I think most of us are familiar with a common jig to plane large planks and workbench's surface using a portable electric router... I constructed and used one several years ago.
Recently I was wondering why do not to use the same idea but not using a router, but an electric hand planer, like my Makita 1900nb? It looked me way more convenient and fast than the "traditional" router jig!
Well, well, well... it looks I am not the only genius with a brilliant idea... Although I never found any reference on that with an "Occidental" Internet search, I found a lot of applications of a such idea from our friends from Russia and other East European countries. Try to search by "рейсмус с электрорубанка" in Youtube and you will get a lot of implementations of "my idea"!
Anyway I let the question to you: why it is not so common? It looks me the most obvious idea to plane a big piece is to use an electric hand planer in an appropriate jig...
As usual, your input is very welcome. Thanks in advance.