you.

A large handwheel makes depth changes an easy task, turning smoothly and moving the table surface is .059" with each complete revolution. Yes, the table surface. Instead of the cutterhead coming down to the work, the work moves up to the stationary cutterhead. It seemed a bit unconventional, but the end result is flawless, so we have no beef with it, except for the fact that it makes difficult the job of building auxiliary feed tables. The depth scale is clear and legible, marked in increments of 1/16-inch. We like the sturdy return rollers mounted on top, giving you a great place to rest the stock and giving your arms and back a break on the trip back to the infeed side.

This is a beautifully made machine, with the fit and finish you'd expect in this price category, form the one-piece welded base to the serrated infeed rollers and the glass-like table surface. To keep the tables pristine, you'll want to apply talcum power with a blackboard eraser once a week - use plenty of elbow grease. The table will stay slick and protected, and your workpieces won't pick up any discoloration from the powder.

This is a dream planer for the home woodworker, and it will be the staple in any professional's workshop. Well done, Jet.--Kris Jensen-Van Heste

What's in the Box
Includes 24-volt magnetic controls, four high-speed steel knives, dust hood, extension rollers, two-speed gearbox, return rollers, knife-setting gauge, and one-piece welded base

Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

Jet 20" Planer -- Satisfied:

A very good planer. I read all the reviews I could find for the Jet and other planers before deciding to purchase the Jet, and I am very satisfied. I considered giving 5 stars, but I am very reluctant to give 5 stars to anyone. There always is room for improvement.
I agree that if the planer head moved rather than the table it would be easier to support long boards, but after using the planer, I regard this as a minor issue, as board support (at least on 8' boards) is very firm and solid.
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A Winner...:

A nice Planer from Jet...Arrives assembled, ready to use within minutes after arrival. Cuts efficiently, I like the top rollers for moving your stock quickly back into feed. We milled Log Slabs one afternoon, taking just a few minutes from "chainsaw cut" down to "ready for final sanding".
I have been very pleased with this planer, although it is not a daily use tool for me, I feel it has performed well.
The only thing that causes any problem is that the feed table raises and lowers with... more info

Very nice with one little exception.:

Fortunately this beast comes fully assembled except for the infeed and outfeed table and arrived in excellent shape due to the good crating at the factory. It is already setup at the factory and I did not have to make any adjustments. Operation is intuitive and fit and finish on the machine is very nice. The only problem I saw was on my first use. A large chip of wood flew up and hit the outbound chip deflector and broke it because it is made of plastic. Personally I think it should have been made of metal... more info

Accessories:

Jet 350090 6-Inch Riser Block from WMH Tool Group (Tools & Hardware) - Usually ships in 24 hours

[no image] Wilton 34463 Double Edged Planer Blades (2 per set) from WMH Tool Group (Tools & Hardware) - Usually ships in 24 hours

Jet JWP-15HO-K / 708807 Set of Knives from JET (Tools & Hardware) - Usually ships in 24 hours

Jet JDC-13 / 708361 Planer Dust Hood Attachment from JET (Tools & Hardware) - Usually ships in 24 hours

Jet 708115 4-pc Swivel Caster Set for Machine Base from WMH Tool Group (Tools & Hardware)

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