Makita793346-8 Planer Blade for Model 2012 and 2012NB

I'm just finishing a wine rack using recycled old growth redwood from a bridge trestle. I had the redwood milled into 2x lumber and then I cut it into 1 5/8 x 7/8, 3/4 x 3/4, etc. pieces in my shop. Finally, I used my Makita planer to get to 1 1/2 x 3/4, 11/16 x 11/16, etc. final sizes. The planing process made a perfect finish.Tip: don't use a shop tape to measure; use calipers. With the Makita planer you can shave the stock less than a hundreth of an inch without leaving chop marks. Also, calipers enable resizing to replace broken pieces or make additional stock. EXACT reproducing is needed for consistency to pry the rack sections out of the template after gluing and pin nailing. I use dial calipers graduated in hundreths for all my wine rack and face frame finish planing (and tape measure/Powermatic for rough planing).The wine rack project needed about 3,000 pieces, each planed on four sides. With new blades, the redwood shined like glass. After a couple thousand passes (four to five pieces at a time), things got a little dull and I also got some tearing, depending on the grain. Reversing the blades to the sharp side fixed that. One other thing I noticed is I could pass wood through the planer's right side and get .6875 (11/16") and pass another piece on the left side and still get .6875". The machine is perfectly parallel from side to side. BTW, before the wine rack I did an oak cabinet job. So I really got my money's worth from the set of blades.I believe you can get the blades sharpened using an on-line supplier, but would only do this ONCE per set, as the metal would get too thin to be stable after that.

I've purchased these Makita blades as well as the off brand, and in my experience these Makita blades are well worth the few extra dollars they cost!! Sharp and smooth cutting and last!! The off brand I purchased, started out nice but went dull very quickly. Bottom line Makita tools are hard to beat, well worth the extra $$

These are great blades... easy to change and they do a fantastic job. They last a long time. In fact it's often that you don't realize that the old ones should be changed until you do replace them. The signs that the blades should be turned or replaced is increasing noise or difficulty getting stock to feed smoothly.... the finish quality remains ok even on old blades. Use caution when installing.... they are sharp!

Second set of these blades. When installed them in my planer, I was so surprised the blades made wood look like new. Old blades were chunking my wood. Machine work like new. It going through Purple Heart and Green heart without some effort but I’m happy with these blades.

In-expensive and double duty sharp. Would rate a five, but I haven't had to replace the originals yet.

The key to quickly installing these blades is having the magnets in position while tightening the blade holders bolts. My magnets want to grab the blade holder and the blade, not so much. I like to snug the bolts so I can check the alignment, then tighten bolts from the middle to edges alternating

Check your blades. This goes for all brands of planers. The dullness factor creeps in ever so slowly and you may not be aware that your blades are too dull. I felt the old blades and they seemed sharp, but the normally fairly quiet Makita seemed too loud and the boards were not sliding smoothly through.The new blades were obviously much sharper and things went back to normal once installed. The Amazon price was the lowest I saw and they arrived quickly, although strangely packed in a big torn-up box.So, don't be cheap. Be proactive and replace those blades. You spent a lot of money on the machine, so keep it working well. Same goes for bandsaw blades (same basic experience), saw blades, etc. It is an expensive hobby for some and a business expense that can't be circumvented for others.

Blades came quick and they work well. Big disappointment cannot be sharpened like the early other brands. For the cost of a few sets I will buy other brand bigger planner and can sharpen the blades and actually make my own blades from scrap chain-saw blades

Gute Qualität

They're Makita blades. They work. The only reason I bought these is because they were priced slightly lower than others I could find locally.

Easy to replace high quality blades, well worth the money

Pour la raboteuse Makita super produit

Sharp out of the box, and double sided so they can be flipped and remounted with the opposite blade. Basically 2-for-1 value.