Reply by TCCcabinetmaker

the thing you need to know is that home depot will no longer be carrying the correct blades for this planer as the blades for the new model of rigid are different, this also means they no longer carry the older blades for the older rigids either. If I knew a good source for the blades then I’d say it’s a good deal.

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