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Dewalt 735 planer

tjclem

tjclem

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#1
Any of you using this model?

http://www.amazon.com/DEWALT-DW735-13-Inch-Benchtop-Planer/dp/B0000CCXU8


I have been for awhile and was wondering a few things. Have you ever had the blades sharpened? They aren't cheap and I was wondering if they held a second edge.
I also found these blades and wanted to know if any of you tried them?

http://www.amazon.com/CPJK-041-Carb...f=sr_1_13?ie=UTF8&s=hi&qid=1257938099&sr=8-13

Thanks I wish i could invest in a 15 inch spiral head planer but that isn't happening so I thought I would try and get the best performance out of this one...tom
 
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#2
I have the exact planner. I've only had it for a couple of months and have not changed the blades, so I can't offer too much help on the blades. The planner works really good. I have run several different figured boards through and have had no problem with grain tear out, birdseye maple, flamed maple, figured walnut ...... I was skeptical of a bench top model at first. We run a large Powermatic in our millworks shop and based on my experience with it, I felt that the Dewalt would be a little light duty but finished boards that I have run through have made me a fan of the Dewalt. It has a smooth in feed and out feed with good roller pressure on the board that seems to minimize snipe. I've got to say better than my PM. For the money its hard to beet IMO.
FYI check out the area Home Depot stores, they were closing this model out a few months back and there were some great deals to be had. The story that I got was that the new model by Dewalt was a 12-1/2" width and they were getting rid of the old stock. I got mine that way and paid $137.01 for it :hyper:.
Good luck,
Joe
 
#4
Hi Tom,

I have this exact model and it is some of the best money I've spent in my shop.

I have the knives sharpened as needed by taking them to the local tool supplier here, who sends them out for sharpening at around one dollar per inch. That comes out to be much cheaper than buying new knives. Contact your nearest industrial tool supplier and they should be able to fix you up.
 
#5
hey Tom,

I used one of these for a couple years in my prior shop. it's the best of the smaller protable planers IMO/IME. even when adjusted well I still did get a little bit of snipe

I'd suggest looking around for a reconditioned one. places like ToolKing usually have them, and many times the reconditioned one will be on sale and also have free shipping

here's one I just saw for $475 BIN:

http://cgi.ebay.com/DW735-DeWalt-13...emQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item1e58fbbb91

and another from ToolKing for $499:
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I eventually offloaded mine since I got more usage out of my drum sander. different animal, I know, but I could do all I needed the planer for by simply utilizing 40 grit paper and taking a few extra passes in the sander (with NO snipe!) and then switch out the paper for pregressively finer grits to finally detail a thicknessed body blank down to 180 grit prior to cutting the body shape

good news is that you can purchase an aftermarket spiral cutter head when the funds permit (but they aren't cheap!

http://cgi.ebay.com/Byrd-Shelix-Hea...emQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item35a316d568

all the best,

R
 
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#7
Wow, that is pretty cool about the spiral head for the Dewalt!

BTW, I overstated the price for sharpening considerably. I don't know what I was thinking. It's actually around 37 cents per inch . . . it came to about $27.00 for all three knives, both edges, or well under half the cost of new knives.

Also, Tom, I'm presuming that you've discoved that the knives are reversable with a second edge . . .
 
#8
LedBelli Bass said:
Wow, that is pretty cool about the spiral head for the Dewalt!

BTW, I overstated the price for sharpening considerably. I don't know what I was thinking. It's actually around 37 cents per inch . . . it came to about $27.00 for all three knives, both edges, or well under half the cost of new knives.

Also, Tom, I'm presuming that you've discoved that the knives are reversable with a second edge . . .
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yes I did know they were reversible but for some reason thought they couldn't be sharpened. I have heard on line that they don't hold a second edge well but I have a few old sets around so I will go ahead and give it a try.....t
 
#16
Hi tj. I have a different planer than you do, a Delta and a Ryobi actually, both the 12 1/2" versions.
I finally got what Delta calls its' "Sharpening Center". It's an overpriced grinder of sorts, but it will let you do planer blades. By the time I bought it I must have had at least a dozen sets of dull blades.
So, eventually, it has saved me what it cost.
Perhaps the bigger benefit is that you don't tend to let the blades on the planer get to the point where they are polishing the wood rather than cutting it.
Another thing that works quite well is to use your stationary sander. You need to make up a small jig to hold the blades firmly, then you just freehand them over the sander carefully. It works surprisingly well. Not as accurate as using the grinder though.
 
#18
I see. Well, you could investigate this Sharpening Center to see what the cost is now. If you only go through blades occasionally, it most likely would be less expensive to get a sharpening shop to do them for you.
I think this unit was close to $400 (Cdn) with the accessory for doing planer blades. Not to mention that the big grinding stone on it runs around $90 last time I checked.
 

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