Advanced cutter head lock for superior snipe control
Easy knife changing for perfect alignment each time
Longer chrome in-feed and out-feed tables
Editorial Review:
12-1/2" Portable Planer With Stand, 15A Motor, 12-1/2" x 6" Capacity, Head Locking Control To Reduce Snipe, Fast & Easy Blade Change, 2 Year Warranty.
Delta has done it again. The TP400LS 12-1/2-inch planer is a solid addition to the company's already stellar lineup of planing tools, and it is ideally suited for the home woodworking enthusiast looking for a good planer at an affordable price. Like other Delta planers, this Shopmaster model is designed to provide smooth results, superior snipe control (thanks to the four-post cutterhead support system and headlock), and fast, safe, and accurate blade changes. Powered by a 15 amp, 120-volt single-phase motor, the planer generates an operating speed of 8,000 rpm. As materials pass into the unit, two double-sided, reversible knives deliver a blazing 51 cpi to smooth rough surfaces and provide an attractive finished result. The double-sided steel knives come factory-indexed and fit directly on machined posts in the cutterhead, so there's no fiddling with knife-setting fixtures or tricky gauges. Plus, a magnetized blade-removing tool makes it a snap to get the blades out. Delta has also extended the infeed and outfeed tables on this unit to 28-1/2 inches to better support stock and included a sturdy stand to give you the option of making this a freestanding unit. --Carl Thress
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
Great planer for the weekend woodworker:
After some consideration, I bought this planer last summer. It was on sale through Amazon at the time for about $275 delivered. Since that also included a spare set of knives, it was a hard deal to beat. I've put pine, basswood and maple through it with no complaints. You're going to want to get the dust chute which is sold seperately though. Otherwise you'll be spewing chips ALL over your workshop! I find that snipe is minimal, I'm sure that's due to the cutterhead lock which is a great feature... more info
Great for Price:
I picked this planer up for about $270 with free shipping. For the price and low to moderate usage, it can't be beat. Relatively little snipe. I have had trouble on occassion with feeding, but it has only been on very thing starting pieces (1/4" inch). Thicker lumber hasn't been a problem at all. If you looking for an industrial, stationary planer, this isn't it. If you're looking to plane a few board feet every time you do a project, wait for a sale and jump on it.
Don't Buy This Product!:
Do not buy the Delta TP400LS 12 1/2" thickness planer. If only it would feed. If it would feed, it would be a great product. My TP400LS worked well for about four months (low useage, about 50 to 100 lineal ft of board) then suddenly stopped feeding. Having now read other reviews (obviously too late to do me any good) I see that it is a serious problem, one that Delta does not appear to be willing to address. I would not recommend buying this product.
Tools for Fools:
Hi Guys, I just spent a good long time researching a tool purchase. I was looking for a small planer and there are some really cool looking tools out there. I even purchased a planer, a delta 400, and ran through a set of blades testing it. What I found out is that any planer that relies on a set of disposable blades is going to put a big hole in my budget if I actually intend to use it. And almost every small planer on the market these days has gone to disposable blades. A disposable item is... more info
