Creekers,
There is an estate sale around here tomorrow and they have a Woodmaster 718 planer for sale for ~$800. I assume its the base model for that price without the spiral head or the pro pack. I currently have a 12" Delta lunchbox planer, a Grizzly G0458 18" open ended drum sander. I know the Woodmaster will not replace the drum sander in the current configuration, but could with the accessories. The Delta planer, while it snipes quite a bit, is a workhorse that recently planed down about 150 bdft of rough cherry and was asking for more. The finish is near perfect, just a touch up with the ROS and done. Anyway, long story short, is the Woodmaster worth it? I would love a larger planer, as I had to recently take 60 bdft of the cherry that was wider than 12" about 45 minutes to a lumber yard to have it planed. But is the Woodmaster a good planer? Opinion in previous posts seems to vary. Looking at sold ebay auctions, the 718 can go from $800-$1900, so this one is on the low end of that. I could wait around on CL for a 15" 4-poster, they go for $600-$750 usually. Is that a better option?
Thanks in advance,
Paul