Of course, professionals have different demands on electrical tools for woodworking as a hobby as craftsmen and do-it-yourself disciples. Some make their purchase dependent on the weight, for the others, the scope is necessary when they want to buy. To cut wood, you can use Sliding Compound Miter Saw . In this table, we have listed the most important criteria for selecting the best electric machine for your requirements:

1. Weight

Of course, the weight is crucial when you want to use the machine for longer planing. Not all electric planes can be held with one hand in the long term. The manufacturer brand Bosch, by the way, the lightest in their category and weigh about 2.5 kilograms. Heavy products are more suitable for the workbench; light hand planes can also be used on mobile and firmly installed workpieces.

2. Motor power

Most of the hand planes from our test have high performance with constant electronics, to keep the knife rotation and the speed uniformly even under heavy load. The higher the speed, the faster the material can be planed. The power that an electric machine has, also reveals its recording power (i.e., the energy consumption), which in most cases lies between 600 and 1000 watts.

3. Blades

To ensure that you and your power tools do not become dull too quickly, you should pay attention to whether and how the blades can be replaced. Most blades cannot be reground, or require a particular brand-specific grinding machine.

4. Shallow depth

For most manufacturers, they have a clearance of 0 to 3 mm. However, the maximum clearance should be set only rarely, since it is primarily suitable for planing edges, less for surfaces. Even with the best electric bobbin, the motor can become flaccid, or the material can be damaged if the clearance is too high. In any case, it is best to set a small planing depth and plan some work steps.

5. Chip extraction

Where chips are planted, chips fall. To ensure that the cut shavings do not damage the entire work area or garden, you should pay attention to whether a vacuum cleaner can be connected to the electric grinder. In most handhelds, even a two-way connection is available, which is especially handy depending on which hand you want to hold your product. Alternatively, you can also attach a vacuum bag to the vacuum cleaner port, which is usually supplied. However, the bags are small and thus quickly full. Although most models from our hand-held test have a dust bag, a vacuum cleaner is, in any case, the more comfortable solution.

6. Workbench

The sole of electric furniture usually consists of die-cast aluminum. It has two parts: a fixed gear and the front part which can be adjusted with the spandex adjustment. For chamfering edges, most machines have a V-groove in the front planing sole, which is used to place the planer on edge. The width of the chamber can be changed by adjusting the cutting depth. Some machines have three different depths. The user can usually save the adjustment.

7. Protector

To protect the sensitive knives, as well as the subsoil on which the product is to be parked. A wave cover or a parking shoe is customary. The former swivels resiliently over the blade when this is not in use. The cover prevents damage and reduces the risk of injury. The parking lot solution is cheaper. The parking shoe lifts the workbench slightly when it is parked so that the knives do not touch the ground.

8. Handle and switch

It must have a convenient handle, which is at an angle so that you can move it better. An ergonomic soft grip pad reduces vibrations on some models and provides greater grip. The adjustment knob for the cutting depth is usually used as a second-hand grip, with which the user ensures a uniform pressure. The power switch is integrated into the handle and is equipped with a switch-on lock, which makes problems with left-handers in many models.

9. Stops

At the time of working, one does not move around adjustable stops. However, in many cases, they are not included as standard. With manufacturers, they do not even exist in the accessory program. You can safely forget such electric planes. The parallel stop should, in any case, be part of the essential equipment. It is necessary, for example, if edges are to be cut to size at a right angle. Also for folding, it is required and additionally a folding depth stop with which the height/depth of the fold is limited. An adjustable angle stop allows precise planing of miter and bevel cuts. Check the angle setting and make sure that the angle stop is precisely aligned.

10. Accessories

I must admit that I am a real site when I use my electric plane, that is why I always opted for models that are equipped with at least a dust bag. Also, I have recently taken aback and surprised by some that made electric plane models offers work support to use the electric plane on fixed support. This is, of course, absorbing since you will be able to enjoy the support that is adapted to the model of electric planes to buy it, which can significantly facilitate the use. The presence of an accessory carrying case proves to be an accessory that can be absorbed to improve the life of your device.

As for the accessories that can be found with it, I consider that there are elements that are indispensable to carry out operations on the wood under the best possible conditions. Here they are:

• The presence of a bag to recover dust and chips (size, quality, ease of installation …)

• The presence of a nozzle to connect a shop vacuum cleaner (significant time saving for post-work cleaning)

• Size of the supply wire (must be more than 2m for optimal maneuverability)

• Storage case

• The presence of a parallel guide and a depth guide (makes it possible to work with more precision, in particular for raising an edge).

• Key to disassemble blades (standard, to buy separately?)

11. The length of the power cable

The length of the power cable is one of the criteria that we think less and which nevertheless once one has the electric plane in hand proves fundamental. Indeed, there is nothing more questioning than two ways to see regular breaks because the electric wire of your electric plane is not suitable is too short.

12. The price issue

The problem of the price to spend to buy will depend on your budget. Overall, I advise against the use of an electric plane with a price lower than $60, because often these devices do not last after a few months of use. Also, this depends on the propensity with which you will use your own. At the most, you will make a material that tends towards professional use. For this category of persons, a device about $80 to $150 seems reasonable.

13. Material and surface of irons

The problem of irons, also called sole, is significant insofar as they will have to be adapted to the size of the pieces of wood that you will want to work. It is necessary to know that the soles are fixed to a drum which will, therefore, be operated by the electric motor and which can easily reach the 16,000 rpm, which guarantees the fast and efficient execution of the product in its activities of Planing. Most electric planes will have a shoe that is 82 mm wide, meaning that you will not be able to plan pieces that will be larger than that size. However, this leaves a wide choice of planing possible, since for example rafters having a surface of 60 by 80 mm or battens measure 20 to 40 mm. It is important to be aware of the fact that planing cannot be realized when a pass, if the second pass, if you ever used the electric plane on a piece of wood is greater than 82 mm in width, will generate a Trace on the part to plan in second. The length of the irons or the width of the sole – about the pieces of wood you want to design. I recommend that you choose TCT or cast aluminum metals, as is the case with the Black & Decker, for example, which has produced a very high-performance resistance. They will allow you to work any wood, whether softwood or hardwood, if they are reversible, then it can be nice, as it will be enough to return them to have to do Its disposition again.