"Puckdropper" puckdropper(at)yahoo(dot)com wrote in message
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I just purchased the DeWalt 735 planer last night, and read over the
manual. Operation seems easy enough, and in practice has been. I
managed
to get some snipe on a board and then almost eliminate it by
supporting the
board more.

Is there anything I should know before I get going too far? I've
never
used a planer before, and while operation seems simple enough, I
don't want
to miss something important.

It's amazing what comes out of the planer. This nasty looking piece
of
wood goes in, and something beautiful comes out.

Puckdropper
--
Never teach your apprentice everything you know.

One idea I haven't read here yet is for figured woods. Birds eye,
squirrely grained wood or any wood where you see a lot of tearout.

Wet (dampen) the surface of the wood with a sponge and let it sit for a
minute. Now when you plane it, the tearout will be minimized or be
totally gone. Don't make a second pass without re-dampening the wood
first.

After you're done, unplug and wipe down the bed and rollers just in
case you used to much water. Try it on some scraps, you'll get a feel
for how much water and how long to let it sit before running it thru.

There are a lot more tips and hints and most can be found via Google
and search back thru the forums.

Bob S.