Hello Creekers,
Never owned a planer, so I did a little bit of research and decided the Rigid 13" model would do the trick. The rigid works ok if you don't mind making 15 passess to remove 3/16 material on a 1x6 oak. It does better if the board is 1x2, but who has time to rip to deminsion and then plane. I would rather plane first and then rip to demnision. Anyway, I picked up a Powermatic Planer last night for $675, Model 100. I took a nasty piece of red oak with me and was very pleased how well it handle the board. The seller claims it has new knives. So what do you think, did I pay to much or just about right?
Thanks
Trent