Woodtek 2 sided planer questions

[Mike Ashton]

I'm looking to upgrade to a larger planer from my DW735 and came across this machine during my search. Anyone know anything about it or how well they work? I know nothing about Woodtek, assuming it's an Asian made machine which doesn't bother me.

http://woodworker.com/16-double-sided-planer-mssu-102-017.asp

I've seen the huge industrial machines online, this seems more reasonable.

Guessing the only benefit is more material removal per pass?

[Jerry Moyers]

Wild looking machine!

I went with a woodmaster 817 and am very happy!

[Mike Ashton]

I've been looking at getting a 718 for a while now, they look pretty solid and I like the 18" width. Feels silly to upgrade from 13" to 15", figure while I'm at it I might as well go a little wider...:rolleyes: Then I found this machine and got curious.

[ed vitanovec]

The woodtech is woodworkers supply house brand. I have a couple of their machines and they are nice, paint colors are okay. I have seen this planer in their showroom once and it looked really good. I also have the Woodmaster 718 and I think its built really well. It is a nice planer and the variable feed is really nice for a planer.

Regards!
Ed

[Mike Cruz]

I had a Woodtek 15" planer and I had nothing to complain about...except that it was only 15"...:D Solid machine and true.