Alvin -- Yeah, I didn't have this problem when my neighbor was a Mennonite furniture maker ... I hear you, but you forget for a moment that I am a proud Native New England Yankee. We generally don't like to ask anyone for anything ever -- it means talking to someone and submitting yourself to their schedule or rules or needs or whatever. Now that I am putting a wood shop back on line at the new place, Miss Peggy has already developed a wish list. I have a stack of cut, dry oak, some cypress (for a boat seat) and some other pine, etc. When I get going, I just want to walk out to the shed, flick the lights on, get to work and be left ALONE. The last thing I want to do is stop, put stuff in the van, drive somewhere just to be told, "Sure -- come back in an hour" or "it needs to be sharpened first" or "while you're at it, can you run these off for me, too?" Or, worst of all, someone being gabby while I am immersed in a project.
Back on topic ...
The DeWalt makes a point that its knives are replaceable (i.e., no sharpening, just toss 'em and put in a new set. No adjustments. The knives on the Grizzly are to be sharpened as required and then adjusted. Just how hard is that to do? How does one generally sharpen planer knives?
