I have been thinking about replacing my portable 12" planer. Reading
reviews of the Dewalt 735. One reviewer claims he liked everything
but the blades which he claims are so thin that they dull almost
immediately. Anyone here had similar experience. Lowes has them now
for $599 vs. $649 everywhere else on the web.

In article , Joe Bleau wrote:
I have been thinking about replacing my portable 12" planer. Reading
reviews of the Dewalt 735. One reviewer claims he liked everything
but the blades which he claims are so thin that they dull almost
immediately. Anyone here had similar experience. Lowes has them now
for $599 vs. $649 everywhere else on the web.

Hard to see what the thickness of the blade would have to do with how long it
holds an edge. In any event, I've had a 735 for about five years now, and that
has not been my experience; I wonder what that reviewer was running through
his planer...

On Tue, 11 Aug 2009 02:23:40 GMT, (Doug Miller)
wrote:

In article , Joe Bleau wrote:
I have been thinking about replacing my portable 12" planer. Reading
reviews of the Dewalt 735. One reviewer claims he liked everything
but the blades which he claims are so thin that they dull almost
immediately. Anyone here had similar experience. Lowes has them now
for $599 vs. $649 everywhere else on the web.

Hard to see what the thickness of the blade would have to do with how long it
holds an edge. In any event, I've had a 735 for about five years now, and that
has not been my experience; I wonder what that reviewer was running through
his planer...

I bought a 735 last year[*] and though I don't need them, noticed the
blades are more expensive than those for the 734.
[*] paid about $425 at Lowes then

In article , krw wrote:

I bought a 735 last year[*] and though I don't need them, noticed the
blades are more expensive than those for the 734.

The 735 uses three blades. Doesn't the 734 have only two?

On Tue, 11 Aug 2009 12:01:10 GMT, (Doug Miller)
wrote:

In article , krw wrote:

I bought a 735 last year[*] and though I don't need them, noticed the
blades are more expensive than those for the 734.

The 735 uses three blades. Doesn't the 734 have only two?

According to this the 734 also has three blades:

http://www.dewalt.com/us/products/to...productID=5934

DW734 12 and 1/2 inch wide, 3 blades, one speed. appx $400

DW735 13 inches wide, 3 blades, two speeds. appx $600






On Tue, 11 Aug 2009 19:19:57 -0500, krw wrote:

On Tue, 11 Aug 2009 12:01:10 GMT, (Doug Miller)
wrote:

In article , krw wrote:

I bought a 735 last year[*] and though I don't need them, noticed the
blades are more expensive than those for the 734.

The 735 uses three blades. Doesn't the 734 have only two?

According to this the 734 also has three blades:

http://www.dewalt.com/us/products/to...productID=5934

"Joe Bleau" wrote in message
...
I have been thinking about replacing my portable 12" planer. Reading
reviews of the Dewalt 735. One reviewer claims he liked everything
but the blades which he claims are so thin that they dull almost
immediately. Anyone here had similar experience. Lowes has them now
for $599 vs. $649 everywhere else on the web.



OK, you have a valid concern. You have a portable now that apparently is
not fulfilling your needs or wishes. Now you are considering the purchase
of another portable that will probably follow in those foot steps. Portable
plainers have gone the route of todays printers. The printers are cheap,
the replacement ink cartridges are expensive and don't last. My old AP10
portable has the same blades it came with, the old fashoned style, the ones
you can resharpen over and over. You cannot do that with most any of the
portables these days.

You want to up grade and you seem to justify the $600 for the new
"portable". You probably want to use the new planer more. How much more
are you going to spend on new blades when they get dull? You have a planer
now so you really don't need a replacement unless you want more capacity. I
suggest you do what I did several years ago and buy your last new planer.
Get a full sized one with blades that can be resharpened and basically run
circles around any protable.

If you can justify spending $600 for an upgrade surely yu can save a little
longer and get a permanent upgrade for $350 more, shipped. And it will do
15" and has a built in mobile base.

http://www.grizzley.com/products/15-Planer/G0453

In article , "Leon" wrote:

OK, you have a valid concern. You have a portable now that apparently is
not fulfilling your needs or wishes. Now you are considering the purchase
of another portable that will probably follow in those foot steps. Portable
plainers have gone the route of todays printers. The printers are cheap,
the replacement ink cartridges are expensive and don't last.

