Cast-iron and ball-bearing construction; solid-steel cutterhead
Includes: planer, knife-setting gage, wrench, and instruction manual
Editorial Review:
12-1/2", 120V Single Phase Motor Portable Planer, 15A Motor, 8,000 RPM, 16,000 CPM, Cuts 12-1/2" Width & 3/16" To 6" Thick Stock, 26.2FT/Mininum Feed Rate, 2 Knife Cutter Head With High Speed Steel Double Edged, Reversible Knives, Knife Setting Gauge, Poly V Belt Drive With Gearbox Chain Sprocket, Wood Return Roller, Urethane Feed Roller, English Metric Scale, 2 Adjustable Table Extensions, Manual, Use #492-165 Planer Blade Knives, #50-326 Stand, #50-445 Dust Connector, #22-563 Drive Belt12" Portable Planer, 2 Detachable Table Extensions, Instruction Manual, 2 Year Warranty.
A smooth finish at a very affordable price. This 12 1/2 inch planer offers excellent results in a simple and reliable design. The four post cutterhead support system keeps the cutterhead aligned for proper planning. The ball-bearing construction assures smooth operation and longer tool life. The quick change high-speed steel knives are double-sided for twice the cutting life. Handy stock roller lets you pass stock over the planer. The 15 amp motor provides the maximum power for efficient cutting action. The feed rollers are driven by a chain and sprocket drive and adjust the feed rate under load for the best planning results. Folding, adjustable infeed and outfeed tables allow for easy carrying and storage. Two-year limited warranty on machines, parts, and accessories. Includes planer, knife-setting gage, wrench, and instruction manual.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
Don't waste your money:
Don't waste your money on this machine. It truly lacks any resemblance to a quality machine. The "snipe" on this is terrible. I have tried adjusting the infeed and outfeed tables, to no avail. I can actually see the cutter head carriage move up and down when the board is inserted. As soon as one of the drive rollers reaches the end of the wood, the cutter head drops down and chops a 2 inch wide by 1/16 inch deep snipe. I have owned other Delta machines in the past and been quite satisfied with their... more info
my favorite, and I own a Makita too:
I own two benchtop planers, this Delta and a Makita. Both are really nice planers; both are capable of handling the hardest of hardwoods (bubinga, wenge, olivewood are the nastiest things I've put through them). I love benchtop planers because if the blades are sharp, they do a superb job. You can get completely nick-free, smooth surfaces if you pay attention to the direction in which you infeed the wood; most woods have a "better" direction that will plane smoother if you reverse the feed direction.more info
Snipe, yes - but look at the price:
I hesitated to buy this planer because of the concerns about snipe. Does it snipe? Absolutely - about 1.5" - 2" on each end. But since I use it like once every two months, I don't mind taping "guide pieces" to the side of my boards to eliminate that snipe. If I were a professional, I'd never buy this planer. But as a weekend warrior who uses it occasionally, putting up with a little snipe and getting a machine for $300 less than the top rated portable seems like a reasonable trade-off. Is it a great... more info
delta planer:
I bought the 12" shopmaster planer and it does a good job, except for the sniping of the board ends. I found that if I feed strips of wood on either side of board, on entry and exit of board it about eliminates the snipe. I hope this will be helpful to someone.
