The more serious and high quality your work, the better equipment you need, that is just a fact of life and good quality equipment is more expensive but lasts longer and let's be honest gives a superb finish.
Thank you for the review, this was one of several I watched. I ordered my planer this past weekend. I saw the coupon code and how old your review was and was sure that it wouldn't work. Entered the code and it I was amazed that it worked. So glad I saw this, helped me save some money. Now just waiting for them to be back in stock and shipped.
Thanks for the video. I have a Grizzly 15in planer bought in 1988. Still runs well, getting ready to replace the cutter head with a helical carbide insert rather than the 3 knives. Take care of the machines, and they'll last a long time!
Very useful information. I appreciate that you waited to share your thoughts until after you had used it for a fair period of time so we could get an accurate assessment of this tool.
thankyou for following through on the 1Year Reveiw this one is a healthy investment , but it’s nice to hear you stayed Satasfied ,I spent 35 years working at a very well equipped ArchitectualWoodworking shop and i just can’t bear the thought of setting up my personal shop with a Lunch Box Machine even to use on small Projects
We recently lumbered a 36" maple, a 36" white ash, and a 32" pecan. After drying, we tried planing with a Rigid (Home Depot) 13" planer with 2 HSS knives ru-vid.comUgkxIzvvTi3_Qc8JnVdYYRJCvuoDC4QjTzeL . This job was clearly too much for that machine. The pecan was particularly difficult, due to heavy mineral deposits, and a sharp pair of HSS knives would be consumed by a mere 3 boards. We were also having lots of problems from chip bruising, due to poor dust collection. The shavings came off like straw and jammed in the 4" hose.We bought the DW735 simply to be able to run carbide blades, which worked brilliantly for the pecan. However, we found it to be a much, MUCH nicer machine. It was far more rigid than the "Rigid" planer, and far more accurate as well. But what I liked most about it was the dust feed. This machine has its own blower, which shreds the "straw" like shavings as they come off the cutting head and helps boost the shavings into the dust collection system. No more clogs! It's also nicely sealed so that the internals stay quite clean. This is just a well tempered machine that's a delight to use. It literally cut the labor in half. Just another example of getting what you pay for.
how is this dust collector working for you? do you still have it? is it loud? Looking into getting one of these and the planer as well. Do you have a video on the dust collector?
Good review. Your advice and review is a serious recommendation. Also, you are the best looking maker on RU-vid with a personality that puts new woodworkers at ease.
Hi Darbin, I finally got G1021x2 after watching this video many times got 10% discount great!! After 15hours of use, it looks like need to change gear oil for maintenance. I found fill in plug at spot hard to reach at side of gear box. Have you ever filled gear oil by using any pump hose? It will be nice if you show us how to maintain this planer with gear oil, grease for lift chain etc.
I believe the quieter cutting action of these segmented heads is largely due to the fact that they make a long series of smaller cuts one after the other (since they're scattered instead of in a straight line) vs. making a series of 2, 3 or 4 (depending on how many knives you have in any given standard cutterhead) very wide cuts (since it's just one big straight knife mounted perpendicular to the board). The wider the cut that happens in any given instance in time, the louder the sound. There are also air gaps in between the segmented teeth that don't exist in the case of straight knife heads, so even just the no load sound is quieter with the segmented heads.
Nice informative video. Thank you! I recently bought the same planer. I’m equally impressed. Today I was planing some 8/4 ash. At the end of a four footer, it bogged down and stopped. I shut down, raised the upper section, rotated the stop and tried to restart. The power light is on but the motor doesn’t turn over. Have you ever experienced that issue? Both legs are hot, just doesn’t run.
