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The standings for the Corded Hand Held Planers analysis has the P20SBK as ninth among 25 and 11th among 32 in the Hand Held Planers category. At $177.87, the Hitachi P20SBK is fourth in Corded Hand Held Planers and 3rd among Hand Held Planers at $228.29. It is ranked 26th of 76 among Hitachi products in our database.

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The reviewer said the primary positive feature of this power planer is its low price, which is $50-$60 less expensive than comparable planers. This is a basic planer with very few features. It is limited to 1/32 inches of cutting depth, but at least it never bogs down. A blade setting guide is included, which is necessary since the knives may be set too high as the tool comes out-of-the-box. There is no dust collection or tilting full-length fence, and the owner's manual is limited. Supposedly this planer does chamfering and rabbeting but the manual does not tell how.

I'd have to give it 4.5 stars, it's worth more than 4 stars so I had to give it 5. Good, solid tool. Simple, clean and throws chips clear easily. Plenty of power for most jobs, handles... (More)

If you need a hand planer for occasional use and don't want to spend more than $100 bucks this is an excellent buy. I gave it 5 stars are mainly because this is a best value choice. I got mine on... (More)

I looked at all the planers. I was going to buy a planer with AMPS being my first concern. With a 3.4 amp motor this planer did not fail once. I put this machine to work on rough cut white oak with... (More)