Average Reviews:
(More customer reviews)Planes boards to a perfectly smooth (nearly mirror) finish. Width of finished board is (as far as I can tell with my precision) dead on. I like the adjustments on the side for repetitive cuts (1/8,1/4, .. etc). The cut depth gague in the front is nice so I accidentally don't try to make it take too much board at once then it can handle. Powerful! This planer seemed to laugh at the 10 inch wide oak boards I sent through it. I cut the boards from a tree with a Alaskan chainsaw portable sawmill. Each board needed numerous passes to get it down to nice smooth usable lumber. The blades lasted quite a long time. Changed blades after 20 boards, 10' long, 10" wide, receiving around 5 (on average) passes per side, I just turned around the blades and continued planing. The double sided blades are nice. I had an old 12" delta and as I used to either have to get the blades re-sharpened or throw them out once the single side had dulled.
As always... love the lifetime warrenty
Cons:
The hex wrench that came with it for changing the blades stripped and was unusable almost immediately. It was stripped before I changed the first blade. I actually find it easier to use a standard hex wrench for the leverage. Just have to be careful....
Dust collection is "ok", but I don't expect perfection from my 5.5hp big box store shopvac...
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Ridgid R4330 Thickness Planer has a three-blade cutterhead which leaves a smooth, blemish free surface to make final finishing easier. Dual-edge, quick change blades with self-indexing blades are self-aligning and reversible for extended life. Precision Lead-screw system eliminates the need for a cutterhead locking system and provides consistent cut thickness across the full width of the workpiece. Large infeed/outfeed table extensions provides extra workpiece support to help eliminate snipe. On-board blade/Tool storage keeps blades and blade changing tools conveniently stored for quick and easy access. 120 V / 15 amp motor with overload protection maximum power for continuous operation. Depth adjustment handwheel easy-to-reach side-mounted handwheel keeps top of planer free to stage material. Sof-Touch controls improve comfort and grip. Ind-I-Cut Depth Gauge instantly measures cutting depth before each pass. Repeat-A-Cut depth stops eight adjustable depth stops to precisely plane multiple workpieces to consistent desired thickness for repetitive tasks. Dust hood rotating panel a simple twist opens the dust hood's rotating panel to allow wood chips to eject from the back of the tool. Use genuine RIDGID replacement blades - Model AC 20501. Specifications: Motor: 120 V, AC only, 15 Amps, No Load Speed: 10,000 r/min. (RPM) 30,000 CPM, Cuts per Inch: 96 CPI, Feed Rate: 26 FPM, Capacity: 13 in. and 6 in., Maximum Depth of Cut: 1/8 in., Weight: 73 lbs. Includes R4330 thickness planer, hex key, magnetic blade tool, blade/tool storage, depth adjustment handwheel and knob, dust hood, dust hood knobs (2), and operator's manual.
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