Hi everyone, first post here!
I’m trying to find a thickness planer for my small, 1-car garage workshop in my townhouse. Ideally, I would love to find something that’s on the quieter side due to shared walls with neighbors and the fact that I get to do most of my woodworking in the evenings.
I came across the Makita 2012NB, which seems to be touted as one of the quietest lunchbox planers. But, while it’s quieter than maybe the DeWalt or Ridgid solutions, what I would love to find out from people who own it, is how quiet is it actually? If I run it at 7-8pm at night, will I still be pissing off the neighbors?
It’s also a bit more expensive than the DeWalt and Ridgid versions. If it’s quiet enough that I can use it in the evenings, then I’m happy to pay the extra for it. But if, in reality, it’s still too loud to use in the evenings, then I might as well just save some money and get a DeWalt or Ridgid and just use it during the day on weekends when I’m home.
And before anyone mentions it, while I would love to have a big 15” or larger floor standing model, I’m very limited on room and need something I can move to a shelf when I’m not using it.
Additionally, I do have several hand planes, so I’m not lacking there and I understand that’s the quietest solution. I’m more than happy to use them to flatten sides and for finishing work. I would just like to offload the actual thicknessing to a planer.