On Tuesday, April 11, 2017 at 12:13:35 PM UTC-4, Electric Comet wrote:
On Sat, 8 Apr 2017 18:48:03 -0400
"G. Ross" wrote:

The only sound-proofing I need is the ear protectors. All my
neighbors work during the day. Hey-hey. I'm retired. Or maybe it


got me thinking

my planer is a cheap one but it works but it just has a straight blade

wondering if a spiral or helical blade is quieter

sounds like the root of your noise issue is that you have a cheap planer with a straight blade...Normally they have either 2 or 3...