Perhaps foolishly, I decided that I should have this for a project that has a bunch of oddball trim coming up.
The older Makita planer came from ebay, 'tho they show up on Craigslist as well. It has a stout fence, but I ended up mounting it sideways, so the fence functions as a guard. It is designed to sit on sawhorses, with the chips ejecting down into a trash can. The tool drops into place with no fasteners and can easily be used normally as well. Have only done test cuts so far, which are excellent. The push block is rabbeted to hold the stock down as well as against the fence, & has sandpaper grip. If it proves itself, I'll add plastic laminate to the table. Plywood, Alaskan cedar, poplar, white oak, pine, Chinquapin.

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