Jaysen's V12 -- 'Lil Bit' of everything fun

[Jaysen]

Recommendations on power planers?

Use: ummm... boat building. Pretty much it.
Size: lil Bit and similar smaller boats.
Concerns: needs to be able to smoothly eat epoxy AND have commodity blades. Not concerned about brand names.

I just decided that the mast and spar are just too large to do without a power tool.

[pee wee]

I was shopping for a power planer a while back and decided on one of the Bosch models, but I think if you're only going to give it rare use you'd be fine with an inexpensive planer. Looking at reviews on Amazon it looks like people are happy with several of the sub $100 planers- use the savings to buy rum!

[Fuzz]

I have had one for 30 years that I do not use very often but it is sure handy when I do need it. It will eat wood/epoxy with no problem. Works really good if you glue a butt block on the wrong side I will have to look at the brand and get back to you.

[BB Sig]

I bought a Ryobi on craigslist for $20. Hardly used before I bought it and still has very little use. Gives excellent results for as little as I use it. I probably need to change the blades before I use it again. Then I can rotate between the sets every 2 years.

Worth a look in your area if you don't need it right away.

[Jaysen]

Works really good if you glue a butt block on the wrong side

how could you possibly know this?

Worth a look in your area if you don't need it right away.

That's my problem. I kind of want to get these things done this weekend. Should be able to glue up the sprit tonight, do shaping tomorrow, seal tomorrow night and be ready for paint sunday. That assumes I find one locally.

I'm leaning toward the cheapest one I find at a HW store. Looks like I can get a Porter Cable for ~$80 at Lowes. I'm well under the price of buying alum tube from dwyer so no need to look used.

[Jaysen]

Since it all get cut up significantly I managed a quick and sloppy glueup on the sprit and a hole fill on the mast. Hoping Mrs will be in a good mood for evening run to get planer. Not holding my breath.

[Fuzz]

I looked at mine, it is a Eula? I think that was a Black&Decker line long ago. Anyway I do not use it much but it is sure handy when I need one.

[Jaysen]

Got lucky (figuratively not literally). Porter Cable power plane sitting here about to be unboxed. If all goes well there should be some serious progress tomorrow.

Or a trip to the hospital. It's 50/50.

[Jaysen]

Well that's a depressingly simple tool. Should be good to make wood chips tomorrow!

[Fuzz]

Be careful not to turn your mast, both of them, into a toothpick. Those things will remove the wood in a hurry.