$250 · Craftsman Alien Head Thickness Planer

This machine was sold at Simpsons until it became Simpson Sears in 1952. That makes it almost 75 years old. But you wouldn't know it by it's condition. It looks like it has hardly been used. It's fully functional with a 2 1/2" x 6" capacity. You could push 12" wide lumber through by doing one side at a time. The feature that I like is the style. Cast tools today have no where near the appeal of the old ones and this is one of the best examples of that. All of the cast components are solid and have been repainted. It's mounted on a solid wood base with an emergency stop switch. 110 single volt power.