In article dDVyd.2510$Y57.2393@trnddc08, "Dick Fitzwell" wrote:
Hi, all,

Got an early Christmas present -- a Dewalt 735 portable planer. Not too
shabby for my first planer. I have run a couple boards (pine and maple)
through it, and everything appears to be dead on out of the box.

My one question regards some lines running parallel to the grain on an
otherwise perfect finish. They are not terribly noticebale, but you can
definitely feel them if you run a finger across the board. They showed up on
both the soft and hard wood. They appear to be pretty regular. At first, I
thought the knives were nicked, but I checked them out and they appear to be
smooth and sharp.

Ya know what? I've noticed the same thing with my DW735, even with
freshly-honed and polished knives -- but only on relatively soft woods such as
sycamore and poplar. The marks are much less noticeable on soft maple and
cherry, and pretty much not there on hard maple, walnut, or oak.

I *suspect* (but have been unable to confirm) that it may be caused by
variations in tightness of the blade-mounting bolts, causing the blades to
flex slightly.

--
Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek-at-milmac-dot-com)

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