Dewalt Dw735 $611 76 Portable Planer, 2 Hp, 13 In W, 6 In T, 15a
Tag this product with a keyword to better identify it and relate it to similar products. I’ve heard of the sprockets messing up on the older dewalt toolss. On mine I had a feed problem and used simple green to clean the feed roller and the amount of gunk that came off was shocking. Had the planer powered on, the plan was to immediately shutoff and replace circuit breaker.
Adding a third knife will help extend the life of each blade up to 30-percent. This represents the maximum width capacity found on most planer models. It provides users with more capacity without having to upgrade to cabinet-sized models.
The planer generates a lot of large shavings, and a vac will fill up fast! Without a vacuum attached, the dust-hood exhaust port shoots out a very large debris field to clean up. With an aggressive cut, shavings can quickly clog the port. We are experimenting with a cyclonic dust collector with 5-gallon waste bucket, and have had positive results so far, even with mismatched hoses. The handle is ergonomically designed and easy to grasp. You even get a kickstand so you can rest the planer on the work surface without damaging the material.
During this test, we set each planer to its maximum depth of cut – usually 3/32 inch. We ran four species of wood through the planers and recorded the time for the cut and the amperage profile for each cut. Our team set up a FLUKE 3001 FC recording ammeter that measured values on a one second interval and sent the data via wireless link to our computer for later analysis. To do this, we adjusted each planers depth until it contacted the wood but had not reached the depth where the cutter blades hit the wood. This allowed us to visually time the 45″ section as it passed by a reference point on the planer. For each planer, we ran this test three times and used the average of these times for a comparison between the no-load and fully loaded feed rates of each machine.
Click below to watch a video tutorial covering the process of maintaining a wood planer. The fresh, smooth boards coming out of your planer will make all the efforts of learning your new trade worthwhile. Dealing with dull blades is the second essential maintenance point. Begin by unplugging the power cord and get inside the planer by unbolting the top. Well, DeWalt wanted no part of that, and built the entire mechanism on a quartet of metal posts to raise and lower the machine.