need new planner

[Alan m]

hi all.

my old cheap combination planer thicknessor is getting nackered.
i was looking at getting a lunchbox model. unfortunitly the festool one designed here on the fog was never built  [crying]. so i was looking at the dewalt . it gets good reviews exept for the blade life. there are a few models available, the dw 733 and 735. i presume(presumption is the mother of all ............) that the 735 is the newer one and it looks more modern looking. but i see no sign of it for sale in the uk only the 733. i was at a local tool show last year and asked the rep and he has only heard of the 733( not suprised  [eek]).  whats the story with the 735.
any coments on either or other reconmendations welcome

 

[peter halle]

I have the 735.  My model is almost three years old.  The knives on mine - they may have been updated / improved - are extremely soft.  There are aftermarket alternatives.

That being said - I like mine.  It has performed well in my limited usage as far as quality.  Heavy.  Has a blower to deal with chip removal.  That works well!

Peter

 

[tbellemare]

I have a 735 and like it. It isn't in a production situation though.

It has infeed outfeed extensions as an accessory, which I don't have. I don't normally run anything through it longer than about 6' and haven't found that they are necessary. I haven't had any discernible snipe unless I do something squirrelly so I never got them.

The biggest reason I own it is that I got it for about 1/4th the going rate. It was one of those products that Home Depot was no longer going to sell so they discounted repeatedly until they all sold. I caught it at $136 if I remember correctly.

Tom

 

[Ken Nagrod]

I have a 735 and like it. It isn't in a production situation though.

It has infeed outfeed extensions as an accessory, which I don't have. I don't normally run anything through it longer than about 6' and haven't found that they are necessary. I haven't had any discernible snipe unless I do something squirrelly so I never got them.

The biggest reason I own it is that I got it for about 1/4th the going rate. It was one of those products that Home Depot was no longer going to sell so they discounted repeatedly until they all sold. I caught it at $136 if I remember correctly.

Tom

[crying] [crying]  I paid full price recently.  Tom, you've got my number.  You should have been calling me repeatedly.  Where's the love, man?  [tongue]

Alan, I don't know about availability of the DW735 over by you (finally something only we have), but I read that DU Welt wised up and changed the blades somehow so they last longer.  They are still HSS.  Carbide long life blades are available aftermarket.

 

[allen r austin]

i have the 735 and i love it , the blades are easy to change, and they are a bit soft.
i can hone my blades- easy for me= but not a good idea for most people
Allen

 

[peter halle]

This is totally off topic - and I should remove this post - but,  I had the opportunity to meet Allen yesterday, and had the op to help sell a first time Festooler some stuff.  Allen is the kind of guy you want to have around you talking about woodworking so that you can absorb.

I hated the conference I went to with my wife, but visiting the Woodcraft in Roanoke and meeting Allen and the staff there wiped most of the bad taste out of my mouth.

Allen, thanks!

Peter

 

[Chris Hughes]

Of all the bench top units I have seen, I would go with 735.  The dust collection kicks the snot out of all the others.  As someone stated, it has a blower unit inside that extracts the chips.  I bought a DeWalt hose that has a hooded filter on it so that I can grab a waste can and contain all of my chips without hooking it to a dust collector or shop vac.  When I'm done I release the hood and pitch the chips.  I was unaware of the aftermarket blades, that will help me a lot.

 

[billg71]

Of all the bench top units I have seen, I would go with 735.  The dust collection kicks the snot out of all the others.  As someone stated, it has a blower unit inside that extracts the chips.  I bought a DeWalt hose that has a hooded filter on it so that I can grab a waste can and contain all of my chips without hooking it to a dust collector or shop vac.  When I'm done I release the hood and pitch the chips.  I was unaware of the aftermarket blades, that will help me a lot.

The blower and the hose/trashcan attachment are the cats a## ! The planer works well, the stock blades are a little less than enduring(to put it kindly), but the Infinity Cutting Tools blades hold up well. I have a set of the HSS and the carbide and I've been pleased with the quality and performance.

Not at all a bad planer for the price and space requirements. Snipe is quite noticeable on my unit, though.

Bill

 

[Kevin Stricker]

With the DW 735 you can hook it up to a cyclone separator ( i.e. dust deputy) without a vacuum and it takes care of the DC for you.  Toolking has the blades on sale for $69 for 2 sets ( 6 reversible blades total).