Looks like a good deal !
Posted: Sat May 24, 2014 7:42 am
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Looks like a good deal !
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Posted: Sat May 24, 2014 8:08 am
They are not the best planner for the money. Yes it has the shopsmith logo and if you are a purest to shopsmith buy it, but there are better units out there IMHO
Posted: Sat May 24, 2014 8:14 am
Which ones are better? Why?2centsworth wrote:They are not the best planner for the money. Yes it has the shopsmith logo and if you are a purest to shopsmith buy it, but there are better units out there IMHO
Posted: Sat May 24, 2014 8:15 am
Compared to what? That's what I lucked out and paid for mine. I'm very pleased to have it.
Posted: Sat May 24, 2014 8:48 am
Mine works beautifully, and is nice and quiet when the blades aren't cutting wood. I can size lumber to 0.005" easy as pie, with almost no snipe.
That's a great price.
That's a great price.
Posted: Sat May 24, 2014 9:13 am
I wonder about your judgement, Jerry. I have had mine for many, many years and I am very pleased with it, Shopsmith logo and all.
If you were out shopping, with $200 in your pocket, what brand and model planer would you be shopping for?
How much more would you need to get what you think would be an ideal addition to your shop. TIP: consider blade sharpening and/or replacement cost when making your decision.
If you were out shopping, with $200 in your pocket, what brand and model planer would you be shopping for?
How much more would you need to get what you think would be an ideal addition to your shop. TIP: consider blade sharpening and/or replacement cost when making your decision.
Posted: Sat May 24, 2014 9:16 am
BuckeyeDennis wrote:Mine works beautifully, and is nice and quiet when the blades aren't cutting wood. I can size lumber to 0.005" easy as pie, with almost no snipe.
That's a great price.
I do admit to a bit of snipe and I need to work on blade placement. I can get to .005" but not clear across the blade. One side always seems a couple thousandths.
different than the other.
Posted: Sat May 24, 2014 10:35 am
Pulling up slightly at trailing end on entry, and pulling up slightly on leading end on exit greatly minimizes snipe. At least that has been my 'limited' experience. Mine is manual feed FWIW, and does not(yet) have the newer steel feed roller installed. This keeps the 'end' against the table until the second roller engages the workpiece or the workpiece clears the blades.
Posted: Sat May 24, 2014 11:44 am
I can certainly see an argument for other planers when the price on a SS planer is in the $500++ range (especially this one, as unless I'm mistaken that is the SS-mounted planer and not the stand-alone pro-planer), but $200? I'd drop $200 in a flash for this planer and I already have a DeWalt 735…okay, in my case I admit I'd be buying it just 'because' but $200 is a steal for this planer IMO.
As far as snipe, it is a reality of planing for virtually any planer I've used…I learned the hard way long ago to plane first and cut to length later. Based on tests I saw in one or more of the magazines, the planer with virtually no snipe was the 735, but only when it had the accessory infeed/outfeed tables (~$50 extra or they come with some of the new packages that DeWalt sells…I think it was called the 735X and came with these tables and an extra set of blades IIRC). Anyway, I certainly couldn't single out the SS planer for whatever level of snipe is has, as that case could be made for most any 'portable' planer out there.
As far as snipe, it is a reality of planing for virtually any planer I've used…I learned the hard way long ago to plane first and cut to length later. Based on tests I saw in one or more of the magazines, the planer with virtually no snipe was the 735, but only when it had the accessory infeed/outfeed tables (~$50 extra or they come with some of the new packages that DeWalt sells…I think it was called the 735X and came with these tables and an extra set of blades IIRC). Anyway, I certainly couldn't single out the SS planer for whatever level of snipe is has, as that case could be made for most any 'portable' planer out there.
Posted: Sat May 24, 2014 3:26 pm
Hi Steve,
First and foremost. YOU are the only person who can truly decide the worth of something. The Mark 7 is not a cheap machine, but you chose to buy one. Was it worth the price? As with this planer, only you can decide.
Personally I think it is a decent deal, but then again my location doesn't see much for deals on ANY Shopsmith stuff. I was lucky enough to find a 12.5" Delta that just needed bearings (about $22 delivered) for $25. The PO had no desired to get under the hood to try and fix it so for less than $50 (plus gas) and a couple hours labor, I snagged a great deal. However, before I found that I was looking at a SS planer about 300 miles away. It was the Pro planer for $200 but the feed motor was bad. You might go look at it to lift it a couple times to see if that is really what you want to do every time you need to use it (or are you planning on reacquiring your old Mark V and then just leave the planer on it?). Is portability an issue?
My unsolicited old fart advice is to check out planers on CL, the local papers and any other source to see what is available. compare the "relative to new" cost. If the SS seems like still a bargain, you have no qualms about toting/ lifting it on to and off of storage each time you use it then you have your answer. If you would rather have a planer that can be wheeled around the shop on it's own cart, maybe build permanent in and out feed tables to get rid of snipe, have disposable rather than resharpened blades or even go to helical cutters, then the SS is not for you.
Again just my two cents.
Be well,
Ben