When you buy/ get free a less expensive tool, do not expect top of the line things like tool storage. The 2mm per rotation was a frivolous complaint. You showed the gauge as being very readable, so read it. If 1.5 mm per revolution confuses you, you have bigger issues. Put magnets on top to hold tools, use a cheap bungee to secure the in-feed/out-feed tables for transport. It's a Vevor, not an overpriced Festool. Nearly all benchtop type thickness planers need some modification to even approach mid-range stationary tool results. Knowing that going in helps the focus on improving performance.
Eh. None of the improvements he suggested would cost much to implement, some nothing at all. All of this is good feedback to the manufacturer, even if it doesn't help the buyer much at this price point.
1.5mm is basically 1/16 inch, which is an average depth of cut in the US. Their market is probably bigger in the US, so that's the screw pitch they selected.
And the award for the best planer sound impression goes to: ?! :D Great review. There are too many reviews that just point out how every knob, button, lever and panel feels to be made from cheaper plastic than some more expensive alternatives, while this is actually the useful info.
Very interesting! I expected way more negatives, but you're saying the performance is comparable to a more expensive machine, even if some convenience and design considerations were not made. As a hobbyist with no planner, this was very helpful.
I have a very similar planer, the "exhaust" port looks identical. A problem I often find with such a small diameter is wider boards and mostly softer woods tend to quickly clog it no matter what kind of vacuum you attach to it. Granted maybe it's a bit optimistic trying to plane 0.5mm off a 200+mm wide pine board, but still. I'm surprised yours worked well, maybe it's a harder wood that separates into smaller chips?
Great video. Thanks for sharing. What is the difference in Speed 1 and Speed 2? Is the cheaper single speed provided with Speed 1, Speed 2 or somewhere in between?
Cosmas, I appreciate you speaking English in your videos which gives you a wider audience. Unlike certain other comments, I think you gave a perfectly fine review of the Vevor, and its comparison to the Makita (one of the gold standards in planers). Your title seems a bit misleading, because your conclusion was that the Vevor is actually good, not "could have been but wasn't". The Makita is just a bit better in terms of construction & convenience--but probably not 200 Euros better. Thank you!
Vevor seems to be very aggressively marketing their products since many of the people I follow review them. I myself got a rotary welding table. Similar to your planer: some smaller things need to be improved, but it’s incredibly good for the low price. I wonder who will pay for that in the end, but I guess workers in the factory and nature… 😮😢
Hi in the video you compare Vevor from what I can see with 3 knives with a 2-knife Makita. Is there a difference in the quality of planing? There is no head lock in the Vevor. Is there a repeatable even board thickness? Overall, would you buy this machine if it was at the same price as the Makita without paying attention to the comfort and the practical result?
It would be interesting to see you 3dprint a wider exhaust attachment for it. Maybe some people find it more convenient to let the planer put out a pile of shavings (that don't go into the air like fine particles) and sweep them away afterwards.
In my experiece this type of planer is good long as U treat it as a pawertool not as mashine. U compare 600 to 400€ but no so long ago this vevor quality (is all the same- in Polish market we had same looking dedra, bass, toya, and som no name-, only makita dewalt and metabo ar a beter quality) cost round 200€, when dewalt and metabo cost 500, and makita 600. Today- after covid times- costs are no proportional. In the end are all the same, and work long as work, and are cheap to replace. I work on those cheepest, I have therd dewalt, use makita and metabo. Good jobsite pawertools.
Sorry, Cosmas. I believe you have to use bananas measurements. 1.5 mm is 1/32 of an inch in bananas. An OK thing to us Americans.🤣🤣 Your experience was better than Mathias Wandels recent Vevor item.
