thanks for the info
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On Apr 16, 7:42 pm, "bob kater" <[email protected]> wrote:
> looking at the ridgid planer. Anyone out there have or used one.
> Price seems right for me $369.00 at HD with an extra set of blades
I have both the ryobi planner and the ridgid planner, The ridgid is a
much better planner and does everything I need in my shop.
For the price , I think it is a great machine..
Randy
http://nokeswoodworks.com
On Apr 16, 8:42=A0pm, "bob kater" <[email protected]> wrote:
> looking at the ridgid planer. Anyone out there have or used one.
> Price seems right for me $369.00 at HD with an extra set of blades
I too have a Rigid planer and love it. One thing I did was build a
cabinet on wheels so I could move it around the shop. The stand that
came with the planer was of little use to me, my work area does not
allow for stationary tools.
Matt
bob kater wrote:
> looking at the ridgid planer. Anyone out there have or used one.
> Price seems right for me $369.00 at HD with an extra set of blades
>
>
Bob, I am on my second Ridgid planer, I love it. The first one died
because I was planing 22' board that was 1" at one end the it went to 1
1/2" Should have measured the other end first. It was just to much
stress on the machine and it broke. More my error then the machine. I
have had the second one fore almost 4 years now and it sees a good use
between my father-in-law as well as me. I would buy another one in a
heartbeat.
Richard
"Richard Knight" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> bob kater wrote:
>> looking at the ridgid planer. Anyone out there have or used one.
>> Price seems right for me $369.00 at HD with an extra set of blades
> The first one died because I was planing 22' board that was 1" at one end
> the it went to 1 1/2" Should have measured the other end first.
Have to remember that one!
>snip<
> I would buy another one in a heartbeat.
>
Ditto.
On Apr 16, 7:42=A0pm, "bob kater" <[email protected]> wrote:
> looking at the ridgid planer. Anyone out there have or used one.
> Price seems right for me $369.00 at HD with an extra set of blades
I have both the ryobi planner and the ridgid planner, The ridgid is a
much better planner and does everything I need in my shop.
For the price , I think it is a great machine..
Randy
http://nokeswoodworks.com
"Lee K" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> "Richard Knight" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:TRANj.65182$rd2.14873@pd7urf3no...
>> bob kater wrote:
>>> looking at the ridgid planer. Anyone out there have or used one.
>>> Price seems right for me $369.00 at HD with an extra set of blades
>> The first one died because I was planing 22' board that was 1" at one
>> end the it went to 1 1/2" Should have measured the other end first.
>
> Have to remember that one!
>
Another little something to remember, if the power fails for some reason be
sure to turn the planer off before the power comes back on, preferably
immediately. If the planer knives are dug into the wood when the power is
off and the power comes back on the planer will probably try to start and
the cutter head belt could burn up. Been there, done that.
On Fri, 18 Apr 2008 07:49:21 -0700 (PDT), Matt <[email protected]> wrote:
>On Apr 16, 8:42 pm, "bob kater" <[email protected]> wrote:
>> looking at the ridgid planer. Anyone out there have or used one.
>> Price seems right for me $369.00 at HD with an extra set of blades
>
>I too have a Rigid planer and love it. One thing I did was build a
>cabinet on wheels so I could move it around the shop. The stand that
>came with the planer was of little use to me, my work area does not
>allow for stationary tools.
>
>Matt
Interesting, Matt... I ended up bolting short lengths of 2x4 to the legs (after
taking off the plastic caps) and putting a set of large casters on my Ridgid
planer..
over the last 4 or 5 years I've bought a band saw, table saw and planer and
after shopping a while I ended up with all Ridgid tools..
mac
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