Delta 22-555 13-Inch Portable Thickness PlanerHobbyist

The Delta 22-555 is a 13-inch benchtop with a stable four-column design and grippy poly feed rollers that owners say give clean, no-slip results. It suits a hobbyist doing small to medium projects. The two-knife head and shallower depth of cut make it a lighter-duty choice than the three-knife DeWalt and Ridgid, and snipe is hit or miss.

• The four-column design gives good rigidity for the price and owners cite smooth, accurate results
• The two poly feed rollers sit close to the cutterhead and grip well, so owners get no-slip feeding and a clean finish
• The quick-change dual-edge disposable knives are easy to swap with no alignment jig
• The 15-amp motor handles small-shop demands and the stainless bed reduces friction

• Snipe is the most common complaint and experience splits, with some owners getting very little and others unable to control it even with table adjustment and shop-made beds
• The two-knife head limits cuts per inch, so finish on figured wood is coarser than three-knife rivals
• Max depth of cut is shallower at 3/32 inch versus 1/8 inch on the DeWalt and Ridgid
• Some owners report feed and roller problems, and the roughly 2-inch port needs an adapter for standard hoses

It uses dual-edge disposable OEM knives with quick-change. There's little in the way of a helical retrofit, and the roughly 2-inch non-standard port usually needs an adapter for 2.5 or 4-inch hoses. Single feed speed.