you guys gotta see this. Ryobi noticed that Louie uses their electric planer a lot. So they sent him a new one hoping to get a shout-out. I bet they didn't expect what happened next.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_a1HCqK5i-A
He conducts a master class in how not to make an electric planer. He acknowledges the pro's of the Ryobi planer and lists off all the others sitting on the shelf. Then he proceeds to tear the thing apart and re-engineer it.
Kickstand: Pain in the butt. Back into the box
dust diverter: Doesn't work. Into the box. Uses a cork on the side he doesn't want the dust to come out.
dust bag: never came out of the box. he found that a piece of pipe fits perfectly over the dust port. It ejects the dust better and makes a spiffy side handle.
some gizmo on the side: pffft... Into the box
Knives: Too wide and they gouge the work if you tilt the planer a bit. Grinds a bevel on the corners.
Dust ejection: demonstrates how it clogs and shows how to fix it.
He does all this without saying anything in a mean or condescending way.
I wonder what was going on at Ryobi.
He also mentions some old Porter Cable planer that is some kind of death trap. I wonder about that too.
Anyway, if you haven't watched Tips from a Shipwright, it's educational and he's very engaging. This one is just particularly entertaining.