MEDA - SUPERIOR IMPORT 2470100 Planer & Shaper Gage

I was using old barn wood of various sizes to build a gaming table and knew I'd need a planer to get everything to the same thickness for the various pieces such as the frame, supports and legs. This planer was the perfect tool to do that. It came with the stand, removable input and output shelves, and an extra set of blades.While the planer itself comes fully assembled, the stand does not. It is easy to assemble and took me a casual 30 minutes to do that. Aligning the bolt holes between the stand and planer was tricky but eventually no issues there. Quality of parts is excellent all-around, and the fully assembled planer and stand moves easily on my concrete shop floor. NOTE: the planer itself weighs 92 pounds, so you may need a second person to lift it up onto the stand. If so, the planer has two nicely designed handles to assist.The tool has two speeds for rough planing and finish planing. With new blades, the rough planing was more then good enough for my use, and the finish planing made the wood (elm and ash) look like it had a glass-like finish, so good performance there. The tool will handle up to 6-inch thick wood and I used it for some 3-1/2 inch thick pieces with no problems at all. Adjusting the height of the cutting blades is easily done with the side wheel; two different gauges let you set the height and amount of cut. I generally was cutting no more than 1/16 inch at a time and the gauge is marked in 32nds. This tool will handle up to 13 inch wide wood. I put about 40 feet of 8-10 inch wide wood through (not including up to four additional passes per board) with no issues. I did try to plane some small pieces (3-inch wide, 5-inch long and 1/4 inch thick), and the planer left some rippling due to their small size and the quick feed speed, so a potential limitation there.The planer exhaust is centrally located at the rear near the top, and when connected to a vacuum hose the hose will sometimes interfere with the exiting wood, so watch for that. The planer and vacuum combo is quite noisy, so ear protection is highly recommended. The planer pulls the wood through nicely and quickly, so watch your hands.The planer comes with a Torx t-wrench tool (in a storage slot on top) that is used to disassemble anything on the planer (including blade replacement). A nice touch.Finally, I'd recommend putting some paste wax on the extension shelves and inside the planer to help the wood along; that made a big difference after the first 40 feet or so of wood throughput.Overall an excellent tool that should last me through many projects.

I have been planning 10 year old fence boards, just pulling off the tops of the ridges that have formed on the 10 year old cedarAwesome patterns ... The machine works easily and is very compact and easily adjusted depthsyou will need to vent the shavings trust me!! This unit is well worth the money. I love it. Wax the base deck and table attachments help with easy glide of the material. Dewalt got this really right.

I like the nice job it does on my wood I milled and in a fast and smooth finish . I wood recommend this planer to anyone looking for a good one .

What more can I say, best lunch box style planer for the money. Came dialed in and ready to use.

I mostly do intersia on the scroll saw and this planar can really get some thin sheets planed down. You have to be careful of grain direction or the sheets will come apart and you'll be picking pieces out of it for hours. All in all, better than my lunchbox and can tune most of the snipe out of it.

Love my planner. Simply the best for a small shop. I got it with the table (which takes some time to assemble) but makes life so much easier when space is limited. The planner is very easy to use and very accurate. You can plug in a vac shop directly for dust control. Recommended.