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Best electric planer UK

Updated: 23 October 2026

You want one electric planer from this amazon.co.uk set, and the star lines will mislead you if you read them alone. A 4.8 from seven ratings is not a stronger result than a 4.5 from 6,008, and a £117.98 body is not a cheaper tool than a £39.78 corded planer until you already own the battery. The best electric planer UK question, inside this comparison, has a condition on every answer. The full table, with scores, is the [Machine plane comparison](/hub/hand-tools/machine-plane). We did not test the tools in a lab. A qualifying purchase through our links can earn a commission at no extra cost to you.

You want one electric planer from this amazon.co.uk set, and the star lines will mislead you if you read them alone.

Our top picks

DeWalt DeWalt DCP580N-XJ

Best overall

DeWalt DeWalt DCP580N-XJ
8.9/10about £117.98
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Einhell Einhell TC-PL 750

Best value

Einhell Einhell TC-PL 750
8.4/10about £39.78
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Draper Draper 57564

Alternative

Draper Draper 57564
7.1/10about £51.80
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On this page
  1. 1.Three readers, not one winner
  2. 2.The corded pick for a few doors
  3. 3.When the bare DeWalt or the Bosch is the better buy
  4. 4.What this page will not call best

Three readers, not one winner

One reader has a few doors, a socket, and no battery platform, and needs an 82 mm corded planer whose price includes the tool. A second wants a dust bag in the corded bullets. A third already owns packs and is buying a body. Those jobs do not share a winner. Shelf prices run from the KATSU at £34.99 to the bare Bosch at £179.99. The Einhell is 4.5 from 6,008. The Stanley is 4.8 from only seven. Do not buy the Einhell expecting a jointer.

The corded pick for a few doors

For a few doors and no battery platform, the Einhell TC-PL 750 is the pick this set can support: 750 W, 82 mm, up to 2 mm, £39.78, a carbide knife and an automatic park rest. The 4.5 from 6,008 is the largest sample here. UK reviews describe door bottoms. Skip it if you need a dust bag: reviews say none was supplied, and one says the fence arrived bent. The KATSU at £34.99 is 4.3 from 124, with manganese steel and one report of a cut nearer 1 mm. The Draper at £51.80 names a dust bag and a rebate guide, chip 0-3 mm and rebate 0-15.5 mm, but only 4.2 from 39, and the components line only says the planer. Choose the Draper for that bag. Choose the Einhell for the review count.
DeWalt DeWalt DCP580N-XJ

Testsieger

DeWalt DeWalt DCP580N-XJ
8.9/10about £117.98
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When the bare DeWalt or the Bosch is the better buy

The DeWalt DCP580N-XJ is the top pick on the score, 4.8 from 1,425, only if you already own 18 V XR packs. It is 82 mm, 2 mm maximum, a 9 mm rebate, body only, at £117.98. Reviewers cite 4 Ah and 5 Ah packs. One review says zero still shaved about a millimetre. This page will not guess a pack price. The Bosch GHO 12V-20 at £179.99 and 1.5 kg suits small stock on 12 V packs you own. Reviewers would not plane a solid door down with its 56 mm blades. The Stanley at £104.95 is 4.8 from seven ratings, and the amazon bullets omit width. Buy it only with V20 packs. A DeWalt battery will not fit.

What this page will not call best

Nothing here is a lab winner. Handheld planers are designed to BS EN 62841-2-14 with BS EN 62841-1, a design standard, not an HSE approval. The main scores scale amazon stars and review counts. The Stanley's 4.8 does not beat the Einhell's 4.5, and the Bosch's 4.8 does not make 56 mm a door tool. With no packs, buy the Einhell and vacuum, unless you want the Draper's stated bag and can live with 39 reviews. With XR packs, buy the DeWalt body and still measure zero. A certified fire door waits on the certificate.

Common questions

Which of these is the one to buy for a few doors?
If you have no matching batteries, buy the Einhell TC-PL 750 at £39.78, on 4.5 from 6,008 ratings. Reviews say no bag was supplied. The Draper at £51.80 is the alternative when the bullets name a dust bag, with only 39 reviews. The DeWalt is the better buy only when you already own XR packs.
Is the highest star rating the best planer?
No. The Stanley is 4.8 from seven ratings, and the Einhell is 4.5 from 6,008. A handful of stars is not a settled verdict. The DeWalt is also 4.8, from 1,425, and it is still a bare body at £117.98. Read the count beside the stars.
Is the DeWalt worth it if I have no XR batteries?
Not for two doors. The £117.98 price is the brushless body. Batteries and a charger are extra, and this page has no pack price to add. A corded Einhell or KATSU already includes the motor and the plug. Buy the DeWalt when 4 Ah or 5 Ah XR packs are already on the shelf.
Who should skip the Bosch 12 V?
Skip it for carpet clearance on a solid door, or if you do not own Bosch 12 V batteries. The cutter is 56 mm and the body is £179.99 without a pack. Reviewers say 2.0 Ah is short. It suits edges, about 25 mm stock and a door-closer rebate, near 1 mm a pass, on a 3 Ah pack you already have.
Is the KATSU better value than the Einhell?
It is cheaper, at £34.99 against £39.78, and it is not the better value on this evidence. The Einhell has 6,008 ratings against 124, and a carbide knife against manganese steel. One KATSU review says the cut stopped near 1 mm. The £5 saving does not replace the review count.
Can I call any of them a test winner?
No. There is no lab test behind this page. The main comparison gives the highest score to the DeWalt because 4.8 from 1,425 scales above the rest, and best value to the Einhell on price and sample size. Those are listing scores, not an HSE approval or a claim about every other brand.

Related pages

Electric planer buying guide

Corded or cordless planer

How to plane a door

Machine plane

How to use an electric planer: depth, shoe and rest

Sources

Public UK sources from the research digest, last checked in October 2026. Shelf prices and star lines are the amazon.co.uk figures in the display file.

  1. HSE — Wood dust (retrieved October 2026)
  2. HSE — EH40/2005 (retrieved October 2026)
  3. legislation.gov.uk — Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005, regulation 4 (retrieved October 2026)
  4. IEC — 62841-2-14:2015, hand-held planers (retrieved October 2026)
  5. DeWalt UK — DCP580N-XJ 18V XR brushless planer, tool only (retrieved October 2026)
  6. Bosch Professional GB — Planers (retrieved October 2026)
  7. BuildWiz — Planer (retrieved October 2026)
  8. Checkatrade — How to plane a door (retrieved October 2026)