DELTA 22-580 15 Amp 13-Inch Benchtop Planer, 120-Volt 1 Phase
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Product Details
Manufacturer: DeltaModel: 22-580
Product features:
- Affordable, two-cutter finish planer with 13-inch deck
- Two-speed, 15 Amp motor performs at 10,000 RPM
- Blade zero indicator; cutterhead lock; depth stop
- Measures 20 x 23 x 15 inches (HxWxD); weighs 92 pounds
- Includes two knives
- DELTA 22-677 15-Inch Planer Knives
- DELTA 22-549 Replacement Knives for DELTA 13-Inch Planer
- DELTA 50-326 Planer Stand
- DELTA 50-359 12-Inch Planer Connect
- DELTA 22-562 12-1/2-Inch Steel Knife for 22-560 Planer (2-Pack)
Description of DELTA 22-580 15 Amp 13-Inch Benchtop Planer, 120-Volt 1 Phase
Delta calls its 22-580 a finishing planer, but it's really two planers in one. A dimensioning speed of 60 cpi allows you to shave rough wood to its desired thickness quickly and accurately, with virtually no snipe. Then, with a single pass at the quicker finishing speed of 90 cpi, your wood comes out ultrasmooth and ready to go. The razor-sharp, double-sided M2 steel knives are powered by a 15 amp, 120-volt, single-phase motor. Bells and whistles like a blade zero indicator (which lets you set the cutterhead to the exact thickness of your wood), patented cutterhead lock (which eliminates snipe), and easy blade-change system add to the value, as do the oversize infeed and outfeed tables, which make it easier to glide your wood through the machine. Overall, this is one solid piece of machinery. --Carl ThressNo woodworking shop is complete without a solid finish planer, and the DELTA 22-580 13-inch finish planer takes care of this need and then some. Its ability to quickly and accurately size and finish lumber helps save money by allowing you to purchase rough-cut lumber instead of already processed stock. The powerful 15 Amp motor produces a cutterhead speed of 10,000 RPM, and its cooling fan helps to blow dust and chips away from the machine and into a dust collection system. The two-blade cutting system features two speed of cutting power ? a dimensioning setting of 60 CPI, or a finishing setting of 90 CPI. Other features include easy cutterhead height adjustments, cutterhead lock, depth stop for easy repetitive cuts, and a blade zero indicator.
Tools and Hardware Reviews of DELTA 22-580 15 Amp 13-Inch Benchtop Planer, 120-Volt 1 Phase
Customer Review: Have Board, Never Bored
Summary: 5 Stars
Picked up this planer today and have sent all the rough hardwood I have in my shop through it. (it's been a long day!) Most of the wood i ripped with a chain saw and was pretty rough to begin with. Now, all is smooth as glass. I am a professional carpenter by trade and have used many different models of planers. I can't say this one is the best one i have ever used (that would be the larger floor models), but for the price and its size, it GREATLY exceeded my expectations. I ran many boards through it at nearly 13" inches wide and varied lengths. I could barely see snipe at the ends of some boards but is so minimal, it could not be felt. The machine had plenty of power. I only had to "assist" it in feeding some boards, just the 4"+ thick ones that were 35-45 pounds. Pretty impressive for a bench top. For you guys that are obsessed with a couple of thousands of an inch, yes, the machine will, as any mass produced item, need a little tweaking out of the box to be perfect. I found the "blade zero" feature to be very handy. The factory dust chute did clog on occasion, but reducing the depth of cut nearly eliminated that problem. The machine, although noisy, is somewhat quieter than most planers I've used. The depth stop is also proved to be a nice feature for milling multiple pieces to the same thickness. My ideal of a quality tool is older American made stationary planer, but I'd find it hard to make any complaints about this little far east machine thus far.
UPDATE! UPDATE! UPDATE!
After using this machine for several months now, and producing 50 or so yards of sawdust (no kidding, my 70' x 40' garden has at least a 6 inch layer of sawdust on it!) I have made some observations. I have noticed that snipe is not uncommon when i first start dimensioning larger rough lumber, especially slightly cupped boards. The outfeed table is just not stout enough, and flexes, causing snipe. Placing a block of wood under the end of the outfeed table to support it will help minimize this. After a few passes and the board is flat, i have no problems with snipe. I have had no problems with the dust chute getting clogged except when planing "softer" woods. These woods sometimes produce more of a long "shaving" instead of smaller dust and occasionally clog the machine. No problems with any harder woods. The blades lasted longer than expected and are easy to change. The rollers do need cleaned on a regular basis, i just do it every time i start planing a large bunch of wood. I also treat the infeed/outfeed tables with a product called TOP COTE. (This stuff comes in a brown spray can is a miracle for keeping your saw tables and planer/joiner beds smooth and slick, Try it, you'll LOVE it.) With the exception of the above mentioned, the planer still operates as new and still produces a great finish.
UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE 12-10-2006
The planer is almost three years old now. I'm probably on my tenth set of blades (actually 20th set since they are double sided!) I've literally shoved thousands of board feet through this machine and it is still performing very well. The only minor problem I have is it seems like I have to clean the feed rollers more often now than I did when it was newer. They may be getting worn and need replaced, although they haven't been enough of a nuisance for me to look into that further as of yet. Nonetheless, I have absolutely no regrets purchasing this machine. It just keeps on going!
UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE 12-25-07!!!
Planer is now over 4 years old. My shop has become "semi-pro" in the last year so this little planer has seen a LOT of production use lately and is still holding up just fine. I have some money put aside for a new, 15" stationary planer w/Byrd shelix (etc.) which would make my shop more productive, but this little one just won't quit and I don't want to replace it until absolutely necessary. I did add a Wixey digital readout to make thicknessing stock more accurate and I love it. Still have minor issues with feeding, but not enough of an issue to justify any further action other than cleaning the rollers and waxing the tables occasionally. It still pretty much performs as new, and has certainly been worth the purchase price.
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