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Item arrived very quickly and in perfect condition. This item is not to be found in stores - at least around here anyway. After a thorough search on foot I turned to Amazon and much to my surprise was able to find the exact item immediately and NO SHIPPING. Very pleased with item and supplier. Would definitely order this product again in the same way.
while the blade life is better than that of dewalt's 13 inch planer knives, it still falls far short of what a any professional wood worker would find acceptable regardless of the species of wood. seemed to work quite well. either brazed carbide or indexable carbide blades would be nice. this would be ideal for users that run higher quantities of material. the blade material seems to lose its edge fairly rapidly, even at light depth of cut. a planer costing almost five hundred bucks merits better cutters. delta's 13 inch planer is a medium duty planer with light duty knives. you are really only trying to restore the sharp edge as on a knife, removing the "rollover" that usually shows up on knife microscopy.2) have heard rumors that an aftermarket carbide indexable insert cutter is in the works for the small planer market, specifically the dewalt and delta 13" machines.
Oh, and by the way, following the recommendations of other reviewers, i waxed my in and out feed tables some time ago,. count strokes on each blade, and realize you cant dress out nicks,. really improved performance. realizing that as one reviewer and manufacturer said blades were not made to be resharpened, i never the less decided to try. delta's double sided, quick change concept is nice, as well as the laterally adjustable registry slots, which allows you to slide a single blade down a millimeter and continue using it even though it has a nick in it. if any one has the manufacturer, price and part number, please let us know.
UPDATE: 1) as I run lots of material, the poor blade life is a pain. took my blades to a couple of kitchen shops and found a knife sharpener that worked ok for MINOR blade touch ups. it would be a welcome addition to this otherwise really nice planer. i used a furniture paste wax and keep the tables waxed.
It took another 4 days for the item to reach a USPS postal service in the same city (Atlanta). I ordered this item from Amazon. It took Amazon 4 days to "say" they had shipped. Amazon of course claimed shipment prior to shipment which appears to have become their custom with my orders.By the way, I would give the planer knives 3 stars. The 1 star rating is for Amazon.
These baby's are super sharp when new. They make life so much easier when planning. They do not like nails, but no blade would.
I planed a lot of wood. This planer has served me well with the blades that came with it. I created an altar for my church that used several hard exotic woods. I haven't had to flip the blades over yet. I take light cuts and that seems to really extend the life compared to what other reviews have noted about blade wear.I'm buying an extra set of blades just because I always like to have wear & tear items handy when you need them.
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