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The Hitachi P20SB Heavy Duty Planer (3-1/4") is ranked 12th among 25 in Corded Hand Held Planers analysis and 14th among 32 in the Hand Held Planers category. The average price of Hand Held Planers is $228.29 and the Hitachi P20SB is 15th in price. It is 13th among Corded Hand Held Planers at $177.87. It is ranked 34th of 76 among Hitachi products in our database.

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Cheap and Efficient
Wood Magazine, Volume 153, 2003-12

Hitachi's power planer, while lacking in comfort and niceties like a dust collector and a tilting full-length fence, still carries the strength to quickly flatten rough boards. The manual states that the tool is capable of chamfering and rabbeting, yet does not carry instructions as to how to set it up to do so. However, for its cheap affordable price and its performance, this tool is still worth the cost.

This is a very good buy at the price. It has been being used by my one of my finish crews and is used almost daily. I have had it for about 2 months and have had no problems with it at all. (More)

This is a great planer I inherited the one I own from my dad. Overall the one that I own is probably about 20 years old and it has never had any problems with it. The blades are easy to change and are... (More)

TODAY (7/11/00) I USED MY PLANER FOR THE FIRST TIME AND WAS REALLY PLEASED HOW VIBRATION FREE IT WAS AND WHAT A SMOOTH CUT IT MADE. THE FURNISHED GUIDE WAS A BIG HELP IN KEEPING THE PLANER AT A NINTY... (More)