Wood Planer

Find the best advice and pricing on a wood planer on the web

An industrial wood planer is used to cut down and shape wood for every wood product from pencils to kitchen cabinets. Woodworkers start with very large cuts of lumber and surface the wood with tools called wood jointers and wood planers. Though wood planers are typically expensive and bulky, we owe the beauty of natural wood products to wood planers since they control the thickness of the cut and are essential in offering well-made wood products.

Whether you're looking to buy one industrial wood planer for a small business or several for a large-scale operation, remember the following:

1. The services that come with a new lumber planer

2. Advice from consumers and industrial wood planer experts

3. Price breaks from buying reconditioned wood planers.

 

Purchase a new lumber planer and get some support

If you're looking to start a business that requires the use of heavy duty wood planers or industrial wood planers, you may want to buy new. Often, new equipment comes with warranties as well as customer service and training -- all can come in handy for training new staff.
Try: For top-of-the-line wood planer machines with extended warranties, find tools from top-grade wood planer manufacturers with Grainger. For more trusted names like Jet and Powermatic, go to Southern-Tool.com.

Get guidance for big purchases with wood planer reviews

Among the qualities to look for in a wood planer are accurate depth controls for precise thickness, perfect balances and motor strength. And, since you'll be dealing with wood, a wood planer's ability to hold up after lots of wear and tear is also important.
Try: ConsumerDemocracy offers wood planer information and consumer reviews of wood planers from a wide variety of manufacturers. Galt suggests a top-rated wood planer as well as a planer-buying guide.

Check out reconditioned wood planers for sale

New wood planers for sale are heavy and expensive. Unless you're buying locally, you'll have to factor in the cost of both the machinery and the shipping. If you think the shipping costs will break your budget, consider purchasing "as-is," reconditioned wood planers. For a little more, there are even companies who guarantee top name brand planers that have been reconditioned by experts.
Try: Find a nice selection of reconditioned wood planers through Wm. J. Redmond & Son, Inc.. Reconditioned Sales, Inc., an authorized Hitachi reconditioning center, also offers reconditioned wood planers.

 

• Wood chips and knots are often thrown out of wood planers during use. Wearing a protective vest and a pair of goggles is essential when working with most woodworking equipment -- especially wood planers. You'll also need to invest in a set of ear plugs or ear protectors if you purchase a wood planer without a sound-proof enclosure.

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