I don't think the comparison is valid, Leon. It's not unusual for a set of
replacement ink cartridges to exceed 75% of the cost of a new printer, but it
*is* unusual for a set of replacement planer blades to exceed 10-15% of the
cost of the planer.

My old AP10
portable has the same blades it came with, the old fashoned style, the ones
you can resharpen over and over. You cannot do that with most any of the
portables these days.

As I've noted repeatedly, the blades on the DW735 *can* be resharpened
(perhaps "honed" is a better word) several times before they need to be
discarded.

You want to up grade and you seem to justify the $600 for the new
"portable". You probably want to use the new planer more. How much more
are you going to spend on new blades when they get dull?

Nothing, if he buys a DW735. By the third or fourth time that the blades get
dull, then he has to spend about sixty bucks on a new set.

You have a planer
now so you really don't need a replacement unless you want more capacity. I
suggest you do what I did several years ago and buy your last new planer.
Get a full sized one with blades that can be resharpened and basically run
circles around any protable.

If you can justify spending $600 for an upgrade surely yu can save a little
longer and get a permanent upgrade for $350 more, shipped. And it will do
15" and has a built in mobile base.

http://www.grizzley.com/products/15-Planer/G0453

That extra $350 will buy five or six sets of blades for a DW735, which should
last for several years at least.

"Doug Miller" wrote in message
...
In article , "Leon"
wrote:

OK, you have a valid concern. You have a portable now that apparently is
not fulfilling your needs or wishes. Now you are considering the purchase
of another portable that will probably follow in those foot steps.
Portable
plainers have gone the route of todays printers. The printers are cheap,
the replacement ink cartridges are expensive and don't last.

I don't think the comparison is valid, Leon. It's not unusual for a set of
replacement ink cartridges to exceed 75% of the cost of a new printer, but
it
*is* unusual for a set of replacement planer blades to exceed 10-15% of
the
cost of the planer.

I think the compairison is very valid. When the portables first came out
the blades were not disposable and lasted a very long time and they cost
about as much ase the disposables. In th old days printers were more
expensive and the replace ink cartridges were cheap.





My old AP10
portable has the same blades it came with, the old fashoned style, the
ones
you can resharpen over and over. You cannot do that with most any of the
portables these days.

As I've noted repeatedly, the blades on the DW735 *can* be resharpened
(perhaps "honed" is a better word) several times before they need to be
discarded.

Regardless can you hone/shapren your disposable blades down 1/4"




You want to up grade and you seem to justify the $600 for the new
"portable". You probably want to use the new planer more. How much more
are you going to spend on new blades when they get dull?

Nothing, if he buys a DW735. By the third or fourth time that the blades
get
dull, then he has to spend about sixty bucks on a new set.

If you baby the blades.






You have a planer
now so you really don't need a replacement unless you want more capacity.
I
suggest you do what I did several years ago and buy your last new planer.
Get a full sized one with blades that can be resharpened and basically run
circles around any protable.

If you can justify spending $600 for an upgrade surely yu can save a
little
longer and get a permanent upgrade for $350 more, shipped. And it will do
15" and has a built in mobile base.

http://www.grizzley.com/products/15-Planer/G0453

That extra $350 will buy five or six sets of blades for a DW735, which
should
last for several years at least.

The blades on the Griz probably would out last the DeWalt planer.

In article , "Leon" wrote:

"Doug Miller" wrote in message
...
In article , "Leon"
wrote:

OK, you have a valid concern. You have a portable now that apparently is
not fulfilling your needs or wishes. Now you are considering the purchase
of another portable that will probably follow in those foot steps.
Portable
plainers have gone the route of todays printers. The printers are cheap,
the replacement ink cartridges are expensive and don't last.

I don't think the comparison is valid, Leon. It's not unusual for a set of
replacement ink cartridges to exceed 75% of the cost of a new printer, but it
*is* unusual for a set of replacement planer blades to exceed 10-15% of the
cost of the planer.

I think the compairison is very valid. When the portables first came out
the blades were not disposable and lasted a very long time and they cost
about as much ase the disposables. In th old days printers were more
expensive and the replace ink cartridges were cheap.

We'll have to agree to disagree on that one, I guess.

