So once you’ve selected your 8″ jointer (or decided on a 6″…) you’ve got to pick yourself out a planer. We dug through hundreds of forum threads to find out which 15 inch planers have gotten the most recommendations.
This 15 planer comparison should give you a good idea on which planers are the most popular, and provide a starting point for making your planer purchase decision!
Top 9 15″ Planers, According to Woodworking Forums:
1) Grizzly 15 Inch Planer: 88 Overall Recommendations
Grizzly G0453: 30 Recommendations
Grizzly G0453Z: 14 Recommendations
Grizzly G1021X2: 11 Recommendations
Grizzly G1021X: 7 Recommendations
Grizzly G0551: 6 Recommendations
Grizzly G1021Z: 1 Recommendation
2) Powermatic 15 Inch Planer: 35 Overall
Powermatic 15HH: 21 Recommendations
Powermatic 15S: 14 Recommendations
3) Delta 15 Inch Planer: 30 Overall
Delta DC-380: 10 Recommendations
Delta X5: 5 Recommendations
Delta 22-780x: 4 Recommendations
Delta 22-790x: 4 Recommendations
Delta 22-785X: 1 Recommendation
4) Jet 15 Inch Planer: 17 Overall
Jet JWP-15HO: 4 Recommendations
Jet #708529: 2 Recommendations
Jet JWP-1rDX: 1 Recommendation
5) Yorkcraft 15 Inch Planer: 14 Overall
Yorkcraft YC-15P: 4 Recommendations
6) General International 15 Inch Planer: 12 Overall
General International 30-115: 4 Recommendations
General International 30-125: 4 Recommendations
7) Steel City 15 Inch Planer: 6 Recommendations
8) ShopFox 15 Inch Planer: 6 Overall
ShopFox 1742: 3 Recommendations
9) King Industrial 15 Inch Planer: 5 Overall
King 385-FX: 1 Recommendations
King Industrial CT380C: 1 Recommendations
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Nice list, the market’s first-rate equipment.