Has anyone purchased from "buytoolshome.com"

[BeerBrewer]

I'm interested in getting a thickness planer and I found what appears to be a deal to good to be true on http://www.buytoolshome.com/.  I googled the name and I can't tell if it a scam site or not.  So I thought I'd ask you folks to see if anyone has any experience with this site.

Thanks!

 

[Scrappile]

I have not, and would not... I look at the prices and think "too good to be true".  I just ordered a thickness planner from Toolnut, it was on sale, the cheapest I could fine (sale ended last week) but for the DeWalt DW734 it was $400.  I did a lot of searching.   The price at the site you are looking at,,,, I would be very cautious....  I could be wrong,,,, it happened one other time in my life

[ChelCass]

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This is what I found.  I guess it would be up to you to decide if you want to give them a try.  I would be curious to hear what you find.

 

[ChelCass]

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[ChelCass]

I checked Home Depot and they have a Wen for $288.00.  Menards has a Performax for $299.00.  Harbor Freight has a Bauer for $349.99 with a 15% discount thru Sunday.  Lowes also has the Wen for @288.88 and if you have military you can get a 10% discount.    Hope this helps.

 

[BeerBrewer]

Scrappile...I'm inclined to agree with you.  My father always said....if something seems to good to be true, then it probably isn't.  I just don't know $246 for a Dewalt DW734 Thickness Planes just seems WAY...WAY too cheap when Home Depot has it for $399.  If it was used, reconditioned or a second, I'd be more inclined to believe the price.

I've been looking at the WEN 6522T ($323) and the WEN 6550T ($288, but I don't know anything about WEN tools.  Has anyone used this brand?

I've never owned a bench planer, but I think I'd could use one.  I started scrolling bowls and vases out of wide cuts of wood.  Then I started making even wider boards by gluing strips of different kinds of wood together and making bowl out of it.  I've gotten some interesting patterns and bowls.  It seems that a lot of the interesting wood comes in random thicknesses, so I need a planer to even it all out.

Are there must have features for a Thickness planer?  Is a 3 blade planer that much better than a 2 blade planer?  I definitely want it to have a method for dust dust capture, so the Porta Cable unit is out since it doesn't have one.  

 Thanks!

 

Edited December 11, 2020 by BeerBrewer

[Scrappile]

@BeerBrewer, I have had a Delta planer for years, it is getting old.  I took it apart and cleaned it all up, scrubbed the rollers and put it back together again.  I have not been able to get it adjusted so it work properly  and really not spend much time on it.  On a whim I purchased the DeWalt.  My Delta had two blades, the DeWalt has three, so I will see.  It is hard for me to imagine a smoother board then my Delta made.  I was pleased with the Delta.... sure I will be pleased with the DeWalt.  The DeWalt DW735 may be even better, but I am a hobbyist, not a pro, so I will save some and settle for plenty good enough... Both DeWalts get great reviews.  Chip/dust collection is a must for planers unless you just love cleaning up a mess.  I did not order the collection port for the DeWalt yet,,, wanted to see the machine first.  May build something, but then again the port is under $30 so is it worth the work to try to make something?  Not sure when it will show up, on back order..

The only wen tool I have had was an electric chain saw.  I used it hard taking out a row of big shrubs.  On the last shrub it quit.. like I said I worked it hard, it was cheap and lasted through 90% of my project.  I took it apart and saw a lot of nylon gears with stripped teeth,,, so I tossed it.  Figured I got my monies worth out of it.  That was when Wen first came out.  I know they have a air filter that seems to be pretty good...  I have thought about getting one of those.

Edited December 11, 2020 by Scrappile

[tomsteve]

i dont know how they can sell a thousand dollar chainsaw(powerhead only) for $500

http://www.buytoolshome.com/Chain-Saw/2019-Husqvarna-372-XP-X-TORQ-965-96-83-09

[TAIrving]

I found an even better(???) bargain.  A DeWalt 734 for $99.96!  Beware!

https://www.dollsbee.com/products/planer-dw734-dewalt-12-1-2-in-thickness

 

 

[BeerBrewer]

Oh...I agree beware.....there are so many scammers out there it is very sad.

[new2woodwrk]

I get many of my tools from CPOoutlet - they are refurbished and I've yet to have an issue with any of the tools.

Here's the thing with refurbished as I see it... When making a new tool, typically only select units are actually rigorously tested. Perhaps 1 in a hundred? Thousand?

But with a reputable refurbishing company (Dewalt let's say) the refurbished unit has specifically been tested multiple times.

So in many ways, it has the potential to be a better unit than a new unit.

Either way, good luck with your purchase - and don't forget the pics

Edited December 14, 2020 by new2woodwrk

[Scrappile]

5 hours ago, new2woodwrk said:

I get many of my tools from CPOoutlet - they are refurbished and I've yet to have an issue with any of the tools.

Here's the thing with refurbished as I see it... When making a new tool, typically only select units are actually rigorously tested. Perhaps 1 in a hundred? Thousand?

But with a reputable refurbishing company (Dewalt let's say) the refurbished unit has specifically been tested multiple times.

So in many ways, it has the potential to be a better unit than a new unit.

Either way, good luck with your purchase - and don't forget the pics

I have several refurbished and always check for them first... Save money and have never had a problem with one. 

[Sparkey]

Look at Cutech online. They have some decent prices. I have a joiner and like it so much I will buy their planer when I am ready. They have the helical setup.

[OCtoolguy]

I have purchased many factory refurbs/recons. I have purchased all of my business computers that way. My thinking is, a new one has only been through quality control once and it passed. A refurb has been returned for one reason or another so it has been repaired and then back through quality control. So, double the scrutiny. I've not been disappointed ever when doing this. It broke my heart when Toshiba stopped building laptops. It forced me to learn how to repair them myself. Another story.