Looking for an upgrade to my Craftsman wood thickness planer

[tncatadjuster]

I’m happy with the Cutech

Opinions on this benchtop planer?

Considering a new bench planer. Currently I have a Dewalt DW734 that's starting to act up in weird ways. Looking for something comparable. The DW735X is well regarded but I don't want to spend that much. I'm considering this Delta 22-590X unit: It checks all the boxes for me. Four post design...

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[tarbellb]

I’m happy with the Cutech

Opinions on this benchtop planer?

Considering a new bench planer. Currently I have a Dewalt DW734 that's starting to act up in weird ways. Looking for something comparable. The DW735X is well regarded but I don't want to spend that much. I'm considering this Delta 22-590X unit: It checks all the boxes for me. Four post design...

www.garagejournal.com

Any more insights. It's always great to see a member who has a machine everyone talks about

Would you recommend, what type of work have you done with it. Any previous experiences w other machines to compare it to?

 

[BTL-A4]

What about this one (WEN PL1326 15-Amp 13-Inch Spiral Benchtop Thickness Planer)? It looks very similar to the Cutech. I like that it's Home Depot, since returns would be easy and they have free shipping, Anyone have any direct experience with this machine?

 

[BTL-A4]

CONCLUSION
This Oliver 10045 came up for sale an hour and a half away. I looked into them and they are excellent machines. They are $1200 new. I got this one for about half that.






This was a bit more than I wanted to pay, but it is a great machine by all accounts. And, it comes with a digital DRO, which is often an extra add-on on other machines. The DeWalts I was looking at were too big and heavy for my use case since I needed something that I could easily lift and move around. They were also not much less than this one. Seems people get them, use them a few times, then list them for close to new prices.
I was looking for a Cutech, and found one that got sold before I could pick it up. The Jet and Wen clones were options as well, but I read that they cut corners to save money (plastic gears, etc).

Thanks to all for your input, comments and suggestions.