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Post by cooner1 on Apr 16, 2011 10:05:21 GMT -5
anybody on here have the spiral head? likes/dislikes? i've got one for my 718 on the way. seems like all i get done is changing out planer knives. been running alot of hickory and hard maple lately with more to come.
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Post by boardmaker on May 1, 2011 21:04:48 GMT -5
Don't have it. Was wondering if you could give us an update on how yours works?
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Post by cooner1 on May 3, 2011 16:00:27 GMT -5
so far only about 2 hours using it but it is the ticket for sure. it is quiet enough that while planing this afternoon i didn't both to put my ear muffs on. blower makes more racket than the planer now. leaves an excellent finish also. don't really know what else to say about it except i wish i had bought one for my 712 machine 3 years ago instead of contending with knife changes as often as i did. sometimes there were days when i had to change out knives 2 times.
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Post by cooner1 on May 19, 2011 17:56:04 GMT -5
spiral head takes a little more hp to plane at full capacity. and i don't think the standard duty motor and the spiral head is a good combo. anyone thinking of upgrading to a spiral head should also consider the heavy continous duty motor that woodmast offers. spiral head sure is quiet though.
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