# NEW GEAR \| Battery-Powered Planer

- **Published:** 18 May 2023
- **Type:** DIY Guide
- **Tags:** Lawn & garden

If your goal is to achieve smoother finishes and get that consistent thickness on your timber boards, a planer can get the job done.

Much to the delight of woodworkers and those who love their DIY, we've recently added the Hikoki 18V Battery-Powered Planer to our fleet. It’s a great piece of kit that will go a long way in helping you with rough bits of timber or achieve awesome and smooth finishes on your home's surfaces.

## **Why use a planer?**

Once an indispensable tool of woodworking, a hand-held planer is a niche tool that not only smooth and shapes, but it straightens just about anything in your house. Needing to shave the edge of a sticking door? Straightening a board? Or just rennovating a villa with bends, bumps and odd timber sticking out everywhere? A battery powered planer can (literally) top off a project with some finesse.

## **What you may use a battery-powered planer on**

To achieve that smooth, refined and something that fits in place, a battery-powered planer will do the trick.

Some jobs you may use a power planer on:

- Shaping deck posts and post corners
- Planing a door edge
- Shaving low spots on floor joists
- Planing cabinet doors so they fit nicely

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## **Safety when using a battery-powered planer**

Safety is important when operating any equipment. Make sure to thoroughly read and follow all equipment guidelines and instructions before you get started.

**Remove any nails or items from your timber**

Old framing and weather board will have foreign objects right throughout them. Be sure to check for any objects that can damage the power tool or you the operator.

Positioning yourself safely

Standing to the side of hand-held planer will allow you to reduce the chance of the tool kicking and injuring you the operator. If you are standing directly behind the planer and it snags or kicks back, you leave yourself open to the blade wounding your front.

**Wear appropriate protective gear**

Be sure to wear the following safety gear to avoid injury when using a battery-powered planer.

- Protective eyewear
- Ear protection
- Dust mask
- Steel capped boots or shoes

Protect your ears from damage with earmuffs or earplugs. A battery-powered planer isn't incredibly loud, however depending on the material you are working on, the decibels may increase during use.

## Features of the Hikoki battery-powered planer

- **High cutting speed - 32,000 cuts per minute**

  The Hikoki Battery-Powered planer shaves and shapes woods just like a hand plane and belt sander all rolled into one.
- **Max cutting depth 2.0mm and rebate up to 9mm**

  The depth adjustment knob on the top of the planer, changes the level of the front section of base plate. This power tool as 3 rotating blades that cut into wood as it is pushed across the surface.
- **Heavy duty aluminium base for strength and durability**The perfectly flat base plate has a groove down the middle of its center, allowing for an easier experience when chamfering edges.
- **Automatic safety stand to protect blades and surfaces**The spring loaded safety stand allows for the bottom of the planer to not be scratched or damaged during use.
- **Dust extraction port**

  It has a dust extraction port which blows out the dust and wood shavings from the timber. This is located on the right of the tool, making it ideal for right-handed operators. Left-handed operators will have to be mindful of dust and shavings being pushed out of the port during use.

## Useful products for this guide

- [Battery-Powered Planer](https://www.hirepool.co.nz/products/equipment/building-renovation/planer/672b-planer-hand-held-battery.md)

Source: https://www.hirepool.co.nz/guides/diy/new-gear-battery-powered-planer