Highest Rated Review by the Community
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Nov 21 '02
Pros: Power! Almost no sanding.
Cons: Not a 20 inch.
Summary: What does a planer do and what won’t it do?
Education:
The primary purpose of a planer it to reduce thickness of stock. So if I have 1 inch stock and the plan calls for ¾ stock then the planer is the tool to do it for me. Also...
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Jul 10 '08
Pros: adequate with softwoods,
compact as far as space goes,
small projects only
Cons: knife material too soft,
motor not strong enough
Summary: I bought the model T1300 for small cabinet shop use. After three years of use, I will have to say this is a hobby machine at beat, not a production model by any means. The first one I had at less than 40 board feet run, the rubber just peeled off the ...
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Nov 02 '04
Pros: Ease of setup, ease of knife changing, easy to read controls.
Cons: knives are to this planer like bread is to a toaster
Summary: I purchased this planer based on the reviews I read all over the internet. It seemed to be a top rated small thickness planer. I was impressed with the thoughtfulness of the features and the overall look of the tool. I had a bunch of church pews given ...
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Oct 16 '04
Pros: Sturdy and stable. A top quality professional package.
Cons: Not really portable if you need mobility.
Summary: Home Depot in Nova Scotia recently dropped their price from $599 Canadian to $499. I opened a Home Depot account, and for my first purchase, got a further 10% off, making the price $449 Canadian (approx $360 U.S, current exchange rate - note normal U.S. ...
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Dec 18 '03
Pros: Does a great job with all species of dried wood
Cons: Very heavy for a portable and can't sharpen bladesand dust collector not durable
Summary: I read all the reviews and played with it in The Home Depot when you could do that sorta thing. I went to see the other brands in places like Woodcraft and Klingspore. And think I made a very good decision. I bought the Ridgid 13" planer to replace a ...
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Jun 19 '03
Pros: Sturdy, reliable, accurate
Cons: Heavy, blades only found at Home Depot (when in stock)
Summary: Of all of the planers I researched this seemed to be the best value in the sub-$400 range. The Ridgid is well made and comes with a sturdy stand. This is a heavy unit but how often do you really need to move it? Several nice advantages are the extra...
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Apr 22 '03
Pros: Well built, great warranty, no snipe
Cons: Dust collection OK (not great).
Summary: I purchased the Ridgid planer about two weeks ago from Home Depot. The planer is pretty much fully assembled; I spent more time putting together the included stand. After carefully reading the manual and setting up the infeed and outfeed tables, I planed...
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Feb 20 '03
Pros: Good dust collection, no snipe
Cons: Can't think of any!
Summary: My wife picked this planer for me on her own, and she could not have done any better! The guys at Home Depot must have liked her, cuz she got the stand for free (or maybe everyone does!)
This planer comes with extra knives, for a total of...
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Oct 03 '01
Pros: Wonderful Tool
Cons: The only thing I can think of is that its a heavy machine
Summary: I bought the ridgid planer after reading some reviews of it, as well as seeing it rated #1 by a woodworking magazine.
There was almost no assembly to this planer. Some of the best features are a powerful motor, snipe-reduction because of...
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Aug 17 '01
Pros: Well built, Easy to Use, Thoughtful features
Cons: None so far
Summary: I reashearched surface planers for about a month or two and I had narrowed my choices down to the Ridgid TP1300, The Delta 22-560, The Craftsman 21713, and the DeWalt DW733. (The Makita was a bit out of my price range)After "Playing" with them over and...
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Dec 29 '00
Pros: To many to mention
Cons: Mentioning any would be nit-picking
Summary: Update... After 5 months of use and hundreds of BF I have only one issue with the TP1300, chip removal. I have a big shop vac and cyclone lid for a trash can and the combo will not keep up. Pine is especially bad as the shavings tend to be longer and jam...
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Jan 11 '00
Pros: nicely designed
Cons: no factory support
Summary: I recently purchaced the new Ridgid 13 inch planer. It has a lot of features I like, easy to change blades, a nice setup for returning to the same dept of cut you had on the last board, and a tool box located right next to the place you would stand to...
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Dec 02 '11
Pros: I am just not really happy with this machine
Cons: I am just not really happy with this machine
Summary: When you shopping for tools, you look for a good brand and you buy a RIDGID planer, you think made in the USA, big surprise made in CHINA. TP13002 Planer , looks like a good machine ,but is not I run my about 5 hour and the electric motor
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Sep 13 '09
Pros: The features of this planer are appealing if the machinery itself were viable.
Cons: I have had to return it twice. I have no confidence in this model.
Summary: I received two of these planers, each of which was defective. The return policy with HD online is cumbersome. In sum, I would not try this product again.
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Oct 19 '06
Pros: Clean cutting
Cons: Won't feed properly and throws some chips out the front with the vac on.
Summary: I have been using my Ridgid planer for about 9 months and in July I could not get cedar to feed through the machine- I had to push and pull it through. I thought the wood might have been too oily and forgot about. Last week I sent some 5/8" red oak
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