Grizzly 20 planer with spiral cutter head
vinworx
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Any one own one of these? I’m considering one but would like to hear from an owner. This would be my first grizzly purchase.
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I do own a grizzley 20" planner with segmented cutters. It is a 5 hp single phase model and have had it about 3 years. It works really well especially with figured woods. It does leave about 1 1/2 inches of snipe on the outgoing surface that I can't figure out how to adjust out. If I lift gently on the opposite end of the outgoing board as it leaves the planner the snipe just about completely dissappears though. I also have a Bridgewood 16" spiral head jointer that is really nice. It is 84" long and is really a beast. Super smooth cuts with the cutters. I just turned the cutters a 1/4 turn after 3 years of use and figure at that rate the cutters will last 12 years without replacing and that's good because there are about 100 of them. I did make some dust collection modifications that I could send photos of with an email address. The photo shows me unloading the planner at my shop after picking it up in PA.
Thanks, Shawn
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