KP0800K 3-1/4" Planer, with Tool Case , Blue

I am an experienced Do It Yourselfer type with appreciation for quality tools. Inatalling solid wood doors requires a planer. Originally purchased the popular Bosch 1594K with adjustable fence. I own many quality Bosch tools and have high regard for them. The Bosch 1594K was immediately returned when the fence could not adjust to 90 degrees. This is a show stopper #1. Show stopper #2 was that the two planes were not parallel. Show stopper #3 was that 0" depth of cut was not 0" depth. On top of that the plane surfacess were scratched and not exactly smooth. I can not believe Bosch designed this turkey, probably found one and attached their name to it. The Makita KP0800K by contrast was perfect. Solid, well made, smooth and as accurate as a planer in this price range can be. Smooth cuts, no digging at start and end of "run" (I forgot the word for this common problem). A great, smooth, easy to use planer. Wish I had bought one a long time ago. To aid me with the 2 to 3 degree beveling of door edges, I also ordered the Makita adjustable fence "Makita 123060-6 Bevel Guide For N1900B Planer" from Amazon of course. Despite the fence's title, it is designed to ALSO attach to the Makita KP0800K not just the N1900B. This fence is solid, has large surface area and locks in the adjustment. And yes it adjusts to 90 degrees. By comparison the Bosch fence was complicated and not solid at all. We would all rather buy the $600 Porter Cable with 3 spiral cutters, but I'll leave that to the pros that earn a living working solid wood door slabs. This Makita is an excellent well designed and built planer, an excellent value.

What a great tool. Does not come with the dust bag or the required bag adaptor but they are available here cheap. Bag works great. Used it in side to fit a few doors. No dust.

OK so this is not a tool that you’re likely to use every day but it is great. Extremely versatile. Had to trim some 6x6 posts to fit into metal brackets and it made short work of it. I’m not easy to impress but I am with this tool. Looking forward to using it for other projects. Beware when buying extra blades though. I bought a spare set of blades that were said to fit it and they weren’t even close.

The unit is light weight and is comfortable to handle. The sound level is acceptable. Works right out from box. However, when depth dial set to "0" the blade is still protruding from the plate. I reset the clamping plate using the aligment jig. The blade is still protruding. I added 2 credit card thickness to the stop block on the alignment jig to adjust the clamp. It is now measure 0.305 inch when cutting with 1/32 inch setting. It is 0.004 lower and is good for me . The instruction can be improved with more picture. The design holding the blade is good. As long as the jig alignment is correct. It is important when the depth dial set to "0". It meant the work surface is not cut by the knife. It is excellent tool. It is sturdy and the blade are double sided and sharp. Do check the blade settibng and the 6 mounting screws for tightness on the blade assembly right out the box. I use a "SHOP VAC". The hose fit into the chip outlet.

It was great it accomplished what I needed and left a smooth surface

Excellent product

Makita is the brand of power hand tools I've used since 2017, so I didn't expect the performance of this plane to be any different and it didn't disappoint. Made me consider how I managed without one over the years.

The planer is of very good quality, its materials are excellent, it's very strong, the plastics have good grip, it is assembled in the USA, the only thing I don't like is that the cable gets bent in the box and will end up getting damaged over time. Look the image.

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Great quality and performance. I didn't want cordless, as I was worried they wouldn't last long on a battery, and I have mains where I am working. Very happy

Die Qualität des Hobels ist nach erstmaligem Gebrauch in Aussehen und Verarbeitung für sehr gut zu beurteilen. Das Hobelergebnis ist sehr gut. Es wird sich aber in der Zukunft noch zeigen, ob er diesen Gütestand halten kann. Leider wird er nur in einem Karton verpackt geliefert, weshalb ich einen Punkt Abzug geben muß. Falls sich ich nach häufiger Verwendung des Hobels eine andere Meinung ergibt, werde ich diese wissen hier lassen!

Nice Product

Der Falzhobel ist ein sehr ausgereiftes Werkzeug, geeignet für sehr gute Arbeitsergebnisse. Preis/Leistung stimmt. Ich kann dieses Gerät nur empfelen.