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ordering from amazon.com was simple and great also. just be carefull you don't hit a screw/nail.
very quiet, smooth cutting, and 95% of dust stays in bag. only problem is that the guide should be made of white plastic as to not scratch the work your cutting.
bosch planer model 1594k with bevel cutting guide is great. overall tool performs great and has all the power you need.
using painters tape on guide works okay for about 2-3 passes and then you have to redo it. can't use any tape which will leave residue once you remove it.
comes in good carrying case also. rob k
Roll over to the next blade and start again. This is due to two things:1. After all of this you should be able to get the unit to a point where zero does indeed mean zero, but if you check it against a good square you'll soon realize that the front shoe is not always in perfect agreement with the rear shoe across all depth settings. The blades weren't adjusted properly before the unit left the factory and2. This will probably take a very long time as it's an awkward process requiring a lot of rolling back and forth that tends to throw everything off. To do this you:1. An impact driver with a Torx bit might work better for you than the little hand wrench in the case.
Secure the tool upside down in a padded vice taking care not to put too much pressure on the handle.2. You can fix the blade alignment problem yourself without voiding any warranties, and the Bosch tech assured me that while someone had obviously goofed, this is something I'd have to do eventually at some point during the life of the tool, especially if I ever hit a nail and threw the whole thing out of whack. Remove the belt cover.3. On the plus side, it's got oodles of power, spins fast enough to leave a very smooth surface, the included bevel fence is great (though again, not the paragon of accuracy so keep your Starret handy) and you can get replacement blades anywhere.
I found myself facing the same problem as another reviewer in that a depth setting of zero did not actually mean zero on my unit, and it would in fact remove a very small portion of wood on the right hand side no matter how low it was adjusted. With those freed up, it should be obvious how the height of the blade is adjusted with these two interlocking plates. Replace the plate against the drum and put the three larger black screws back in the holes to secure it in place, but do NOT tighten them down.Slide the blade back in, and lay a nicely squared block of wood over the rear shoe as you rotate the drum by twirling the belt assembly around, tapping it down until it just barely misses the wood by an equal amount on both sides of the blade. Once you're happy with the alignment, tighten the two internal screws back down and reassemble the retaining plate the way you found it. If you can break them loose where they are, great. The Bosch just can't compete. The front shoe simply isn't capable of surgical accuracy. This means that absolute perfection is simply out of this tool's reach, and if you're planing at extremely shallow depths, you can generally expect your work to be off by +/- 1/64" on one side or the other.If you plan on squaring up surfaces that are thinner than 3" and will only be using a portion of the cutting surface at any given time, this shouldn't be much of an issue in real world use.
Rotate the drum to the first group of three screws and remove them completely along with the retainer plate and slide the blade out (gloves are obviously a very good idea).Now you can see two hidden screws which have a small amount of yellow thread lock on them. If not, lift the whole black plate out of there (it just slides in place) so you can get a better grip on it while you loosen the screws. If you want to attack large, flat surfaces or do some incredibly precise rabbeting with a planer rather than a router, then I'd suggest you shell out the big bucks for the Festool. Chip a Festool blade and you'll probably be waiting days for another one to arrive in the mail.
The tool is powerful, fast and precise. When I let the smoke out of my off brand plane, I decided to stop mucking about and buy a professional quality tool. What more can you ask from a planer. The Bosch had the best mix of price, features and reputation. I have not regretted it. Settings are easy and repeatable. The fence is particularly nice, although it must be partially disassembled to fit into the molded case.
But when the tool gets little dusty, hard to see the dial settings. Light weight, smooth as butter, lots of power. Perfect balance, so no gouging and kick back. Also the fence accessory is not dead on 90 degree square. Dust collection works, but need to empty the bag very frequently.
This thing cuts wood faster than a pack of Beavers on steroids. no problem with alignment or squareness.Only one small caveat; I think only about half of chips end up in dust bags. Graet Planer. Recently bought this guy. So far scared wife twice blowing full stream of curlycues at her. Cuts plenty fast here.
Mostly used at less than 1/32".
Thickness of "plane" is controled by labeled knob on front , graduated in inch fractions.
For me this is OK.
Wow.
The rest of the curly cues go all over the room.
Just dial in thickness.
Only have used thinner settings, up to about 1/16".
Even better than OK.
In short GREAT PLANER.
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