Planer makita vers dewalt

rjwoelk · August 23, 2016, 11:35:33 AM

I have a 1000 lineal ft of trim work. This will be used on western red cedar and hemlock.what are your thoughts?
Which model is the better one.

sealark37 · August 23, 2016, 12:34:38 PM

Before you start sizing 1000 bft. in a tabletop planer, you should borrow or rent one and try a few boards. Mine does a fine job, but it is limited to about 1/32" per pass. Any heavier, and it stalls and burns the material. Maybe yours will be better, but I would try it first. Regards, Clark

rjwoelk · August 23, 2016, 01:03:26 PM

I just came across General International 13 inch with a helic cutter. Fine woodworker was happy with it. The cutters are carbide . I found one review they had trouble with the throw a way blades if the hit nots. So leaning towards the GI 13 inch

cliffreaves · August 23, 2016, 01:41:36 PM

I use the rigid table top and it does very well. Dewalt 735 is the best I hear and Mikita is built very tough. No matter which brand you choose, just make sure to change out the blades regularly and wax the feed tables regularly. If I could've afforded it when I bought mine, I would've went with the 735 first then the Mikita. The rigid would get the job done as well but it has some cheap parts that you really have to watch out for (it isn't very forgiving).

47sawdust · August 24, 2016, 06:16:08 AM

I have the 12'' Makita and it has served me well for 15 years.I have a lumber yard nearby that does custom mill work for a reasonable price with better results than I can produce.If you have the option you might consider it.
Best of luck,Mick

derhntr · August 24, 2016, 07:18:38 AM

I have the 12 inch Makita. Does a pretty good job. Getting replacement blades in not fun. Have to go on line to find them. Dewalt owners can go to most box lumber stores and get blades.

fishfighter · August 24, 2016, 07:33:17 AM

I have a Dewalt 734. Does a very nice job, but as stated above, try taking off to much with shut it down. A 1000 BF, I would look for someone that has a big planer.

These are some oak boards that I just did. Also, I find it very hard to plane out long stock, longer then 6' on my planer.

qbilder · August 24, 2016, 08:24:46 AM

Doing 1000 linear ft of trim shouldn't be too bad, especially since it's not hardwood. Either of those planers will do a fine job. As with any cutting tool, I research the availability of blades before choosing the unit. Get what you can easily replace blades on. The DeWalt blades are sold at the hardware store that you buy the planer, so a DeWalt is what I have.

OlJarhead · August 24, 2016, 08:45:15 AM

Search for articles on the Ryobi planer. Their $200 13" planer was rated higher than the Dewalt and others. Surprised me but didn't. I have one and have planed a TON of paneling with it -- even loaned it out to a customer for a bottle of Jack so he could plane 600+bf of pine with it. Gotta get a new set of knives for it now since I wore the original ones out but it still goes strong!

opticsguy · August 24, 2016, 10:17:01 AM

Grizzly makes a heavy duty planer a 15" and 20", both models pretty much the same except for width. My 20" is a monster and eats up any wood put on the table. I have an old Ryobi 10" which has done well for years and years (15+) but is a lightweight machine. I also own the 13" Rigid, a troublesome machine for me as it does not feed well despite waxing tables and cleaning rollers etc. Buy the best you can afford, The Dewalt and Makita are good. Also Grizzly just came out with a new 15"? planer for an introductory price, take a look if it fits your pocket book.

muggs · August 24, 2016, 10:55:27 AM

To steal a line from the movie Jaws, you're going to need a bigger planer. Muggs 8)

rjwoelk · August 24, 2016, 10:59:45 AM

Thanks to all that responded. I ended up with a 13 inch general international. Has the stagered cutter bits. Will try it out today and see how it goes.
The big problem was blade availability. HD and others her lowes ronna all carry the machine no blades , nuts I say

clintnelms · August 24, 2016, 11:12:00 AM

Quote from: OlJarhead on August 24, 2016, 08:45:15 AM
Search for articles on the Ryobi planer. Their $200 13" planer was rated higher than the Dewalt and others. Surprised me but didn't. I have one and have planed a TON of paneling with it -- even loaned it out to a customer for a bottle of Jack so he could plane 600+bf of pine with it. Gotta get a new set of knives for it now since I wore the original ones out but it still goes strong!

I tried looking the Ryobi up online and it seems as if it's not being sold anymore. It's not available on Home Depot. The Ryobi website links you to HD, but it's not available and I didn't see it any where else.

OlJarhead · August 24, 2016, 11:30:40 AM

I beleive the Ryobi is under a different name now...read that somewhere....black and yellow or black and white...old American company bought out I think but I'm told it's the same planer.

rjwoelk · August 24, 2016, 12:29:11 PM

Thanks oljarhead.
Looking at wood tools is like going down the coffee Isle in the store. ???
I travel every so often post your neck of the woods. Long haul. Would be nice to meet up with you. Pm me. Just run in the winter.

cliffreaves · August 24, 2016, 02:00:08 PM

I think you chose wisely if you ended up with the helical head.

rjwoelk · August 24, 2016, 03:11:47 PM

It is not a spiral like what I call helic but the blades are staggered and they are the segment bits. They do call it helic though

OlJarhead · August 24, 2016, 03:54:30 PM

http://www.rockler.com/how-to/portable-planer-review-ryobi-dewalt-provide-bargains-shop/
That's an article I read a while back.

I think WEN is the company I was thinking of. Used to be American, now just a name slapped on foreign tools (probably Chinese).

isawlogs · August 24, 2016, 04:09:03 PM

A 1000 linear feet of trim is not a whole lot of wood to go through a planer. That being said, any of the above mentioned planers could do the job, only time that one has to do the job would dictate what machine one would need to buy or want to use. ;)

rjwoelk · August 24, 2016, 04:13:17 PM

If I were to buy all the trim I needed I would have spent well over a thousand $ so spent it on equipment and have it for all the other projects.

isawlogs · August 24, 2016, 07:26:39 PM

I do the same it sure don't take much to rack up $$$"s with trim bought at the store.

CharlieA · September 27, 2016, 10:36:58 AM

If you are going to use either planer do as others have suggested and invest in a helical cutter head. Each carbide has 4 cutting surfaces which are easily rotated. The knives sold for these machines by each manufacturer are junk.