13″ Dewalt Planer With Stand And Helical Cutterhead Kit At Grizzly Com
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.
If nothing else, we use it on the last pass of each board we run through the planer because the smooth finish allows for a lot less sanding time. The POWERTEC has foldable infeed and outfeed tables dewalt Hand tools for easier storage. This model’s main drawback is its lack of a built-in dust collection port, though you can buy one separately. Feed speed refers to the speed the board passes through the planer.
The selection of a thickness planer basically comes down to two size categories; small portable (albeit real heavy to be portable!), or very large stand alone machines. The stand alone machines are far too large for my shop so I was left searching the 13″ planer category. Frankly, I don’t think we can expect to see this planer bundle priced any lower than this, at least not anytime soon. This is the second time I have ever seen the price drop down below $500. Right now, the DW735 planer, which doesn’t come with the infeed and outfeed tables or spare blades, is priced at $549.
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.
We applied blue chalk to the surface of the boards in order to improve our visual inspection combined with a physical inspection to rank the surface finish for each planer. For this evaluation we wanted to look at how accurately the planers remove a specified depth. Each planer has a dial that when turned a specified amount will theoretically remove a given depth in a single pass. We compared how accurately each planer was able to remove a fixed depth based on the dial. We measured the no-load feed rate of each planer and compared that to the feed rates under load for different material types. In our opinion this provides a sense of how powerful the motors are.
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 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.
This item is currently out of stock with the manufacturer. They have given us the estimated ship date above for new orders placed today. This date will be updated regularly and we expect continued backlogs for several months on this item and other power tools given current Covid-19 related trends. DEWALT will maintain the tool and replace worn parts caused by normal use, for free, any time during the first year after purchase.
This is simply a larger package of the 735 planer including the earlier discussed 735 planer plus replacement blades, infeed, and outfeed tables. It is a cost-saving package delivering the same quality service including the 15AMP motor with a 20,000RPM and a no-load blade speed of 10,000rpm. It also has three reversible and disposable blades and dual speeds that allow you to set 96CPI or 176CPI for a smoother finish. I must have a newer setup than you do, I also purchased the in-feed out feed tables. Now for me this is just a planer that is holding me over for the Powermatic 209HH which is quite expensive.
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.
Its 12-1/2″-wide bed could handle the 12″-wide garboard that we needed to replace, and its 6″ thickness capacity it would come in handy for shaping some 4″ stock for the stem. The 734 weighs a sturdy 80 lbs, a bit heavy for moving around, but solid and stable in use, especially when working with long stock. That way, you can continue working without too frequent blade replacements. The motor speed goes up to 17,000 rpm with a 3¼-inch planning width. The cut depth is up to 1/16 of an inch, with a rabbeting depth of 23/64 of an inch. It offers a 96-cpi cutting speed that can give you a really smooth finish for your wood.