My plainer is 24" single phase 220 5 hp. It was built in the 50's. I bought it for $850 in "working" condition. I then replaced all the bearings and bushings and bought a spiral cut insert head for it. My total investment is about $2200. It weighs about 1200 lbs. It will easily take a 1/8" cut on a 24" oak board and leave a smooth finish with no chatter or snipe. The drive wheels are steel instead of rubber or whatever the new ones are. The carbide inserts have 4 sides each and are sharper than a scalpel. If you do damage a side of one it takes about 2 minutes to spin it a quarter turn. It's more machine than most people need but I thought I would just throw it out there. FYI I would stay away from Cedar, it's full of fine dirt and will eat your blades. The drum sander is a better choice for Cedar.
