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Is the WEN PL1326 spiral planer comparable to the Dewalt 735 w/ spiral head upgrade? Looking at buying my first planer and I understand the advantage of going with a helix head, but is the DeWalt in this case worth paying more than twice the price, $427 vs over $1K? I've read good reviews about this WEN planer as well as their customer support.

WEN PL1326 thickness planer...

 

 

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I've since been told the WEN uses HSS cutter inserts instead of carbide and they're only 2 sided as well.  I've seen another version of the 13" WEN sold with a 3 knife head for a little over $300.  Wonder if someone makes a replacement carbide cutter head for it?

 

Also, someone suggested this Oliver planer.  Any opinions on it?

 

https://olivermachinery.net/12-5in-planer

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