All -
In the effort to upgrade my woodworking equipment before I retire, I have decided to upgrade my very old 15" Jet planer (with a straight knife cutter head) to a 20" planer with a helical head. I have looked at a lot of options and I think I have it narrowed down to either the 20" Laguna with their SherTec Head or the 20" Powermatic with the Byrd cutter head. Can anyone have either of these two planers and can give me your thoughts on performance, reliability, etc? Thanks.