Makita 3-1/4 in. Corded Planer

High quality! Did exactly as expected, highly recommend…. Steve in Louisville Ky

The dust/chip pickup with a vacuum is excellent. Nice light unit, easy to maneuver.

Powerful and aggressive.. Dust collection port is not compatible with my ridgid shop vac 2 1/2 inch tug a long hose. Had to modify a plumbing fitting to make it work.

I researched these and found very good reviews on this model. I used this for the first time on some cabinet doors and was very impressed with it. Very solid and well made tool.

great tool works very well.

I am very happy with this planer, it has enough power to plane oak planks that I milled last year; it gets the job done. My only complaint so far is that it does not zero out, the blade does not retract all the way, so I am always cutting. This 7.5 amp model was not available in the store. When delivered the box looked like it was through a war and the planer and parts were rattling around inside the box, and there was no manual (its available on the internet). It came with a guide, but I still haven’t figured out what it is supposed to do. I have to wonder if the planer was knocked out of alignment when shipped, the box had definitely been opened. there’s no directions on how to calibrate the depth gauge. Just a poor presentation, shame on someone.

Planes well but could be easier to use. The height adjustment knob spins around and is hard to calibrate. The knob also being a handle is less than ideal. Also, there should be a bag attachment to catch the chips ejected. A vacuum hose is annoying to work with and a bag seems like it should be easy enough to add. It otherwise planes well, is relatively easy to maneuver and apply for an even plane. I would like to see some markings on the top case for visualizing where the blade is. This would help for maneuvering. It’s easy enough to change the blades and access the motor and brushes, which is convenient.

The drill was a gift

Done a lot of research on this planer before I brought it. I just about pulled the trigger on a dewalt. Dewalt is cheaper but this one had a little more power and I also liked the guide which dewalt didnt have.I have only used it once on 3/4 plywood and I was amazed how fast it cut a 1/4 x 3 inch wide groove( I only cut 1/8 at a time because I didnt know how well it would cut) .As most of you already know tools are only made to last a few years not like older tools.

This is the best planer in it’s class. We are building an Oak log lodge style home 4400 Sq. Ft. and have had to plane all walls inside and out to be ready for stain. We have gone through at least 6 different competing brands of planers including Bosch. We have now settled in to utilizing 2 of these Makitas. After extremely heavy use they have outlasted the others without fail and are still going strong. The blade are easy to change, and when bought in bulk are inexpensive and easy to change. This means the tool goes right back to work quickly for minimum downtime. I have had to replace the brushes in one of them so far, but considering what we are doing with them I am ok with that. That is easy too.

High quality! Did exactly as expected, highly recommend…. Steve in Louisville Ky

An excellent tool. Easy to connect a vacume.

Excellent, but will not zero out, removes wood when on zero

Works great so far. Only used it a little bit. Arrived on time and reasonably priced.

After looking at several hand planers the Makita looked to be better made than others. I have used this planer for working down rough sawn white oak that is to big and heavy to go through my 12″ floor planer. So far I love this hand planer and hope it gives me many years of service.

It cuts very smoothly right through knots and inter-locking grain.

I had hoped it would come with a case but I have a solution for that. Nice feel and design.

I wish I would have spent more to get a real planer. The fence is not solid and is a joke. One has to be careful when holding the front knob bucause it is also the depth adjustment. A grip should be just that.

This was purchased for a single operation it ran for about an hour and saved me about 9 to 10 hours. So i am quite pleased.

The planer worked great on its first job. Reworking some redwood decking to make a trellis. I have hand sanded in the past. The hand planer saved me hours of work and did a much better job. It does take some hands on use to get good results, so practice on test pieces first.