2-13/32-inch planer; -15 to 45 degree bevel adjustment
7 amp motor; spiral cutter design for smooth, clean cuts
Steel base; 100 percent ball-bearing construction
Includes planer, 1 carbide blade, blade wrench, fence, case
Editorial Review:
7A, 22,000 RPM, Ball Bearing Porta Plane Kit, Cuts 2-13/32" Width & 3/32" Depth, Bevel Adjustment -15 To 45 Degrees, Unique Spiral Cutter Shaves Wood For Smoother Finish, All Aluminum Housings With Extra Long Stainless Steel Back Platen, Includes Carbide Cutter, Wrench & Case.
When Porter-Cable recently reintroduced this popular planer, professionals everywhere rejoiced. It is widely regarded as the most solid, reliable, and effective hand planer on the market, and we heartily agree. While other tools boast speeds between 12,000 and 15,000 rpm, the Porta-Plane's beefy 7 amp motor runs at 22,000 rpm. Porter-Cable combines that power with a spiral-blade cutterhead that shaves the wood rather than chopping at it the way a straight blade does, producing smoother finished edges than those produced by other power planes. This model has a solid and true stainless-steel bed and integral fence, which bevels from 15 to 90 degrees. The price may seem pretty steep compared to other hand planers on the market, but in this instance you definitely get what you pay for. For pros that expect to do a whole lot of door trimming and hanging, there is no better tool available. --Brian Trinen
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
Top of the line:
Silky smooth cuts, dead-on accuracy, heavy duty...what more can I say? If money is no object, this is the way to go. If not wanting to spend the $, the Bosch is a close second at $300 less.
Awesome!:
I have used the Porter Cable Porta-Plane before, so I already new it was a good planer. Now that I own one, I finally got the chance to use it brand new. I have used it on about 5 doors, so far. Once you get the hang of how it works, you can make absolutly straight runs with it from one end to another on a door. I have even been able to shape the doors to fit the old jambs when they weren't straight. I can just draw a pencil line, and I am able to basically free-hand the planer along the line. I have even... more info
Use the Right Tool for the Job:
I've been using this door planer for years and it has been around longer then i've been hanging doors. It must be about 20 years old. This planer is a necessity for hanging doors. In fact, that is all I use it for.
When i'm dealing with doors that cost more then a $1000, I don't want to mess it up with some cheap planer, I use the right tool for the job.
Poor Quality Plane:
I just received a new 9118 and the shoe plates are not flat -- not even close! I am returning it unused. Warped plates make this tool basically worthless. I've noticed a decline in Porter Cable quality and this is either indicative of it or just my bad luck. Porter Cable will not get a second chance on this one. $400 is a lot to pay for a relatively simple tool like this one. It shouldn't be hard to get it right! I make my living with my tools and I don't have time to waste on poor quality.
