Matt Meiser
05-13-2005, 4:00 PM
As a few people know, I've been looking at bigger planers. I had considered restoring an old planer, but SWMBO didn't agree with me putting much money into one, especially after I made the mistake of showing her pictures of one I was bidding on on Ebay. I also called or emailed on several used ones, but didn't find anything close so I couldn't make it work economically.
Today I found out that The Andersons in Toledo was clearancing the Delta X5 model for $999. The first store I called didn't have one. The second had only the floor model and wouldn't budge on the price. They also checked stock at other stores and only found them in Columbus. I thought about it but decided to pass. I finally decided to call the third Toledo-area store and they again only had the floor model, but offered to knock $50 off the price, so I got it for $949. It was already assembled and appeared complete so I brought it home this afternoon. I did find that it was missing the locking knobs and the knife jig but Delta has those on the way to me. I'll probably pick up a set of planer pal jigs anyway and I found I actually had some metric nuts the right thread to use temporarily on the locks.
I'm still eligible for all the other X5 offers, so I'm not sure what I'm going to do there. I probably won't move it so I'm leaning towards the $50 rebate or the router.
Today I found out that The Andersons in Toledo was clearancing the Delta X5 model for $999. The first store I called didn't have one. The second had only the floor model and wouldn't budge on the price. They also checked stock at other stores and only found them in Columbus. I thought about it but decided to pass. I finally decided to call the third Toledo-area store and they again only had the floor model, but offered to knock $50 off the price, so I got it for $949. It was already assembled and appeared complete so I brought it home this afternoon. I did find that it was missing the locking knobs and the knife jig but Delta has those on the way to me. I'll probably pick up a set of planer pal jigs anyway and I found I actually had some metric nuts the right thread to use temporarily on the locks.
I'm still eligible for all the other X5 offers, so I'm not sure what I'm going to do there. I probably won't move it so I'm leaning towards the $50 rebate or the router.