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Comentado en los Estados Unidos el 15 de abril de 2025
This is an incredibly poorly made tool. A router plane is, at the most basic level, a base plate and frame to hold the depth adjuster and blade for specialized woodworking tasks like planing a dado (a trench cut into wood). The depth adjuster and blade mechanism for this tool involve a knurled nut, a threaded rod, and a small plane blade attached to the rod. Rotating the nut raises or lowers the blade. There is also a small screw that locks the threaded rod at a specific depth when you have adjusted it.The knurled knob looks like it is made of brass. It is unfortunately one of the sharpest parts of the tool. Attempting to spin it threatens to tear at your fingertips every second of use. You will have to dismantle this tool and round over the edges of the knob with a round file.The threaded rod was shipped overtightened and nearly stripped at the factory. After removing the locking screw, the knurled knob could still not be turned at all. I used the enclosed hex key to remove the blade for safety. Then I grabbed thick grocery bags to protect my fingers and forced the knurled knob free to spin. Even now, when completely retracting the blade to put the plane away, the depth adjuster and threaded rod can seize up, just not as bad as the first time.The base plate is very small and difficult to reference off of, particularly at the edge of a board. The two handles are tiny and seated at poor angles, providing terrible ergonomics. I tried using it for just a few minutes after fighting with it for 30 minutes to loosen up the depth adjuster, and my hands are aching.Most plane blades need honing and sharpening, but I tested the tool out of the box on soft poplar. I tried to take about a millimeter of depth off a few square centimeters of board surface. It was very rough going. After only a few seconds, the black "anodizing" on the plane base had started to flake off. I cannot imagine what planing a harder wood will do to the finish of the base.This is an inexpensive router plane, but this may be an example of getting what you paid for. I have not tried, but it may be possible to dismantle the aluminum frame to attach it to a new base plate with bigger handles. The handles themselves can be independently unscrewed and replaced; I have already verified this.This may become functional after sanding, filing, and oiling the tool. I suspect some of my complaints are quality control issues. Therefore, you might get luckier with your purchase of the same product. If your hands are smaller than mine, the small size of the product may be less of a problem.If the product can be tuned up, it may end up rating 3.0 to 3.5 stars. Out of the box, I would rate it 1.0. I had repackaged it to send it back, but stubbornly pulled it back out and forced the thing to partially work.
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