This 12" benchtop planer is a portable planer that was lighter to carry around and finished cuts faster, but didn’t lack power or design quality. It has high quality 2 HSS blades cutterhead as standard for ultra smooth surface finish. It also features a 2 HP motor, 8750 RPM cutterhead, 6.6 m/min feed rate, top-mounted return rollers, and precision grounded cast iron worktable... The solid cst iron construction proof that this dynamo will rule the jobsite for years!