thunder86 Posted March 17, 2016 Report Share Posted March 17, 2016 Found a used ridgid r4330 guy wants $125. Didn't know if this was a good deal and if the blades are worn out on a used one what it would take and cost to replace. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat60 Posted March 17, 2016 Report Share Posted March 17, 2016 Well they are 369.00 at home depo and 31.00 for a new set of blades..Id say go check it out for 125.00..May want to see it run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jplemons Posted March 18, 2016 Report Share Posted March 18, 2016 The r4330 is the older model. The newer one is the r4331. Blades are about $30-$40 I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hans Chen Posted March 21, 2016 Report Share Posted March 21, 2016 First , Switch on the machine , push one board to it and listen to its noise , if it works quiet , it is OK . Second , switch off the machine and check the blade , if you find lot chips on its surface , google the blade price , if it is expensive , you can think twice before action . Third , check the cutterhead use the normal HSS blades or carbide cutterhead , if it use the carbide cutter , check it used all face of the carbide cutter or not , if it just used one face , buy it . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted March 21, 2016 Report Share Posted March 21, 2016 10 hours ago, Hans Chen said: First , Switch on the machine , push one board to it and listen to its noise , if it works quiet , it is OK . That sounds to me like a big oversimplification. Firstly, no planer is quiet. Even freshly sharpened blades are quietER but someone shopping used for a planer may not know what it should sound like. Your test board species also makes a sound difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orbb Posted March 22, 2016 Report Share Posted March 22, 2016 I have the 4331. The blades are around $30. Judging the noise is a matter of degree; when the blades are new, it is really loud, when they are dull, it is really, really loud. The shavings are different when the blades are dull - they are more like chips and less like curls. This is with SYP, which I have used most recently. It is a good unit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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