So after wrestling some of the monster 8/4 white oak boards thru my Ridgid planer a zillion times to get them to proper thickness, I've decided that I'm going to buy a Griz G0453Z "real" planer. I've been standing out in the shop contemplating where the new planer is going to go. I think I have the best plan all figured but it's going to mean moving the existing planer of course, the lathe, the edge sander, a very heavy metal table, bunch of planes and plane parts...and I mean a bunch, and the spindle sander, the scroll saw, my desk and the drill press....and seeing as how all that stuff is moving around, then I'll need to take down 75% of my duct work and rearrange that to get everything where it needs to go and then, there is always the electircal issue and then, and then....Oh, Lord, maybe I'll just keep the Ridgid planer.