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The Delta TP305 is 20th among 130 in the Planers ranking. It is 6th among 26 Portable Planers. The average price of is $423.57 and the Delta TP305 Shopmaster Portable Planer (12-1/2") is second in price. It is seventh in Planers at $2191.89. It is the 27th ranked product among 108 in the Delta brand.

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Smooth Planing, But Lacks Features
Wood Magazine, Volume 173, 2006-11

The reviewer said the high point of this planer is that it does as good a job of leaving as smooth a surface as do some other planers that are twice as expensive. On the negative side, deep snipe must be cut off, there are few features such as thickness stops or a material-removal gauge, the cutterhead doesn't automatically lock when changing knives, and the dust hood is an extra $25.

I hesitated to buy this planer because of the concerns about snipe. Does it snipe? Absolutely - about 1.5" - 2" on each end. But since I use it like once every two months, I don't mind taping "guide... (More)

I bought the 12" shopmaster planer and it does a good job, except for the sniping of the board ends. I found that if I feed strips of wood on either side of board, on entry and exit of board it about... (More)

Awesome!! Should have bought this a long time ago. Be sure to get the planer connect #50-359 and use with a shop-vac. Keeps the shavings at a minimum. (More)