I have the 20" Grizzly 1033X helical head planer which has had heavy use for a little over a year. My overall experience is very similar to your own. However, snipe is definitely an issue and one which has forced me to readjust the machine more than a few times. I just moved it from Colorado to Georgia and again am in need of substantial readjustment to reduce snipe. I also went through changing the gear box oil as recommended by Grizzly which has resulted in a leaking gear box that drips a couple drops out every few days. I can't seem to get that to stop and may have to buy a new plug to see if that solves the issue. I have processed in excess of 2000 bf of wide rough-sawn maple, cherry, mahogany, and walnut through the first set of knives and am only now seeing the need to rotate my cutters for the first time. As you mentioned in the video you can build a sled to flatten wider boards you can't run through the jointer. I set one of these up and it works reasonably well. There are not many videos of this technique that I have seen and would like to see you present one of those if you are able. Overall I also recommend the machine.
I have a grizzly 15" helical planer as well. I carefully serviced it as the manual directs and ended up with a very slight leak as well. After several weeks of wiping a drip or two every time I used it.....I checked the oil level and it was just below the full mark.....and it then stopped leaking soon after. Apparently the "full" mark is just a bit too full. As for the snipe, I have very little to none and realize how lucky I am in that department. I've had the planer for nearly two years now and have yet to rotate a single cutter. For the money ($1795) I couldn't be happier.
I had some dampness in my wood shop and my Delta thickness planer froze up on me. The chains that go around to make it raise or lower just won;t move. Sure would be nice to get a new Grizlzly. Good demo!
I love my Grizzly just as much as you enjoy yours. Hope Northern VA still agrees with you and that you've gotten used to the humidity here on the East Coast.
There is not nothing on this video not to like ! I’m no expert on the matter , but . Very amazing quality of RU-vid video . You get an A + plus . And I am not even talking about how cute you are .
Well done video - I have an identical planer, it was purchased a couple years ago. It arrived with a motor that didn’t work so they sent me a new motor and I put it in myself. Thought I was finished with the troubles. WRONG! Then the infeed / out feed was way out of wack. Still not working very well. What a miserable experience!
My only negative comment about this planer for the price is that the depth gauge could be displayed in a much much better location than a rule on the head pillar which is so Lunchbox planer style. They should have a digital readout up by the control panel by now.
MIchael, I agree with you. I purchased a Wixey Planer depth readout for under $75 and it is absolutely awesome once you calibrate it, which couldn't be easier. www.amazon.com/Wixey-WR550-Remote-Planer-Readout/dp/B0054RJ7AS/ref=sr_1_3?crid=13Q4XJ7EKBEAG&dchild=1&keywords=wixey+planer+digital+readout&qid=1595602209&sprefix=wixey%2Caps%2C195&sr=8-3
( 9:25 ) also you have to plane those store bought " finished " board anyhow as they are often poorly done or they get dinged up by handling. Yes, a planer is a must in any serious wood shop.
I'd read a tip (and have used it to great results) for planing your wood to a specific thickness. FLIP OVER the board for each pass. That allows any tension in the wood to be relieved equally from both sides. When I take it out at the out-feed end, I flip it over as I put it on the return rollers. The other side tip for a new planner user is that the thing sound like it's about to blow up when it's first turned on and energized. After that initial clanking, it is truly much quieter than the 'lunch-box' planer. The carbide spiral head is worth every penny. The only caution prior to purchase would be for the average home shop woodworker to stick with the 3hp and not a 5hp. Only because the 5hp requires a 30amp circuit because of initial high amperage draw on start-up. A 30-Amp circuit is just more costly if one is paying to have the 220V circuit installed.
I am happy that you like your new planer, looks like a nice tool. But after Grizzly bold faced lied and sold me a table saw with a known recall (This was my first tool I purchased when building my workshop) I will NEVER purchase another thing from them. I had several machines picked out, and was ready to outfit my workshop with their tools, but after the nightmare I went through, I have written them off. I know this is a "one-off" experience, something I went through, but you seem to like the machines you have from their brand.
Does it give you and furrows down the length of the board? I bought a 13" Helical style planer from grizzly, and it was an incredibly frustrating experience. Deep ridges down the length of the board from poor machining of the cutter head. They sent me a second one that was even worse, the inserts just didn't seat correctly in the head! I ended up getting a refund. Even more frustrating is that I tried to post a review on their website and it never got posted. I thought it was very fair, even included a picture of the surface it gave. The matching still has 5 stars to this day and my review never went up. I love my grizzly bandsaw so it was super disappointing.
