Bosch planer mods?

I removed the clicker tabs in my planer. I loosened the nut on the top but i am still not happy. I cannot get that nice easy turn like you get on a hutachi or skil. I was wondering what other people have done to their planers to change this. I have a bosch 1594K

Also how do you wrap fiberglass around the chopped handel without bubbles and major issues?