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Ryobi 13" Planer - Factory Reconditioned | 
 enlarge | Brand: Ryobi
Category: Home Improvement
Buy Refurbished: $199.99
Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 112815
Media: Misc.
MPN: 6973
UPC: 033287140343
EAN: 0033287140343
ASIN: B000W8OVAU
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | 13" Portable Planer | | • | Feed Rate: 26 FPM | | • | No Load Speed: 10,000 RPM | | • | Input: 120 V, 60 Hz, AC Only, 15 Amps | | • | Factory Reconditioned; 1 Year Factory Warranty |
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Product Description
Max. Planing Height: 6 in.; Max. Planing Width: 13 in.; Max. Planing Depth: 1/8 in.;We reserved the right to ship either the AP1301 or the AP1300 without notification to the buyer
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| Customer Reviews:
Decent Planer for the money November 11, 2007
Ronald F. Healey (Lynn, MA United States)
34 out of 34 found this review helpful
I needed a planer and money was a factor. Home Depot had this one for $200, a Rigid for $350, and 2 DeWalts, 1 for $350(?) another for $550. Normally I buy DeWalt tools but money was tight and I don't need a planer for everyday use so I took a shot and bought the cheapest one available. It has worked well. One thing I used it for was to plane down some old stair treads. These are hallway stairs in a two family and I didn't want to buy $1000 worth of oak treads, at $25 each for laminated junk, and good ones would be much more, though you would have a hard time finding them because HD/Lowes only carry junk. The treads were 11 1/2" wide by 40" long and the planer went right through them. With wood that wide you are only supposed to take off 1/16th each pass so as not to overwork the machine and thats what I did. On long boards it is best to support them on both sides of the machine (in/out feed)because the weight will push the board up into the blades at the beginning and end. I suppose thats true with all planers.It gave a nice finish on the wood until I damaged the blades because I missed removing a nail or two on the older wood. Replacement blades were surprisingly inexpensive and easy to install. One thing I liked was the depth adjustment wheel. Each full revolution equals a 16th of an inch, so it's easy to keep track of how much you are planing. There is a gauge, but I have bad eyes, so I kept track using the wheel and measuring the wood with a tape measure when I started to get close. If I had to do it again, I'd still buy it. If I used one daily, I guess I'd go with the DeWalt, but $200 versus $550 was a little too much extra.
PS. I am not affiliated with any of the companies in this review. Often I think reviews are written by company people to fool you into thinking their product is the best one ever created, but this is an honest review.
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