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Summary: Learn how to use a hand held power planer tool and how the various parts function from a power tools expert in this free DIY video clip.
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Robert J. McMahon Robert J. McMahon is a master carpenter with over 20 years of experience. He has worked on many restoration projects of old, period homes in the Philadelphia ... read more
Rob McMahon for Expert Village. Let’s talk a little about the anatomy of the power planer. Here you have a cylinder that rotates. The blade is right here. This particular model only has one blade; some have up to three. This is a dust ejection port which you can switch depending on which side you are on; it will come out one or the other. The trigger, the trigger hold button and the depth adjustment.