The 2-speed refurbished planer is terrific. I’d like to be able to give 5 stars, but there were other problems with the order. The receipt said that the motor, beds and top had been replaced. It was very clean, with some wear on the speed switch evident. Set up was easy, with some fiddling with the infeed/outfeed tables to make them coplanar with the fixed bed & each other. The head stripped on one of the Allen screws on the side of the bed, and a replacement was mailed immediately. This is Wahuda’s typical customer service, quick & helpful. Then I found that the cutters were higher on one side than the other. Staff told me how to adjust that underneath. There I found that the base was broken right where one elevation screw was mounted, causing the problem. Since the base is cast in one piece staff said for me to dispose of it and I would be credited the purchase price. Then I was asked to keep it for a couple of weeks so they could request indemnification from UPS. On further examining it, I found a tiny Allen wrench wedged between one of the breaks, an apparent (& failed) attempt by someone (not Wahuda, evidently the first owner) to stabilize it. I reported this for advice & seeking coverage for shipping damage wouldn’t be justified. After about 10 days, I contacted Wahuda again (all this via email) to tell them I had been able to repair the base and I would keep the machine, so they needn’t credit me. But I had had no responses from them since they advised they’d seek UPS coverage, and no credit ever showed up. Still, the planer is everything people say. Beautiful smooth cuts at both speeds, very slight snipe, only on the trailing edge. Construction is very robust, all metal. I have had the 10″ jointer since it was introduced, purchased new, which was perfectly set up on arrival and continues to perform beautifully. So I highly recommend the planer–it is a 5 star machine. I am confident that Wahuda stands behind its products from past experience and their readily offering to credit my purchase price. It is very atypical that since then they stopped corresponding with me despite my findings. But no matter, since I was able to complete the repair of the planer. It is refurbished at an excellent price, and I know it inside & out now since I finished refurbishing it. If they ever get back in touch with me, some credit for my keeping & repairing a damaged machine they were going to completely write off would be appropriate & appreciated.
