Thread: Dewalt Planer

yeah they are a really nice hand planers and i've seen them at $249.
at glenfords tool centre in welshpool, perth

Buy a $30 one and chuck it when you're sick of it.

1 x De Walt = 8 x el cheapos. One for each hand maybe.

Originally Posted by Bodgy

Buy a $30 one and chuck it when you're sick of it.

1 x De Walt = 8 x el cheapos. One for each hand maybe.

As Bodgy said. Buy a few Ozito or GMC ones. Cheaper to replace the whole plane than the de Walt blades after hitting a few nails in recycled timber.

After you take the surface off with the cheap planer and remove all the nails that have magivally appeared as silver shiny spots. Then run them through a thicknesser. By the way a metal detector would be a good investment as well.

Cheers for the advice, i decided a cheepie was probably a wise move until i get good at using one so i bought the new GMC triple blade jobbie. Makes a lot of noise and a fair old mess which makes the missus think i've been at it all day.

What all the above have said - a relative cheapie (I personally wouldn't entertain a real cheapo such as an Ozito), then, when sure of being nail-free, a nice hand plane.

I use a metal detector first with recycled timber, because the thought of a nail head whizzing out at warp speed isn't very appealing :eek:

I had an Ozito, but binned it! I replaced it with a Bosch, which is more accurate and quieter, but I wouldn't use it for anything more than very rough trimming.

The finish, if it may be called that, from an electric plane is about as fine as can be achieved with a coarse rasp, so don't expect to go "whizz", job done!

Cheers!