Good enough, satisfactory, sufficient, acceptable, suitable, reasonable, agreeable, adequate, usable, all right; these words do not necessarily mean compromise in any endeavor or tool, just a point at which nothing further of substance will be gained by additional effort. Don't let perfection be the enemy of good enough. *Mt personal mantra- retired cabinet and furnituremaker here.*
That Vevor planer looks and probably is, identical in all but name, to an Axminster brand thicknesser, I purchased here in the UK some 25 years ago. It is still going strong and does a decent job. The rollers on top will fall off and get lost, the tables will bend a bit over time but it will keep going and provide VFM over the years.
I know this is a bit late but Vevor has now 13" 2000W 3 blade and 2 speed planer. That surely is an upgrade but don't know how much. Without legs the price is close to this model.
The vevor also has a stronger version which has 2 speed, the one you tested didnt. With the higher speed you should get a cleaner cut, according to Vevor ;) The deWalt is not available in Europe, the deWalt we have here looks more like the Vevor ;)
@@ArtisanMade on that note- what are the replacement blade options for both units? If compatible blades for both are available it’d be cool to see a rematch with economy/premium blades. Aside from that the hi/lo range blade options for both would be useful. Just found your channel- great stuff. Subscribed thanks
I would like to see it compared to the Craftsman planer. 2 low cost ones against each other. I've watched several videos on planers and you are the only one that measured the thickness of the boards. Two thumbs up for that. In fact I was so impressed I subscribed to your channel.
So I'm a huge fan of DeWalt but I have an objection to this video. It is actually kind of stupid and very ludicrous to compare a DeWalt planer to a cheap budget planer. It's very obvious and you don't have to watch a video like this to know for a fact that the DeWalt planer will obviously be better then the budget planer. But here's my objection mind the fact that I am a DeWalt fanboy.. If I am just starting out in woodworking and I have a very limited budget on spending money on tools coming from a DeWalt Fanboy I would actually by the budget planer over the expensive one. This is the reason why I would buy a budget planer over buying the expensive much better DeWalt planer. With a DeWalt planer DeWalt is expecting that you are not an amateur that you understand the features and all the functionality of a desktop planer that they provide. Your typical amateur that will on occasion use a planer may not comprehend or understand all the features that DeWalt provides. Not understanding and comprehending every element of a planar especially this DeWalt planer can lead to either a serious injury are you breaking the machine and then having buyers remorse thinking that you spent all that money and you bought a piece of garbage but in fact it is you that made a mistake and it's not the machine it's user error but you still are upset because you spent almost $700 on desktop planer. Here's the funny thing most planers universally use similar blades, in fact most budget planers can except higher end blades that will basically allow you to get very similar results to an expensive planer. I'm sure if you are smart enough you could probably also accessories in elements to a budget planer. The truth is as an amateur getting a budget planer is a much better decision simply because if you break a budget planer you won't feel as bad compared to spending nearly $700 on a DeWalt planer. And let's say a amateur would work her over time learns and understands the functionality of a planar perfectly and they make enough extra money on the side they can later down the road invest in a better planer.
Great review! I was thinking on getting the Vevor but I was checking Craig’s List last weekend and a like new 2 yr old Dewalt 735 popped up for $325. One side of the blades were toast, boards came out rougher than they went in, rotated them and they are smooth. I think this was a good choice for the price. Would you recommend getting the extension tables?
That was a great deal. If you plan on keeping this machine for a long time, the extensions are definitely worth the money. The blades can’t be sharpened so when the time comes you will need to replace them. They are a bit expensive $70-90. I may buy the helical head when the time comes. Good luck!!
0.2mm=.008". Look at the decimals again. that's .008". Thats pretty impressive for a budget tool. I've seen very expensive milling equipment that's worse than that.
Wow amazing i like that machine but I can't afford to buy I'm pilipino to support your blog if you have old machine ihope yuo share .I hope someday my dream will come true idol
I bought the newest 2000w 3 blade planer and after four uses and maybe half an hour altogether the blade shaft dropped due to the axel breakage near ball bearing. Blades are damaged. Now they want me to fix it and sending a shaft assembly to which I said no. Probably one of the bearings is loose and the shaft cover broken, it is possible that the transmission is also somehow damaged. I don't even have tools to fix it. The planer needs to be replaced but I don't think they will never do it. Stay away from this junk if you're even a tiny bit serious of your tools.
The trouble is that Vevor do not sell parts but will exchange/repair machine if in warranty. Here's the problem, I damaged my blades by hitting a hidden small staple and now leaves 2 very slight lines on my timber. Yes they sand out easily but what if the blades hit a nail or screw , the machine becomes unusable if the warranty has ended. Is the Scheppach or Draper 13" planer the same build as they look virtually the same machine.
@@MrSnookerballs here in the US you can find them on Amazon. They are the same blades that some of the other low end planers use like Mophorn and Craftsman
