So I'm looking for a planer. I'm considering either the Laguna 16 inch with ShearTecII or Powermatic 15 inch with byrd shelix head.
I think that either one will do a good job with surfacing. I'm a little concerned about snipe. I had a Grizzly 1021 with a byrd head. It had infeed and outfeed rollers and I had a lot of trouble with snipe. I could never get the rollers aligned. The Lagna and Powermatic have the same 4 post design but with infeed and outfeed tables that should help with snipe.
The Laguna is 10% off in January, and the Powermatic has a $300 discount this month also, so this would be the time to buy.
Does anyone have experience with either of these?
Thanks