Draper 240v hand planer

[caretaker]

I have just returned from my local car boot sale with a Draper 240v hand plane, plugged it in and it works fine.
Just one thing, it has a lever that you can push or pull on the front left side and can not see what it dose.
I only paid £3 for it and was pleasantly surprised it worked.

 

[Shrubby]

It sounds like the rebate stop, combined with a side fence it determines the size of a rebate that you can make
unless that's completely wrong and it just adjusts the chip ejection left or right
Matt

 

[carlb40]

Sounds like the chip ejection port to me. If it has an outlet both sides of the plane? Then it definitely is that.

 

[Silas Gull]

Sounds like a good buy. I picked up a used Erbauer one, and was well impressed- once I'd put new blades on it.