StewMac Safe-T-Planer

Create smooth, planed surfaces using your drill press

Our Safe-T-Planer is the affordable way to add a planer to your shop. In your drill press, it planes wood to any thickness, leaving it smooth and ready for sanding.

Plane large or small pieces

The Safe-T-Planer cuts a path 2-3/4" wide. Large surfaces are handled by making multiple passes.

Use the Safe-T-Planer for:

Solid guitar bodies

Necks and pegheads

Peghead overlays

Nut and saddle blanks

Fingerboards

Unjoined guitar tops and backs

Unbent guitar sides

High speed steel cutters

The Safe-T-Planer is machined from aluminum with a steel shank. Its three high-speed steel cutters are heat-treated for durability. Each cutter features a spare edge, to double the working life.

Fits any 1/2" drill press chuck. Comes with instructions, including how to make a simple plywood planing table for your drill press.

Width of cut: 2-3/4" (69.85mm)

Cutter depth: 1/4" (6.35mm)

Overall diameter: 3-1/8" (79.38mm)