So far, this group has been great in advice on a lathe upgrade as well as a band saw. The next item I am considering is a benchtop planer.
Usage will be infrequent and mainly for smoothing down knife scales or perhaps some resin hybrid cutting boards. It's one of those items that I rarely 'need' but can see a use for it.
Given my limited usage, is there an reason to not 'cheap out' on one? I know that I've never begrudged a dime spent on 'decent' tools, but I would categorize this particular tool as one that I would use less than a dozen times a year and likely closer to half dozen. I have a benchtop jointer that works ok, but I'm limited to 6 inches on it unless I modify it.
I'm looking at what I can get locally at Lowes with my Veteran discount.
Specifically the Craftsman 15A model, which would be at $300 before the discount.
Thoughts?
Usage will be infrequent and mainly for smoothing down knife scales or perhaps some resin hybrid cutting boards. It's one of those items that I rarely 'need' but can see a use for it.
Given my limited usage, is there an reason to not 'cheap out' on one? I know that I've never begrudged a dime spent on 'decent' tools, but I would categorize this particular tool as one that I would use less than a dozen times a year and likely closer to half dozen. I have a benchtop jointer that works ok, but I'm limited to 6 inches on it unless I modify it.
I'm looking at what I can get locally at Lowes with my Veteran discount.
Specifically the Craftsman 15A model, which would be at $300 before the discount.
Thoughts?