Dewalt 735 planer

[tjclem]

Reviving the dead.

I got 2 weeks out of my last edges and the Delta sharpener is no longer made. . Not good....t

 

[Musiclogic]

Tom, there are a bunch of flat wheel sharpeners you could purchase to sharpen your blades. You may want to look for a set of carbide blades for your dewalt or possibly get that spiral head. Also look at your depth of cut, by going with less depth of cut, you can greatly extend the life of your blades.

 

[Big B.]

I haven't gotten the spiral head from byrd yet but I did get to see it in action at the IWF convention in ATL. a couple of years ago. It runs smoothly and quietly and the quality of cut is wonderful. After purchasing a jointer with spiral heads I want it for my planer as well. Nothing beats the spiral head for highly figured instrument wood.

 

[tjclem]

Tom, there are a bunch of flat wheel sharpeners you could purchase to sharpen your blades. You may want to look for a set of carbide blades for your dewalt or possibly get that spiral head. Also look at your depth of cut, by going with less depth of cut, you can greatly extend the life of your blades.

Interested not sure if the add to the left of the post will stay there but it is/was for carbide tipped blades for about $100. But they are only single edged. they would have to last more that twice as long to be any better value.

You may have a point about the depth of cut. How far do you tend to go at a time 1/4 turn?

 

[Musiclogic]

Yeah, 1/4 turn works well on medium hard stuff like Hard Maple and White Ash, on the harder stuff like G ebony, Granadillo, Bloodwood etc, I sometimes go a bit less. Maybe 5 or 6 passes per turn. I go through 3 sets of blades a year, I haven't started using my new 15". Grizzly yet, but I have 2 Maple logs that are destined to break it in properly...LOL

 

[pilotjones]

Yeah, 1/4 turn works well on medium hard stuff like Hard Maple and White Ash, on the harder stuff like G ebony, Granadillo, Bloodwood etc, I sometimes go a bit less. Maybe 5 or 6 passes per turn. I go through 3 sets of blades a year, I haven't started using my new 15". Grizzly yet, but I have 2 Maple logs that are destined to break it in properly...LOL

So what is one turn equal to on this unit? I'm trying to figure how much advance per pass you're doing.