Mid class 3 blade planer with pro results, tough and heavy, but fabulous finishes

For being as compact as it is, it is heavy .- 92 lbs. Staggeringly smooth cuts. 3 blades and two speeds can't be beat. I had one before and sold it when I moved. Dummy me! Here I am buying another one a month later. I bought the exact same unit only new. Haven't fired it up yet (waiting for my Alaska chainsaw mill cut Alder to cure enough first). Looked at the market available in planers, and nothing compares to this unit for less than double the price. Spend the extra hundred bucks and get the 735, it's very worth it for the difference. Even a Harbor Freight 2 blade planer is $329 on sale so this one becomes a steal with over twice the cuts per inch and predominately excellent reviews. The planer is built like a brick outhouse! 4 widely spaced posts and adjustable feed beds, Blades are easy change and it has storage pockets in the case for blade changing tools etc. Blades are two sided so with the spare set of blades that came with it I have 4 blade changes included. You'll need ear protection cause this beast is rather loud when planing, but then again all planers are noisy. The dust collection port works pretty good, but you will need at the minimum a 2-1/2" hose size from a big shop vac. I use a 4" dust collector and it is pretty efficient. I only had a couple plug ups in around 50 hours of milling. Very positive feed mechanism, dependable as can be. The only reason I will consider changing is to go bigger if needed. I used my last one HARD! I was milling 4x12x20' timbers and the only complaint I ever received was that they wanted a rougher finish, it was too smooth a finish. My last one paid for itself and I still sold it for 75% of new price. This model holds its value if you ever need to sell later, so I suggest you buy new and spend the extra hundred bucks or so...Read full review

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