So I have to ask. I have a good tablesaw, a good router and router table, a good 6" jointer, and a crappy little drill press, along with a wide variety of other misc tools. I have found that not having a power planer is a handicap, such that I have to buy S4S ($$$) or not do any good woodworking, and heck, even S4S isnt consistently thick. So, what tricks are there with the tools I have to make consistently thick boards? Should I make some wild jig for the TS?

I'm sure someone more experienced than I may give you better answers, but a planer, either hand or powered, seems to be one of the fairly basic tools needed for fine woodworking. I've survived well without a jointer. Sure, it world be nice to have but I've gotten by five years now as I can buy wood jointed "included" in the price. . Planer is used often though. Others say to reverse the sequence, but that works for me.

With the assortment of tools you have, the planer may certainly be the "final tool" in the series. Except for a bandsaw. Maybe a lathe. Mortise machine is nice to have too. You do have a dust collector don't you? That is a must with a planer.