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Pros

Good quality planer works very well and is easy to use. Very good plane.



Cons

It's incredibly hard to start with the * and cramped locking button. You need two hands just to start it.

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Quality


It’s super well made, as are all makita tools.


Excellent planer, its well valanced and make very clean passes!


If you are left handed you are gonna have a lap full of shavings because they fly out the right side and as you’ll see in 10 se...  Read More


I bought a spare set of blades that were said to fit it and they weren’t even close.

Price


Even better i found it $30 cheaper on amazon than at home depot so we are happy.


004 lower and is good for me .

Packaging/appearance


Came unused in box with operation manual, hard case, wrench and guide rule, can't wait to try it out!

Competitiveness


The person receiving this gift is a professional contractor who values makita products above all other brands.


This works great and the primary reason i chose makita over other brands is they had available as an option an angle guide.

Overview

  • How are reviewers describing this item?
    plane, good, perfect, needed and easy.
  • Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is high deception involved.
  • Our engine has analyzed and discovered that 40.0% of the reviews are reliable.
  • This product had a total of 672 reviews as of our last analysis date on Apr 14 2024.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Its impossible to secure them in place entirely flush with the top of the original joists


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    The sound level is acceptable


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    However when depth dial set to 0 the blade is still protruding from the plate


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    The blade is still protruding


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    The instruction can be improved with more picture


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    As long as the jig alignment is correct


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    It is important when the depth dial set to 0

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