DIYbanter - View Single Post - Delta 22-59 vs. Dewalt DW735 planers ... which is better?

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Alurker wrote:
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snip the wood will stop feeding
and you have to manually push it until it starts feeding again. snip
Adjusting the feed rollers is very difficult and
the paragraph and illustration in the manual about making the
adjustment just plain suck. I got the optional dust collector hood and
hook it up to a strong shop vac. It clogs regularly (every 5 -10
minutes of steady planing) and must be dismantled to clean (about 5
minutes work). snip

I've had the Dewalt 735 for quite a while now and really pushed it hard.
I finally changed the knives recently, a real cinch! Knives are on Ebay
at like half list price. Yes, I've had to clean the feed rollers maybe
twice in hundred of feet of planing. A little rubbing alcohol on a paper
towel solves the problem. The bed is waxed but so are all my machines,
maybe 30 sec every few months ... wax on - wax off. Although I am now
setting up dust collection for the entire shop, the 735 has been
functioning for years with an old vac hose into an burnt out Sears shop
vac tub with the filter in place but the vac motor removed. It gets
probably 90% of debris. Only time I have clogged it was planing HDPE
(little sticky curlies and a real poor idea!) and if a knot or defect
breaks free and jams in the blower. That takes maybe 3 minutes to fix and
only happens when you are working with poor quality wood to start with.

I am not a big Dewalt fan, but I've been extremely happy with this
planer. It is great with sharp blades, but still OK with dull ones except
on figured and reversing grain. The nicks come off with a scraper swipe
or a quick sanding rub. The self storing tool fits all the various screws
on the machine and has a magnet to pick out the knives. A well thought
out product. If I had more money and space I'd get a big 15" heavy duty
planer and use the 735 for the final passes.

Jerry