...a decent first planer for a noob? Model TP305
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Assuming the size is enough for me right now, any reason to avoid this machine as my first planer? I would be using it to plane blanks for my guitars - 5/4 and 6/4 hard maple, 4-5" wide and 25-30" long, and 8/4 ash, basswood, maple, alder, poplar - 7-8" wide and 20" long.
I've been searching and reading about the snipe issues. If I had to start with pieces a few inches longer and then trim them down afterwards, I wouldn't mind.
I'm on a shoestring budget and CL has been a bust lately.
Thanks for the input!
-Mike