FindBuyTool 13" Benchtop Wood Thickness Planer with Helical Cutterhead, 120V 15-AMP 20000RPM Power Electric Motor Infeeding Worktable for Woodworking

I waited a while to post a review on this planer to give me time to use it and put it through its cycles. First, let me say, this is an amazing tool! I followed instructions for assembly and use carefully, and the folks at FindBuy Tool were very responsive to my initial questions. So far, I've run Walnut, Oak, Pine, Purpleheart, Maple, Sycamore, Tiger Wood, and a couple of other species I don't recall at the moment through this machine. In every instance the resulting finish was at least comparable to a 180 or 220 grit sanding. I make a lot of cutting boards and use figurative wood, so it is important that I avoid tear out, and this planer has none of those issues. The unit is not lightweight, but easy enough to move around your shop if need be; I placed mine on a rolling stand. Noise level is much less than my previous 3 blade planer, it does make noise mind you, but much quieter, and you should use hearing protection anyway. Snipe was easily abated with a few adjustments, so the accuracy is primo. There are only a couple of things I would change if I were manufacturing this planer: 1; improve dust collect by sealing in some way the vacuum port as it sets astride the horizontal plane of the tool - there is some blowback of dust/chips but not so much as to really be a concern, 2; move the screw hole on the dust port to the top or back side of the dust port, it is up against the planer in its current configuration and difficult to get to (since the port is plastic I easily rectified by drilling my own hole), and 3; the depth gauge on the left side front of the planer is difficult to install and really unnecessary, in the next iteration leave it off and use the development budget to improve the dust port areas I mentioned. Anyway, I am extremely satisfied with this planer. I've been woodworking most of my life and doing it as a business for 24 years now, I'll never go back to the blade style planers, no matter who makes it. This unit is an excellent return on investment, saving me many sanding hours. Highly recommended!

This is the real deal — a true helical head planer at about half the price of the big-name brands. I was honestly skeptical at first, but it absolutely delivered. The finish it leaves behind is incredibly smooth, easily comparable to 180 grit sanding. Build quality is solid, and it arrived extremely well-packaged. You can tell care was taken both in manufacturing and shipping. The cutter head runs quietly and efficiently, and the results speak for themselves. If you’ve been eyeing a helical planer but balking at the price tag, this is a fantastic alternative. It performs like a premium machine without the premium markup.

Works as good or better than my old Hitachi P12 for a lot less money although it does snipe a little. Much quieter spiral cutter head.

well built, runs much quieter than my old triple blade planner , dust collection is very good with the right sized dust collector ,

This is a very fine planer for the hobbyist wood woodworker! Adjustment is great and you can use the carriage clamp to ensure the cutter height stays perfect through planing several pieces. One thing with MY order is that the height adjustment knob was missing from the package. I contacted Amazon and their ONLY solution was to send out another entire unit that I could steal the knob off of then send that one back. That is an absolutely stupid solution to a very simple issue. I had no method of contacting FindBuy tools through Amazon at all. So, I went to their website with y information, told them via their contact page what my problem was and they immediately got to work on getting me that knob! Yes, it took some time for the knob to get from China to me, but it beat having to go through getting a new 80 pound unit, unboxing it without damaging the packaging, resealing the package, hauling that heavy unit to a UPS location, and sending it back! Oh, if you're in the same situation, a small crescent wrench will do the job of the height adjustment knob until you get one.

Great planer. True helical cutter and came with extra blades. I’ve planed plenty of rock hard maple, walnut and monkey wood.

Alrighty, after seeing the one review on here and seeing some of the YouTube videos I was sold on this planner. Out of the box it is heavy., no one likes a light planner lol. Tested a few boards through it. Absolutely zero snipe! Like no where to be seen. The boards came out looking like they been sanded down with 220 grit. Very easy to use, I love the addition of the depth cut indicator on the front. Dust collection was pretty good considering I’m using a harbor freight dust collector. Honestly if anyone is looking for a good planer with a helical head and don’t want to spend tons of money give this one a look. I will note it does come with 10 extra cutter heads with tools. I fell in love this planner after a few runs. Two thumbs up!

I can not believe how well this planer works. It is night and day difference from the traditional planer. It reduces a lot sanding time. Unbelievable smoothness coming from this planer.