I'd have to give it 4.5 stars, it's worth more than 4 stars so I had to give it 5.
Good, solid tool. Simple, clean and throws chips clear easily. Plenty of power for most jobs, handles hardwoods well with reasonable bite.
Con, no dust collection port or bag. Just ejects the chips out the side shoot. In the shop it's no big deal, if I have guests coming over and I want them to think I've been working hard, I'll run it over a board for a few minutes and it looks like I've been working for hours. In the house, you better get someone to catch. On the plus side, the chips are shavings, not saw dust so it's easy to clean up.
Not that it's hard to figure the thing out but the instructions are all but useless. I'd rate them about 50% if you count the safety warnings. No mention of how to use the edge guide and usage suggestions basically consist of an illustration of a board with the cutting already done. Blade change instructions are a bit lacking as well.
If you need a power planer handy you can use, you can't go wrong with this one.
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