4-3/8-inch cutting capacity makes it easy to plan 2x4s and 4x4s.
16 good places to sto. From 0 to 1/8 inches, you can change the cutting depth.
Users can choose to have the two-way dust port shoot shavings to the left or right.
Rabetting: 1/8 inche.
In addition, it has a dust adapter, two HSS planer blades, two V-shaped chamfer grooves, a parallel fence bracket, an automatic kickstand, a two-year warranty on parts, and a dust bag.
Remember when you had to make those joists smooth. With the WEN 8-Amp 4-3/8 Inch Electric Hand Planer, you can get rid of chips, splinters, and wavy edges in your wood with ease. Take on 2x4s and 4x4s with the 4-3/8-inch cutterhead, which is big enough to cut them. Perfect for fixing stubborn doors and putting wood in place. Over 32,000 cuts per minute are made by this power planer’s 8-amp motor, which cuts away any irregularities until your boards are aligned and smooth. Having a cutting width of 4-3/8 inches, as well as a maximum cutting depth of 1/8 of an inch, will make it easy to fit and square boards. From 0 to 1/8 of an inch, there are 16 positive stops. They are spaced out by 1/128 of an inch. The base plate shoe even has two V-shaped chamfer grooves that make it easy to flatten the corners of sharp posts. When you stop cutting, the on-board kickstand keeps your blade up and away from the surface of your project. This protects both the blade and the workpiece from damage. Finally, the dust adapter and the two-way dust port help users keep their work areas clean and free of sawdust. The included rabbeting guide helps you make rabbets in your boards, and the parallel fence bracket makes sure your planer moves in a straight line. As a WEN product, your 8-Amp 4-3/8-Inch Corded Hand Planer has a two-year warranty and a friendly customer service line. There are also skilled service technicians across the country who can help you with your tool. Remember when you had a planer that worked well for a long time. Remember WEN, please.
In order to flatten longer boards, I bought the big version. It had more weight and length on the sole so that it would be easier to get the boards flat. The longer the sole is, of course, the flatter the plane made by cutting it will be. This is the first cut I’m making on a woodworking bench I’m making out of a lot of 2×4 boards. This helps get rid of high spots before you use a hand plane or drum sander to get a flat surface. A $60 tool will save me money on expensive drum sander sand paper rolls and, more importantly, time.
Two caveats.
1.) Don’t buy this if you don’t have a shop vac with enough power. Shop vacuums from RIDGID are available at Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/RIDGID-50353-1610RV-Stainless-16-Gallon/dp/B011KF547M/ref=sr 1 3.
2.) The adapter that comes with the planer isn’t very good. It fits a little loose. Getting an adapter that fits your shop vacuum hose to the 2″ OD of the bidirectional dust chute on the planer may be a good idea.
A sawhorse or a bench should be used to put your wood/workpiece on. This will make it easier and safer to plan.
4.) As you start cutting, press down on the front of the planer (with no pressure on the back). Weight of the planer should be used to put pressure on the wood as it goes through the middle of the cut. As you near the end of a piece of wood, keep the pressure on the back of the planer as you finish the cut (with no pressure on the front). This will make the cut look better.
I’m working on long boards, so I might need a straight edge to make sure I did everything right. People who work for the government might not need to buy more precise straight edges. https://www.amazon.com/Swanson-SVE480-Straight-Non-marring-Laser-Etched/dp/B0083SGRT4/ref=sr 1 6?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1535039703&sr=1-6&keywords=straight+edg.
When you look for warp or twist, you may also want to use winding sticks. It’s important to look at where the winding sticks rest. If the surface is not flat, they should be on the outside edges.
6.) Take small amounts of material at first, and then dial up to a cut that feels good to your body.
Before you use the planer, make sure your shop vac is empty. A lot of wood chips can be saved when you quickly fill up the shop vac with wood chips. Dry them out for a while. In case you have a fireplace, they should be good for starting the fire with. The mulch or yard waste could also be used.
The only thing I can think of that I think WEN should think about adding as a feature is that it doesn’t have a “Hold” button. They probably thought this was a safety risk, but when you’re working on a big piece of paper for a long time, your fingers and hand get tired from holding the trigger. Having a button that only needs to be pressed once to turn on would be nice. My SKIL belt sander has this feature and it makes a big difference.
