Planer Pal W1226A Mini Planer Pal

Work great! Very strong little magnets.

These were so easy to use! Snapped the blades right into place on my 22-540 and held them in place while i tightened everything down.

This little tool makes blade alignment so much easier *BUT* I had to make a small modification to make it work with my Delta TP300 planer. I couldn't find a spec on the TP300 cutter diameter but apparently it's a little narrower than this tool is designed for and thus it leaves the blades extended too far out. Rather than return it I decided to just try adding a shim to the magnets that holds the cutter blade in place - which in turn would keep the blade recessed more. I happened to have an old blade-style automotive fuse in my junk drawer and found that the thickness of the fuse blades were probably close to what I needed so I just cut them off and epoxied them to the alignment magnet. With this small mod my cutter blade was exactly where I wanted it. This was a pretty easy fix considering this tool isn't designed for my planer. Money well spent IMO.

These work well on my delta 12 inch planer. My only complaint is that they are not adjustable. the magnet depth is fixed and the blade position cannot be tuned in. With that being said the setup time was quite fast and the planer seems to cut well after using them.

This jig held my planer blades perfectly still while I reinstalled them. I did not need to use any other measuring tools to set the blade depth. Made an extremely tedious job a breeze.

Reviewing "Woodstock W1226A Mini-Planer Pal, Pair" - I used this to install and align new blades in a 30 year old Sears 12 1/2"" planer. Worked perfectly. The magnets have plenty of strength to easily hold the new blades in position while the gimbal screws are tightened. My sears planer is model 351.233731. The cutterhead assembly is about 2" in diameter and only holds two 12" long blades. Removing the dust collector gave me access (5 minutes). I was able to remove both blades, clean pith from the cutterhead with carburator cleaner and using this tool to hold the new blades in position I tightened the gimbals screws. The entire job was completed in about 30 minutes. There was a tool that came with the planer to do the same job, but only one tool. So you'd have to move it back and forth left to right over and over to make the same adjustment. The Pair of magnetic tools gets the job done in minutes. Very pleased with how easy it made the job.

I almost returned them when flipping the knives on a Delta 22-540. I eyed the original position of the knife using the beveled edge before removal. When I used these to install the flipped knife, they looked to be higher and thought I should try another product. After reviewing other products, I decided to set the knives with these Planer Pals and use a little extra caution when testing. Everything worked well in testing and I've been planing 11" cherry with great results. Boards feed great and the sharp knifes are a plus.

Made the installation of my new planer blades very easy and held the blades in place while I tightened down the retaining bars.

I was gifted an old King planer but it didn't have the set up jig for replacing the blades. Could get one for $140. Ordered this instead. With a little care to get it aligned correctly the magnet just snapped up my blade to the correct height. I tighten it in place and it works perfectly. The place I get my blades sharpened wanted to see it because it works so slick. I expect they may be selling it soon.

livraison très longue (deux mois)et deuxième mauvaise surprise : le facteur me demande 11euros de taxe à l'importation. Très chère pour deux morceaux de plastique.Sinon, conforme à la description.

I lost the tool for setting up my Delta planer blades and a replacement one wasn't available at a reasonable cost so I thought I would try these. It set my blades up perfectly and I found it to be much easier to use as once it's set in place the magnets hold it and I had both hands to work with.

Why didn't these come with my Delta 12" planer when I bought it?The gauge that came with the tool requires that you have at least 3 hands ... So with this set of gauges and a quality 8mm wrench (not the one that Delta gives you) setting the knife depth is easy.I also found my magnet based LED light on a goose neck was a great help.The price is pretty steep IMHO, but worth it to avoid the hours of frustration and foul language that went before it....

These take all the guess work out of changing the blades definitely recomended them