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Originally Posted by A930Rocket

If you’re going to buy a battery powered planer, I would get whatever brand tools you already have. I have a DeWalt planer, but it’s kind of heavy. Maybe they all are?

Planers can throw some wood chips, so tape your shop vac to the outlet to keep dust down.

I do like and have some battery powered stuff, but for this sort of thing, I went corded. Battery powered stuff is great, but sometimes I want the grunt and staying power of a cord.

Originally Posted by javadog

Having read the thread again and taken note of the additional information, I might have a different opinion. Since you appear to have new cabinets on either side where I thought there were existing walls, I'd make two new small cabinets, as Milt suggested.

That was the original plan. But it seems worth it to see if I can reuse the existing since it's mostly just some of my time. (the new tool is just a bonus).

Originally Posted by gregpark

I agree. Since the cabinet sides are flush to the opening and so small, I'd just make new boxes using the existing doors

The main reason that I'm wanting to go or at least try this route if possible is to 1) save some time and money, and 2) not have to remove the enormous refrigerator from the cabinet that it's in.
For the one cabinet that I have already removed, there were a couple of screws from inside the small cabinet into the side of the larger cabinet next to it, and then another couple of screws into the wall behind it. But for the small cabinet that I haven't removed, the knuckleheads that built and installed the cabinets put at least 1 (that I know of) screw from the large cabinet into the small cabinet. The only way to get that screw out is either to cut between the cabinets with a multitool or wheel the refrigerator (650#) out of the cabinet that it's in.

Whether I'm able to thin the existing cabinet, or I try and fail and have to build a new cabinet, it will be a learning experience.