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A long, strap-style clamp is hard to beat for assembling strong mitered frames, and this one has a number of user-friendly features.

- Detects dust levels to adjust fan speed
- Filter life is monitored and displayed on tilted LED display panel
- Bright LED display shows filter life, speed, and timer settings
- LED Display is angled for easier viewing when ceiling mounted
- Timer can be set up to 16 hours
- Automatic air quality sensor adjusts the six speeds based on air quality
- Two-Filter system with air diffuser that disperses air into a broader pattern
- Captures particles down to 1 micron
- LED notification of filter life updated by sensor

Spacing: Fixed
Stock width (max.): 11 in.
Stock thickness: 1/2 in. to 3/4 in. for through-dovetails (pins board can be up to 1-1/8 in. thick); 1/2 in. to 3/4 in. for half-blinds
Half-blind depth: 5/16 in.

Of the planers with two-knife cutterheads, the Makita produced the best surface quality. The knives are very narrow and a bit tricky to change, but Makita provides two magnets for lifting them off the cutterhead, and these make it easier. The machine’s dust port is an odd size, with an outside diameter of approximately 2-7/8 in. I used an adapter to connect it to a 4-in.-dia. hose, but dust collection was only fair. Finally, a full revolution of the height-adjustment wheel moves the cutterhead 3/32 in. The other machines move 1/16 in. with a complete revolution of the handle, a dimension that’s much easier to work with because the most common thicknesses for furniture are in multiples of 1/16 in.