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Your cart is empty.We have taken our magnetic technology and developed a knife setting jig for all portable planers with standard 1-7/8 to 2-1/8-inch cutterheads. The Mini Planer Pal allows you to set knives to within .001-inch every time and provide third-hand convenience to minimize the handling of razor sharp blades. Sold in pairs only. Setting planer knives quickly and accurately allows for more time planing and less time setting knives. It also allows you to shift nicked knives to get a perfect cut with precision and accuracy. The Mini Planer Pal has very strong rare earth (Neodymium) magnets that allow the Planer Pal to pull the planer knife up towards the jig and hold it securely in place, thereby keeping ones hands away from freshly sharpened blades and to free to tighten the gib. Precision-engineered and manufactured under strict control from top-quality materials, our Mini Planer Pal planer jigs level the knives of a planer and set them to the correct height above the cutterhead body. A must-have for any shop.
dgn
Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2025
Does a good job of holding planer blades at correct distance. Magnets are not too overwhelming, which is good. Took a little practice to get used to how to find the best procedure to use these. At first it seemed tricky to find proper seating on the planer drum but just make sure the fixture magnets are actually contacting the drum and the locator spur is touching the drum slot edge. I used a small flexible mirror to confirm these attributes- it helped immensely !
Polka Dot
Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2024
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.
Edward W.
Reviewed in Canada on November 13, 2024
They work as planned.
BA232
Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2022
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.
Client d'
Reviewed in France on December 29, 2021
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.
Brian Hemrich
Reviewed in Canada on November 19, 2021
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.
TJ
Reviewed in Canada on September 3, 2020
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....
Bruce A.
Reviewed in Canada on July 3, 2020
I lost the original depth tool after moving to another house. This tiny tool did an amazing job setting the depth of the knives on my thickness planer. Easy to use and accurate. Every woodworker should have a set of these. Great price and very functional.
Will Smith
Reviewed in the United States on August 5, 2019
I fiddled around for years eyeballing the knives on my Delta 22-540, and while I could get things in the right ballpark, I was never happy. I then fiddled around trying to make my own gauge, but then I came to my senses and spent the $24 on these little dealies. Whenever I do this kind of thing, I always feel stupid afterward. Why is it that I can go out to eat and spend 30 bucks on a meal without thinking a thing about it but won't buy myself the right tools??! Sometimes I'm a cheap bastard in all the worst ways. Should have bought these things years ago. The only thing is that you have to make absolutely sure that the little nibs (the little plastic protuberances) are not resting on the cutter head itself, but rather in the slot, right behind the knives. That ensures that the magnets in the middle holding the knives are in the correct position relative to the knives. There's a diagram on the back of the package that's very straightforward. If you don't do this, it'll set the knives very high, and the cutter head will engage the wood before the roll feeders will, and if that happens, you'll know it instantly..! You'll see others claiming that these don't work for the Delta 22-540, but they do. I'm assuming those folks didn't notice that the little nibs were on the cutter head itself and not in the slot. Other than that, they're very easy to use.
Dustin Chase
Reviewed in the United States on November 26, 2019
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.
Thomas( Doc Savage 45)
Reviewed in the United States on June 20, 2016
Couldn't find the alignment tool for my Old 12 inch Delta Surface Planer. The price on this tool sold me. It worked great when I changed the blades.Purchased in 2016, didn't work with my planer. Attempted again 2021 after unloading wood from on top of planer which I gave up on at the time.Got exact replacement tool and my planer now works 5 years later ,LOL! No snipe!
BearsLeft
Reviewed in the United States on November 9, 2010
I was dreading pulling the knives out of my Delta portable planer but the cut quality was just too rough. After considering buying another copy of the Delta knife setting jig that came with the planer (the original was lost) I decided to try this little Planer Pal as it was cheaper and well reviewed. I am SO glad I tried the Planer Pal. It took all of 5 minutes to get my knives set perfectly with this great little tool. I found it to be well made and cleverly designed. It is actually 2 tough little plastic brackets with 4 positioning magnets that hold it to the cutterhead while a 5th magnet holds the knife at the correct depth. One bracket goes at each end of the cutterhead with a locating pin that positions each Pal correctly in the knife slot. The bolt heads are easily accessible so you can cinch them down while the Pals hold the knife in place. It takes less time to do than it does to write about it. I won't be at all hesitant to sharpen my knives from now on, knowing I have this little gem handy to set them perfectly.
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