Customer Reviews

Factory-Reconditioned Bosch 1594K-RT 3-1/4-Inch Planer Kit with Bevel Guide Fence

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I bought this planer to replace a Makita that recently gave up the ghost in my cabinet shop. The Bosch has exceptional power and is easily controllable. I use tools for a living and this one impresses me.

Haven't had one problem and the fact it is refurbished means what was going to fail did and it was replaced.

This is my first planer purchase and am very satisfied with it.Bosch made a great/easy to use tool.

I bought this planer to trim back the top and side extensions of a bay window to the interior drywall. The planer looked like new and the and the cutting blades appeared to be new. I had never used a power planer before so I practiced on a couple pieces before planing the window. I set the blades to only take 1/64 per pass and did multiple passes to get even with the drywall surfaces. I found that holding the little lever on the rear shoe out of the way allowed me to contact the wood more precisely.
The mess was minimal, the bag catches most of the chips. It doesn't take much time to get familiar with this planer. Ready for casings.

My hubby and I are building some lawn furniture, and it is so nice to be able to bevel the edges of the boards for comfort with this planer! This is the second piece of Bosch equipment we've purchased and the quality is excellent. Don't be afraid of the refurbished - we couldn't tell this one from new when opened. It has a nice hardshell plastic case for storage too.

Nice tool, I have always been pleased with Bosch tools, but where it is reconditioned, it came with no blades in the tool or the package. Had to go buy blades before I could use it.

Great tool. Cant tel it's reconditioned. Comes with all accessories. Don't buy the tool box that a lot of people apparently buy. I comes with one. Guess what I did? Anybody need a box?

Anyway, it works great, the dust collection to either side is ideal. I didn't consider that, but it works great.

I thought I would use this just for touch-up on pieces that would not fit on my Jet stationery planer but it is so smooth operating and easy to use I'm using it first. Terrific value and takes much less shop space.

I bought this planer to shape surfboards. It works perfectly, much better than the clark modified planer that I was using.

What I should say is: It is not for a door expert. The planer is great but the bevel guide adjusts in the opposite direction from most "door" planers. This is a problem because if you have the door on a saw horse, you will have to flip the door over to get the bevel going the correct way. Also then your marks would be on the opposite side if you mark on the high side. Otherwise is very nicely made.