Minimax FS30CX 

LOL...that's not a midlife crisis my friend that is choosing to spend your money on things that keep you busy and entertain you. I am right there with you. I'll take a CNC machine or sliding table saw over a Rolex watch any day. Good video content by the way.

I too have been shopping for a mid life crisis Italian sports planer and these always come to the top of the list. Thanks for such a detailed and thorough review. Facing that curly maple at the end really drove home how good this machine really is.

If you had to, have you figured out how to adjust everything. I hear the manuals are pretty much written in hieroglyphics. I hope you have so maybe you could answer any questions if I have them. Thanks

Nice review man! I got the 16" version of this. Took like 9 months to get it due to shipping / logistics during COVID. I'm surprised they don't do the mobility kit for this any more. I'm not sure if you got it, but the Xylent cutterhead maintenance kit is great, comes with a little diametric tool to set the right torque on the insert cutters, I found that on my old machine I was for sure over torquing the inserts after using the tool that comes with the SCM machine.

Love the midlife crisis quip. Nice gentle comic timing. I think the grooves reduce the suction effect of smooth on smooth surfaces. Downside is they can hold resin from softwood so wipe with toothbrush dipped in white spirit occasionally. If we hadn't helped our children buy roofs over their heads I'd have got this planer-jointer. World changed from when we were young and a nothing special income paid enough to get affordable mortgage for house. Not sure I'd want to be young again in the gig economy

Thanks for taking the time to put this informative, practical review together. I’m considering an upgrade to the same machine for the same reasons you had and in a similar size space. Your video helped answer a number of user experience questions that are often difficult to find. I subscribed to your channel and look forward to the notification that tells me you’ve released the video on “How to invent space.”

I have one and it's been perfect so far. Now I want an SCMI combo machine but I don't wanna give up my 16" planer--or the $20k or whatever it will cost me.

Soon i will have one and plan on a review, picking it apart and mabey keep updating it every few years so a timeline is present. One of the reasons i want to do this is because there are so few reviews on this machine. If you dig through comments on forums in SMC, there are a few dedicated supporters. I hope for the best it is what it is and i will not justify and be blind to myself or others. Thanks you, and await my own #2 Italian combo 😂.

Hi, is there anything you’d change about the review now that a little more than a year has passed? Asking because I’m thinking about ordering one soon. Also, what did you finally end up selecting for a mobility kit/casters. Thank you in advance.

Fantastic review. Everything said and shown. I thank you so much! I love the way you're explaining. There are too less reviews out there for this machine. I am looking for this machine since 2 days now. I was one year on the trip for a hammer A3 31 but i realiazed that the Minimax is far better.

j ai bien réglé pas table de sortie a 0.03 de ma fs30 MINIMAX . Elle est bien droit .j ai posé comme vous une grande règle j ai 3 point d appuies . Par contre ma table entrée est pas droite elle est trop basse de 0.7 en entrée de table . Pour le règlement d un coté j ai les 2 vis btr de M12 des charniers et de l autre coté deux vis avec contre écrous qui sont serrais déjà a fond. .je ne vois pas comment je pourrais faire ? a par mettre une rondelle de 0 .7 sous ma première charnière de ma table .

Excellent video

What is the pricing for this machine?

You have a really good channel here, your honestly is what sets you apart from everyone else. As always a fantastic review! Please keep making videos, your honesty helps us to make good choices.

really liked your video

Whats the minimum air suction this machine needs from from your experience?

Nice video. I think you can lift the tables with out removing the pork chop. I have the fs41e. It’s a bit different but I think it works the same. Check out my insanely high production quality video on it

I'm in UK. I've been looking at the same model of levelling castors for lots of projects - heavy planters in garden, kitchen islands, workbench in outbuilding, washing machine, fridge freezer. They're low profile so can get tall, heavy items through doorways

Hi. Great video. I was wondering where you bought the height dial indicator from? Is that an aftermarket add-on? Mine doesn't have that. Thanks much!

In an alternate reality somewhere far, far away, millionaires are modifying their Lamborghini doors to look like jointer/planer combos.

I have been researching all the different brands of planer thicknesses and your review has affirmed my decision, that this is the best machine for me. Thank you for your excellent review. Subscribed.

About to pull the trigger on this! Thanks for the video.

I just put a deposit on the 16" and was getting cold feet. Your video provided me a second wind of confidence. Thank you sir.

Thanks for sharing, your videos are great.

Great job sir.

nice video Michael. I ordered the Hammer A3/41. The delivery is scheduled for the end of September. Keep up the great informative videos

She’s beautiful! 👏🏻👍🏻