Abstract: A cutterhead for a power planer has an elongated core with threaded holes for releasably mounting a pressure plate with a cutting blade being clamped between the pressure plate and the core. The core has a support surface contacted by the cover portion, a contact surface contacted by the pressure plate, and a transition surface therebetween. The support surface is inclined to the contact surface at a angle of more than 180 degrees and less than 270 degrees. This arrangement helps compensate for tolerances associated with the securing screws, and reduces any tendency for imbalance in the cutterhead when rotating. A pair of cover portions may support opposite sides of the cutting blade adjacent its cutting edge. The cutting blade may be a profile blade.

Abstract: An electric device, for example a shredder, comprises a cutter mounted on a base and driven by an electric motor, the cutter being concealed by a removable feed chute. A plug connector of a cord set is movably secured to the feed chute, and is moved towards and away from the feed chute to plug it with and unplug it from a plug connector of the motor. The plugging together of the plug connectors prevents removal of the feed chute; it being necessary to unplug the connectors to disconnect electrical supply to the motor by moving the cord set plug connector outwardly of the base before the feed chute can be removed to expose the cutter. Preferably, the cord set has incompatible plug connectors at each end to prevent a normal extension cord being plugged to said motor plug connector when said feed chute is removed.