Is there an optional heavy-duty mobile base available for your planar? Would you consider using one? Also, how do you like the Grizzly dust collection? What size pipes do you run from the dust collector to your tools? Enjoyable review. Thanks!
Yes, I use one for my bandsaw. I don't need one for the planer because I want as much stability as possible, but they do work well if you need to move it around often.
Snipe is something that can happen with any machine, and it is best eliminated by have sacrificial boards before and after. But that being said this machine has very little problem with snipe.
Can't say i was surprised to hear such a positive review after "grizzly has helped this channel and there's a discount code in the description" and the delayed posting lends an air of credibility.
I received this same planer two days ago. Out feed tables not aligned....an inch off centerline on each hole and no way to attach to table. Four calls and three emails and still nothing from Grizzly. I've even sent pics as requested. The negative reviews are real...I should have listened to the all the people who paid for the equipment with their own money. Buyers beware.
Glad to hear this planer is holding up so well. You're right, this is a tool that if it runs well, is well used. You have some nice Grizzly gear (planer, jointer, dust collector).
I purchased this exact same planer after watching this review. I made a huge mistake buying this machine - My Dewalt planer does a better job however it's 1000% louder but the finish is better with much less snipe. Plus Grizzly support sucks! They have been completely unhelpful.
Does it actually need the suction from an external dust collector to work properly or could you just direct the exhaust towards an open door to let the dust blow outside?
@@NiHaoMike64 You definitely need a dust collector with this. The chips won't blow out of the machine themselves. The Harbor Freight dust collector is a decent and affordable option if someone can't get anything else.
My 15” grizzly is about 15 years old. It’s a nice machine that leaks oil. That’s annoying. But the carbide inserts are pretty nice except they leave a track mark on the surface on every single job. It’s not a ridge but rather a live that you can’t see until the panel has finish in it. It’s terrible. My Byrd Shelix on my dj 20 delta does it kind of also but not much. The problem is that you have to sand every piece that comes off it so much to get rid of the lines. They are across the whole 15” width. It’s very difficult to get rid of them and the snipe is terrible. 3” on each end. My model numbers on the planer just started falling off the other day. That’s not pretty. Dust collection is very good. Sure wish I would have chosen the powermatic when I bought this one. Oh well. Still decent but check the planer finish and I’ll bet you see lines like I do. They are exactly about a half inch wide. Across the board.
John Colgan hey they are original. It’s not searing that’s the issue. They are not ridges. It’s like shadow lines. They are about 1/2” wide. And they are insane. You don’t know they are there until you see the finish on them. You can actually see them sometimes without the finish but you have to know how to look. At a very slight angle and in the perfect light. I make a lot of drawers of solis maple and plane down 3/4” to 5/8” so I see this with every single piece. If you don’t sand a lot, you’ll have them in every finished product. Very annoying. I have g0453z.
Every planer I've used (and every jointer for that matter) leaves some planing marks. With traditional straight knives they are ridges that run across the width of the board. In order to get a finish-ready surface after power tool machining, one should take a few passes with a well-tuned handplane, or sand. A random orbit sander or a drum sander works well. There's an annual woodworking show here and I'm always surprised how many non-pro woodworkers just slap finish on their boards straight out of the planer, highlighting the machining marks. The pros that win the ribbons take the extra step to properly prepare the surfaces before finishing.
NOTICE: I ordered this planer with the 10 % discount BUT what Grizzly is doing is they keep telling me (emails) that the backorder is Sept.13th than Sept. 16th than Oct. 1st. Now here is the kick in the pants from Grizzly shipping is $299. but in there 2022 catalog it's $239.00 when I called Grizzly they told me shipping went up because fuel is up. I checked with many giant overseas shipping companies and was told shipping rates have gone down since April 2022. So your 10% is now less. Just wanted to let you all know what's going on. I also received a email asking me if I would like to cancel my order. Why I asked ? We thought maybe you didn't want it. I said I didn't say that. Games ?
