Bosch Home and Garden Electric Planer PHO 1500 (550 W, Planing width 82 mm, Weight 2.4 kg, Cutting depth 0 – 1.5 mm, in carton packaging)

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Corded tools like planers need longer cables, so you don’t have to get out the extension cord all the time. It’s wide enough to take off the bottom of a tight-fitting door and join the edge of the most common timbers. For smooth, effortless planing, the best approach is to take off small amounts of material at a time but make more passes.

Just like the “blue” professional Bosch planer, there’s just one Woodrazor cutting blade to worry about.Planing and rebate depths are features you should definitely factor in when choosing an electric planer.

Harry Duncton is a jack of all trades with experience ranging from carpentry and furniture restoration to tree surgery and gardening.From the comfortable low vibration handle to the positive stops on the fine adjustment knob, it’s a joy to use! The aluminum front and rear shoes are precision-machined together for accuracy, and the tool has a machined groove for chamfering. Then subscribe to our newsletter, which has plenty of tips and tricks for keeping things exciting around your home and garden!

I’ve always been a fan of Ryobi’s GripZone technology, the rubber over-moulding won’t slip out of your hand easily. This can help to speed up the preparation process ahead of a decoration project though is also commonly used to simply reduce the thickness of a piece of wood. The planer is fitted with ultra-sharp and durable carbide reversible blades, producing high- quality, accurate surface results. There’s one thing you can count on in woodworking- if the tool is loud, spins fast and removes a lot of material, there’s going to be a lot of sawdust. Planing wood is the secret to tight-fitting joinery, glass-like wood surfaces and getting your doors to fit properly after having new carpets fitted.

Cordless electric planers are more versatile but they are also more expensive, not least thanks to the cost of a battery and charger. Although they’re probably better known for their battery-operated power tools, Japan’s Ryobi make one of the best corded planers, the RPN780-S. The standard 50mm dust port will fit most extractors and works well to remove almost everything ejected. Maintain a cleaner working area thanks to the single-sided chip ejection system with access for a dust bag or a vacuum cleaner. The dual-mount guide fence can be mounted on either side of tool, with a plastic overshoe that offers protection for the workpiece surface.

Sarah’s role as chief editor at DIY Garden is about more than just making sure we’re literally dotting the i’s and crossing the t’s (although she’s a stickler for detail, so it’s certainly about that too! They’re loud so make sure you’re wearing ear defenders, and messy so ensure your eyes are protected. Whether your planer had multiple blades that spin around the shaft or just one like the Woodrazor on Bosch’s PHO 1500, they need to be durable, easy to fit and incredibly sharp.

The professional blue power tools from Bosch are engineered for excellence – meeting the highest standards in speed, precision and robustness for great, professional work results. You can certainly go for a cordless electric planer too, although speed can be somewhat slower for these (10,000-15,000rpm).