Helical Cutterhead for Ridgid TP1300 R4330 13" Thickness Planer

Great cutting head

Item came in a very short turnaround time. Was packaged very neatly in sturdy packaging. Was easy to install, and the first few passes (walnut) were very smooth. It was quieter then the straight blade, and couldn’t see any snipe.

I finally upgraded

This cutterhead is an impressive piece of craftsmanship. I was excited to finally upgrade my old—but still very capable—Ridgid planer with a helical head. Installation went smoothly overall, with the only surprise being that the spline on the original cutterhead is actually removable and had to be reused. Fortunately, Customer Service responded quickly and cleared that up right away.

So far, so good

I recently installed the helical cutter head on my Ridgid TP1302 planer. While the installation process was challenging, it was not outrageously-so. You do need a gear puller and some larger metric sockets that not everyone is likely to already have. There is an excellent online tutorial that will take you through the process. As an initial trial, I planed some Sycamore with interlocking grain to give it a good challenge, and it did a beautiful job with it.