I saw this little planer at Lowes recently and thought it would be perfect for doing small area work on repairs and builds.
I can attest that this is a useful tool.
It is ultra light and fits in much smaller spaces than the other planers I have. It is strong and cuts through hardened epoxy without any drama.
This surface is now flat as I need it without having spent more than 5 minutes working on the high areas (and it only took that long because I was learning which buttons did what). On the repair project side of this, I'll use the sander to still knock down some even smaller irregularities, but then I'll go ahead and rout the slots for the finboxes.
The allternative to this would have been a sander using 40 grit - but that often leaves a bias in one direction or another (because of the spinning and what direction I go at the project area). This planer works perfectly for this application.
I can also see this working rocker on the shorter boards I make - not having to deal with tool weight will let me focus on material removal and dialing in rocker.
This being a new tool system from Bosch, I can see getting the 12 volt barrel jig saw and 5" Random Orbital Palm Sander also. I already have my heavy tools for longer span work - I've been waiting for this line of tools to come out (without even knowing it was in development).
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