My old AP10
portable has the same blades it came with, the old fashoned style, the ones
you can resharpen over and over. You cannot do that with most any of the
portables these days.

As I've noted repeatedly, the blades on the DW735 *can* be resharpened
(perhaps "honed" is a better word) several times before they need to be
discarded.

Regardless can you hone/shapren your disposable blades down 1/4"

No, not that far, I'll admit -- my point is only that it's not necessary to
discard the blades as soon as they become dull.



You want to up grade and you seem to justify the $600 for the new
"portable". You probably want to use the new planer more. How much more
are you going to spend on new blades when they get dull?

Nothing, if he buys a DW735. By the third or fourth time that the blades get
dull, then he has to spend about sixty bucks on a new set.

If you baby the blades.

If you hone the blades when they get dull.

You have a planer
now so you really don't need a replacement unless you want more capacity. I
suggest you do what I did several years ago and buy your last new planer.
Get a full sized one with blades that can be resharpened and basically run
circles around any protable.

If you can justify spending $600 for an upgrade surely yu can save a little
longer and get a permanent upgrade for $350 more, shipped. And it will do
15" and has a built in mobile base.

http://www.grizzley.com/products/15-Planer/G0453

That extra $350 will buy five or six sets of blades for a DW735, which should
last for several years at least.

The blades on the Griz probably would out last the DeWalt planer.

Probably so -- but I imagine five or six sets of blades would too, if they're
rehoned when they get dull. Bottom line is that if the OP is doing enough
planing to run through a set of DW735 blades -- including rehoning when dull
-- in a year or less, he's probably a *lot* better off taking your advice than
taking mine. But if his usage is lighter, to the point that a set of blades,
including rehoning, lasts for three or four years, then he may be better off
taking my advice than yours. :-)

"Doug Miller" wrote in message
...
In article , "Leon"
wrote:
..

The blades on the Griz probably would out last the DeWalt planer.

Probably so -- but I imagine five or six sets of blades would too, if
they're
rehoned when they get dull. Bottom line is that if the OP is doing enough
planing to run through a set of DW735 blades -- including rehoning when
dull
-- in a year or less, he's probably a *lot* better off taking your advice
than
taking mine. But if his usage is lighter, to the point that a set of
blades,
including rehoning, lasts for three or four years, then he may be better
off
taking my advice than yours. :-)


I was coming from the stand point that he already has a portable planer that
he wants to upgrade from. IMHO $600 gets him another portable, 50% more and
he has a lifetime unit with much higher capicity.

On Aug 10, 11:15*pm, "Leon" wrote:
"Joe Bleau" wrote in message

...

I have been thinking about replacing my portable 12" planer. *Reading
reviews of the Dewalt 735. *One reviewer claims he liked everything
but the blades which he claims are so thin that they dull almost
immediately. *Anyone here had similar experience. *Lowes has them now
for $599 vs. $649 everywhere else on the web.

My old Ryobi is wearing down and I also have been looking at planers.
I saw several bad reviews on the 735 and many were regarding fast-
dulling blades. Some others chain failure. However, many of the bad
news reviews came from early days right after its release. Later
reviews seem more positive. The blade issue might be left over from
early experience. Current users who post here seem to like theirs.

LEON Wrote:
If you can justify spending $600 for an upgrade surely yu can save a little
longer and get a permanent upgrade for $350 more, shipped. *And it will do
15" and has a built in mobile base.

http://www.grizzley.com/products/15-Planer/G0453

LEON - You seem to be suggesting the G0453. That is exactly the
machine I am settling in on. My son-in-law has an earlier version and
loves it.

Do you own one?

The Grizzly store is only about 2+ hours away and we have
grandchildren just south of the route. What an excuse to go to the
big boy candy store!

"RonB" wrote in message
...
LEON Wrote:
If you can justify spending $600 for an upgrade surely yu can save a
little
longer and get a permanent upgrade for $350 more, shipped. And it will do
15" and has a built in mobile base.

http://www.grizzley.com/products/15-Planer/G0453

LEON - You seem to be suggesting the G0453. That is exactly the
machine I am settling in on. My son-in-law has an earlier version and
loves it.

Do you own one?

