Dewalt 20v Max* Xr Brushless Cordless Planer, Tool Only
This features a 15,000-rpm motor that gives you cuts up to 3/32 of an inch. This has been designed to make just about everything easy for you. A good example here is the carriage lock that prevents the movements causing snipe. This product can take up to 1/8-inch off with each pass. That provides a balance between material removal and a smooth surface. Purchase includes one stationary 13″ Planer, in/out feed tables with fasteners , extra blades and dust hose adapter. Stand is not included.
You can find a number of informational resources on their website, and the company is always ready to answer any questions you may have about your purchase. This wood planer is backed by a three-year limited warranty, which means you can rely on DEWALT to replace defects if they arise. The build quality for DEWALT products, in general, tends to be pretty great. This is a durable wood planer, and it is also a highly functional one.
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It’s hard to notice at first but here you can see the outfeed side of the melamine auxiliary bed. At the planer the melamine is slightly more than 1/16” higher than the original bed. Something must have settled because I just noticed on the infeed side the melamine bed was bottomed out on the planer bed. That means I just need to shim dewalt accessories the 2×4 support block on the infeed side and snipe should be reduced or eliminated again. Because the auxiliary bed is essentially suspended a slightly greater force is needed by the rollers to push the material through. I’ve never had any problems with the rollers not feeding the material through as they should with this setup.
Unlike many planers, the entire machine is sturdy, supported by metal posts that can raise and lower it, and lock in place. It also boasts a powerful blower motor to minimize wood-chip mess. I don’t normally take time to write reviews but I am very impressed with this device. I have some very rare American Chestnut that I am re-sawing for some projects and “micro planing” preserves as much of the wood as possible and is easy on your planer blades. Set up was not too bad the instructions leave a little to be desired but being mechanically inclined helped.
Because snipe is a matter of leverage, it can be complicated to avoid. Planers use overhead rollers before and after the cutterhead to hold the workpiece as flat as possible while giving the cutterhead something to register against the board. These rollers work incredibly well in the middle of the board, but not so well at the leading or tail end when only one roller is touching the wood. Due to gravity, the long end of the board can cause enough leverage to lift the section inside the planer into the cutterhead just slightly, removing more material than you intended. Your planer’s capacity, or allowance, is the major factor determining its capability.
These DeWalt planers use a brushed motor with a 20,000RPM no-load speed. The gearbox work on a 15Amp current and a 120V connectivity which allows you to use it comfortably on a regular home connection. The brushes are easily accessible and replaceable for the longest motor service. The planner weighs 92lbs, good for stability but bad for transport as you need an extra hand to move it around.
Its carriage lock is also a four-column lock that keeps the lumber in place for a smooth cut to avoid snipe. The depth capacity is 6 inches and it has a maximum depth of cuts of 1/8 inches in one pass. When you get the DW735X, you get infeed and outfeed tables and an extra set of planer knives to go along with it. One of the unique features the DeWalt DW735 Planer has is two feed speeds – one meant for quick thickness planing and the other for detailed finishing. Speed 1 slows the automatic feed, allowing the blades to cut the workpiece 179 times per inch which leaves a nice smooth finish.
These planers are an excellent option for small home woodshops and contractors that need a portable option. While not big and powerful as full size shop thickness planers, benchtop thickness planers are still very capable of effectively planing a wide range of wood products. Thickness planers allow users to purchase a wider range of raw wood materials and mill the wood to the exact dimensions needed for a project. This is the cutterhead of a benchtop thickness planer.
All we did was point the heater at the back of the planer and it worked fine. I also have this planer, I have to say I “settled” for this when I couldn’t afford the 735. First time I used it any remorse for not getting the larger planer went away, this dewalt accessories one works like a champ. Probably why its been around for so long with no revisions. You are correct that changing the blades on the planer is about 5,000 times easier than my jointer. I probably should have mentioned that in the thing’s defense.