Dewalt Dw735 Woodtop Planer Review
The Interna-Lok head clamp holds the workpiece in place better than standard rollers, minimizing snipe. Though the 2012NB doesn’t have a built-in dust collection port, dewalt accessories you can buy an attachment separately. The best benchtop planers have dust ports that attach to a shop vacuum or dust collection system to minimize the mess.
Thickness planers adjust the thickness of a board, while jointers ensure that a board is flat across its width and length on one side. You can use a jointer to adjust the thickness of a board, though it will be less accurate and possibly take longer than with a benchtop planer. You cannot, however, use a benchtop planer to flatten a board across its length. A benchtop planer can bring added value to a woodworking workshop, but you may still have some questions about this tool’s best use and operation. Ahead, answers to some of the most common questions about benchtop planers.
In your review you stated that some have problems with the rollers not working all the time but you didn’t have that problem. I us-ta have that problem with mine, then I bought a joiner and it fixed it and now I no longer have that issue. The board is completely square now when it comes out. I have had my planer for over 4 years now, and used dewalt accessories it on some very hard wood, recently I ran a little hickory threw it, but mostly I run maple and cherry threw it. I have ran about 1000 board ft over all I believe, so for the home shop, or hobbyist like myself these are awesome units. Those who need to do this sort of thing for a living should buy products specifically for making a living.
Have you tried to power it up after putting it completely back together. The little black thing at the top is a micro switch and is enabled by the top shroud. Once assembled, there is a tab on the top shroud that depresses the switch. @Coophas a valid point, circuit breakers don’t work forever. Just on the off chance, is your dedicated receptacle a GFCI?
Everywhere I look it shows the Ridgid R4331 as being a part of their lifetime warranty but your chart shows a 3-year limited warranty. Price is often a huge part of the equation when determining what tool is best for you. There’s a huge difference in pricing in this test from the low $300 range up over $600. We are ranking these straight on the lowest to highest with prices available at the time of publication. We realize there is a “value” proposition that many will look at, but that will factor into our overall ranking when price and the other categories are combined.
There are two gauges on the DW735 and they are both easy to read and use. The removal gauge shown above shows how much thickness will be removed but it also offers a handy chart suggesting the maximum to remove per pass based on the width of the board. The thickness gauge shown on the right shows the total final thickness that the board will be after passing through the planer. It didn’t take me long to zero in on one particular planer and that was the DEWALT DW735.
It has a set of lockable casters, allowing you to lock it into place when feeding heavy materials through and then roll this heavy tool out of the way when done. As a reasonably priced planer that can handle up to 12-inch boards, the CRAFTSMAN is well worth a look. It has a 15-amp motor that produces cutterhead speeds up to 8,000 RPMs.
We might take and old set and give it a go for the heck of it like Rick is going to do. The 734 has held up well in our very humid Florida swamp environment and we have had fun using it to surface and dimension lumber for lots of different projects. We spent more for this tool than any other tool we own, and it paid for itself with its first planking job. The planer comes with a dust hood that works well with a properly sized shop-vacuum hose attached.
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.