Title: A good little machine
Product review: I purchased this machine to do double-duty: joining and surface planing. It's been a great machine and I'm real glad I have it. I especially like the variable speed it has. Operationally, I haven't had any problem doing joining; I usually keep the depth of cut at 1/32nd inch - this makes for lots of cuts, but I'd rather do multiple cuts lightly, rather than 2 or 3 deep cuts. Using it as a surface planer, it leaves a very thin ridge on the board, but I think that is due to a small nick in one of the knives; I can sand or use a block plane to take the ridge out. I've used this tool on ash, maple, and pine, and haven't had any problems. On start-up, it takes a few extra seconds to get it up to speed, but it's not a problem for me. It is loud, so using ear protection is a good idea, as well as some sort of dust collection. OVerall, I'm very pleased with this tool.
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