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   JMartinsky | Aug 25, 2006 02:08pm | #1

   Dear Bebling,
   Before you go and spend some bid $s on a 15" saw, you may want to consider a Makita 12" bench-top. I have had one for better than five years and as a contractor, I have sent a few miles of material through it, ranging from Ipe to MDF. (Don't ask!) Now if you just WANT a 15" unit, then I totally understand.
   I have a 15" Delta in my shop that is a friends' and it's OK. Definitely will hog off material, but even at a light setting, the Makita leaves a better finish. That being said, if I were in the market, I would get a Yorkcraft, from Wilke Machinery, and have them put the Byrd "Shelix" cutterhead in it.( http://www.wilkemachinery.com/default.tpl?action=full&cart=1156503908128660&id1=14&--woSECTIONSdatarq=14&--SECTIONSword=ww&--eqskudatarq=2534) With the cutterhead it would be about $1500.00, otherwise, I would go with Powermatic. Just my opinion.

   Best,

   John

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   hammer1 | Aug 25, 2006 05:37pm | #2

   Get a Delta 22-780, you will never want to use a lunch box planer again. These have been around for a long time and every other company has tried to copy them. Don't try to save a couple hundred dollars on a serious machine that will last your lifetime or buy something that is much larger than you really need. You will need a 220 outlet and good dust collection.

   Beat it to fit / Paint it to match

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   quack | Aug 25, 2006 07:24pm | #4

   I have a Reliant 15" planer, now stop the chuckling. Question is , it does not have what is called a presser bar. The parts schematic accordingly is devoid of any description of same. Well,  I looked up the parts schematic for the same model sold by grizzly and lo and behold there in the drawing was a presser bar....... but a couple of days later the schematic was unavailable on Griz web site.  Don't you just know that few days after that,  up popped the new griz schematic sans the presser bar.  I only know of the existence of same from reading. My  Reliant machine works just fine as is . Should this matter, what am I missing?

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   DougF | Aug 25, 2006 05:41pm | #3

   I also support the recommendation of the Yorkcraft.  I have had mine for 2-years and it is trouble free amd came with dead-on settings from the factory.