Dewalt 13 Inch Planer
Therefore we’re not going to rank this category, simply share the data so you can see that blade changes are not overly complicated. What’s interesting about this data is how well the snipe length correlates to the distance of the rollers inside the planers from the cutting heads. The length of snipe on all the models we tested nearly mimic this distance.
While very subjective, we ranked the planers based on the samples of Maple shown below. Above you can see a graphic showing the ratio of the no-load feed rate compared to the average loaded feed rate . This just gives a good relative comparison of how dewalt accessories the motors performed under load. The DEWALT 735X and the Triton TPT125 were able to keep the feed rate much closer to the no-load rate compared to the rest of the field. Here I am applying coat of paste wax to the bed of my DEWALT DW735 planer.
Its blades are also 13 inches wide meaning you cant interchange them with the 12.5-inch blades of the 734 although these particular blades give you 5 more inches of room to work with. This planer uses 13inch blades which give you room for larger planks of lumber. Its multiple speeds also help smoothen rougher pieces of lumber.
At the lower finishing speed, the material has a finish that is almost smooth enough to skip sanding. Lately, we’ve been working on quite a few custom woodworking projects including pieces such as desks, credenzas, dining tables, even a couple of custom mahogany gates. Each of these pieces requires the use of various hardwoods. In the past, we’ve had our lumber milled and planed at the lumber yard, mostly because our small benchtop planer in the shop wasn’t quite up to handling a large amount of hardwood. However, as we’ve picked up more custom work, it became clear that having a decent planer would help save time and money, so it was time to upgrade.
So it was our responsibility to get all the lumber down to the same thickness and that’s where the Dewalt planer came into play. The extension tables are sufficiently long for a planer of this size. The few settings the planer does have are easily fiddled with. The dust collection hood that comes with the planer works well and has adapters for other hose sizes. If not it will spew gobs of shavings out the front and back and be very messy. Below is a table showing how each of the 8 planers stacked up in the 4 categories that we counted in our final evaluation.
The motor is durable and able to sustain heavy-duty lumber work. It has a blade speed of 10,000RPM making 96 cuts per inch. DeWalt`s disposable reversible blades also eliminate the need for sharpening. Because the cutter head sits on four threaded posts – which reduces movement of the cutter head – there is very little snipe with this model. With the three-blade cutter head spinning at 10,000 RPM, the cut comes out very smooth even at the faster dimensioning speed.
The more of these we do, the more we learn, and in this evaluation we’ve taken a slightly different approach. Some of the categories that we set out to evaluate we decided not to include in the final ranking. However, we did provide information dewalt Hand tools from that category as we feel it’s valuable to some readers. We applied blue chalk to the surface to highlight the milling marks, and scallops, for a visual inspection. We also evaluated the smoothness by simply feeling the surfaces.