40800H 13-Inch Spiral Cutterhead Benchtop Planer with 26 Tungsten Carbide Inserts, 2-Speed Feed Rate, Snipe Minimizer, and Board Return Rollers (13-Inch 2-Speed (Rifle Green))

Would love a modle with variable speed!

I was spending too much time replacing parts on my old deWalt planer. This cost way less and planes much better than my old 3 blade system. I am quite impressed with the power, and it makes a very clean and smooth board.

Spiral must mean something else in Chinese. The carbide cutters are offset and overlapping. Looks like easy access when I need to rotate them. I had the same issue as another reviewer with the depth of cut indicator being broken. I glued it back together and it works, but it does not stay securely in place. Finally put some clear tape over it to hold in place. The company needs to look for a better way of attaching it. I had one other small issue with the dust port. Out of the box it looked like it only had a 2" port. When trying to figure out how to make it larger I realized that there was an adapter installed. I had to pry it out from the inside. Nothing in the manual about it.

This planer is a great value for money I checked around, looking at many different planers everything turns out super smooth very little snipe. It takes a little adjustment to get rid of this knife. The only one drawback not the best desk collection be prepared for a little bit of a mess, but I’m willing to clean up the mess for the value.

Broken Parts and some previous wood chips. Depth gauge broken. I must have got a previous return. Send it back to cutech this time. I ordered a replacement. I'll give it one more try and modify this review based on the quality and performance.

1. Packaging was great. Given the size and weight, I was expecting some dings in the box. Upon inspection, nothing made it to the planer.2. Only assembly required was to put on crank handle and dust cover.3. I was expecting to have to clean off excess oil/grease before I could use it. None was to be seen anywhere. Nice clean machine.4. Usually you have too fool around with adjusting the table/bed to try and eliminate snipe. It was good to go right out of the box. Ran pine through and the snipe was so minimal that I had to hold it up to the light to see it the first run and then it was gone the second. Ran a couple of cutting boards made of walnut and maple. It did not hesitate and left me with ZERO snipe. Bye bye planing sled!5. Noise level was surprising. Running material through is quieter than when my previous two machines were just turned on.6. Crank adjustments are extremely smooth. No hesitation or popping or jumping.7. Spiral head vs blades is a no brainer. Just shaves the wood down and came out smoother than a baby’s behind.I’m sure something will come up later but I am happier with this machine than I was my last two combined. Give it a few months and if it is still as smooth, I’ll probably end up with more of their equipment.

I have only used it once since I received it but let me tell you I love this planer. I don't know why I ever bought any other planer's than this one. It is remarkably quiet. It makes the wood feel so soft like it has been sanded to 180 grit paper almost. It did so well with the epoxy. Here is a small project I just did planed recently. The top turned out great.

Cut and finish are excellent. Motor noise is loud but comparable to other benchtop planers. The motor noise is louder than the cutting noise. This is a significant improvement from straight knife planers. Depth stops are accurate. The dust collection is not great. My other benchtop planers did a much better job of extracting the chips/dust. I used foam and tape to cover a few gaps, which only helped a little. I prefer the adjusting knob on the top but will get used to the side adjustment handle.