WEN 6534 8-Amp Electric Hand Planer, 4-3/8-Inch

Very good at price. Quick and undamaged delivery. Used quickly for 4' oak slab edges, cutting shallow. Did great. I have long arms and strong, so could hold heavier pieces firmly and not wobble. Easy to set up, easy to store on shelf when not in use. I especially like the cylinder cutting blades.

It works better than I expected after watching YouTube with other planers, I have been turning $30.00 sheets of plywood into $50.00 sheets of plywood to build cabinets, I was going through boxes of sanding discs, I made one pass with the planer and it laid it down even with ease, it has more power and does a larger area than the big name tools for a fraction of the price and its made well works great I've been buying Wen tools for the last 2 years I've never had problems with any of them, my track saw, plunge saw, palm sanders they are all made well, I would recommend this planer and anything Wen puts their name on.

For only a few bucks more than the 6-amp model, this is a great value. Way chunkier than the smaller one, and seems to have a decent amount more power. I've been making 3/64-inch passes on some green hemlock beams, and as long as I don't push it, it doesn't bog down.I will say I had to buy 3 Wen planers before I found one where the shoe was level "enough", to not leave behind a large edge when doing side-by-side passes. The shoe on the 6-amp model was way out of whack. So, quality control is so-so. You may have to buy a couple before you get one with tighter tolerances.Still a great value compared to the blue B and yellow D brands. But one thing I wish Wen had copied was the attachment of the fence; the Wen fence attaches with one bolt near the front, so there's a pivot point that will always have some play no matter how tight you get it, and the fence won't necessarily be parallel to the shoe. The blue B's fence has two attachment points, so no pivoting. The yellow D's fence has a bar that extends through the front of the planer, so there's no side-to-side play once it's tightened down.

When my first handheld power planer finally died, I ordered this one -- not just because it was inexpensive, but because I've used other Wen tools that work great. It's not as compact as some, it weighs quite a bit, and it makes a lot of noise (all planers do), but the quality of cut is more than acceptable and its chip-catching setup works well. If you need to fit doors, smooth edges of lumber, shape posts, or any of a BUNCH of other smoothing and shaping tasks, I think you'll find this Wen planer a great combination of capability, quality and price.

This was a gift for my husband so I wanted to wait before I gave a review. He said it is very good and cuts very well he is very happy with this planar.

Wonderful tool. Never used one regularly before but do a lot of woodworking and play with epoxy. Out of the box it performed superbly well. So easy to use as it is balanced and quite comfortable in the hand. My results on all materials are excellent and the job it does on epoxy is what I have been looking for. BUT WHERE IS THE DUST BAG. There is a massive debris issue and even a basic bag would be nice. WEN sells the bag on their site. I love the product so I guess I must go to WEN to get it. The product folks is wonderful and you will be happy

I bought the big version to get a little extra weight and length along the sole for flattening longer boards. The longer the the sole is, of course, the flatter the resulting plane created by the cut. I'm using this as an initial cut on a woodworking bench that I'm making out of multiple 2x4 boards. This helps knock off high spots before going to a hand plane or drum sander where more refined removal is necessary to achieve a truly flat surface. My thinking is that with a $60 tool, I'm saving in expensive drum sander sand paper rolls and more importantly, effort.A couple of caveats:1.) Don't buy this if you don't have a shop vac with reasonable capacity. Something like this: https://www.amazon.com/RIDGID-50353-1610RV-Stainless-16-Gallon/dp/B011KF547M/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1535039347&sr=8-3&keywords=shop+vacuum+rigid2.) The adapter that comes with the planer is not all that great; fits a bit loose. You may want to get an adapter that fits your shop vac hose to the 2" OD of the bidirectional dust chute outlet on the planer.3.) Set your wood/workpiece on sawhorses or on a bench so that your planing is done ergonomically and safely.4.) Apply pressure to the front of the planer as you enter the cut (with no pressure on the back). As the planer works through the middle of the cut, let the weight of the tool apply the pressure. As you exit the cut (likely at the end of a board) retain pressure at the back of the planer (with no pressure on the front). This will ensure a flatter cut.5.) If, like me, you're working on long boards, it may help to get a straight edge to check your work. You can spend more on more accurate straight edges, but this is probably good enough for government work: https://www.amazon.com/Swanson-SVE480-Straight-Non-marring-Laser-Etched/dp/B0083SGRT4/ref=sr_1_6?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1535039703&sr=1-6&keywords=straight+edgeYou may also want to use winding sticks to check for warp/twist. Note where the winding sticks rest, ideally on the outer edges if not a flat surface.6.) Start off taking only small amounts of material, and dial up to a cut that feels comfortable.7.) Empty your shop vac before using the planer. Then when you (rapidly) fill the shop vac with wood chips, you can save them. Let them dry out for a while. They should make great kindling if you have a fireplace. Alternatively, it could be used for mulch or yard waste.The only con I can mention, and one that WEN should consider adding as a feature, is that it's missing "Hold" button. They probably assessed that this was a safety risk, but when you're planing large sections for long periods of time, your fingers and hand get fatigued from holding the trigger. It would be nice to have a feature that enabled a press-once for "on"--my SKIL belt sander has this and it really makes a difference.

It is a deficiency that there is no spare knife. Other than that, the performance is good