No! I own the Delta 15" stationary planer.
http://www.deltaportercable.com/Prod...roductID=17887
I do see a distince advantage that this particular Griz design has over the
Delta that I have. The motor is on the lower side of the machine. The
advantage here is that the elevation crank does not have to lift the heavy
motor and cutter head assembly, it only has to lift the table, and the motor
does not have to be moved to change blades. OTOH the table on the Griz
moves up and down which could be a disadvantage if you use an auxillary
infeed or outfeed platform.


The Grizzly store is only about 2+ hours away and we have
grandchildren just south of the route. What an excuse to go to the
big boy candy store!

I'd be on that like a duck on'a June bug.

Leon wrote:


I'd be on that like a duck on'a June bug.




Gotta love the Texans. Round here we use "be on that like a fat kid on a
Smartie"

RonB wrote:
On Aug 10, 11:15 pm, "Leon" wrote:
http://www.grizzley.com/products/15-Planer/G0453

LEON - You seem to be suggesting the G0453. That is exactly the
machine I am settling in on. My son-in-law has an earlier version and
loves it.

Do you own one?

The Grizzly store is only about 2+ hours away and we have
grandchildren just south of the route. What an excuse to go to the
big boy candy store!

I have the G0453. Very nice machine; go for it.

--
"Even if your wife is happy but you're unhappy, you're still happier
than you'd be if you were happy and your wife was unhappy." - Red Green
To reply, eat the taco.
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Steve Turner wrote:
RonB wrote:
On Aug 10, 11:15 pm, "Leon" wrote:
http://www.grizzley.com/products/15-Planer/G0453

LEON - You seem to be suggesting the G0453. That is exactly the
machine I am settling in on. My son-in-law has an earlier version and
loves it.

Do you own one?

The Grizzly store is only about 2+ hours away and we have
grandchildren just south of the route. What an excuse to go to the
big boy candy store!

I have the G0453. Very nice machine; go for it.

Steve, I'm thinking of buying this sucker, and am wondering about the
delivery. Grizzly says I'm responsible for getting it off the truck
with no help from the driver. I would think the truck would have a lift
gate to get the sucker off the truck? Does it come in one piece? How
much trouble was it to get this thing off the truck?

--
Jack
Using FREE News Server: http://www.eternal-september.org/
http://jbstein.com

Jack Stein wrote:
....
Steve, I'm thinking of buying this sucker, and am wondering about the
delivery. Grizzly says I'm responsible for getting it off the truck
with no help from the driver. I would think the truck would have a lift
gate to get the sucker off the truck? Does it come in one piece? How
much trouble was it to get this thing off the truck?

Lift gate service is normally extra fee and you'll tell 'em when you
purchase and arrange the shipping if go that route.

Regular truck all the driver is responsible for is to get it to the back
door for access w/ forklift.

I look at the more local lines for delivery most will have dock pickup
at their terminal available for either free into your truck or less than
most liftgate service charges. Of course, if you don't have truck or
way to get off the pickup...

--

On Thu, 13 Aug 2009 12:20:38 -0500, Jack Stein
wrote:

Steve Turner wrote:
RonB wrote:
On Aug 10, 11:15 pm, "Leon" wrote:
http://www.grizzley.com/products/15-Planer/G0453

LEON - You seem to be suggesting the G0453. That is exactly the
machine I am settling in on. My son-in-law has an earlier version and
loves it.

Do you own one?

The Grizzly store is only about 2+ hours away and we have
grandchildren just south of the route. What an excuse to go to the
big boy candy store!

I have the G0453. Very nice machine; go for it.

Steve, I'm thinking of buying this sucker, and am wondering about the
delivery. Grizzly says I'm responsible for getting it off the truck
with no help from the driver. I would think the truck would have a lift
gate to get the sucker off the truck? Does it come in one piece? How
much trouble was it to get this thing off the truck?

I was worried about that when I bought my Unisaw but they did deliver
it with a lift-gate truck. The driver was nice enough to help me up
the driveway (using his hand jack) with it too. He didn't have to,
YMMV, may cause abdominal bleeding...

Jack Stein wrote:
Steve Turner wrote:
RonB wrote:
On Aug 10, 11:15 pm, "Leon" wrote:
http://www.grizzley.com/products/15-Planer/G0453

LEON - You seem to be suggesting the G0453. That is exactly the
machine I am settling in on. My son-in-law has an earlier version and
loves it.

Do you own one?

The Grizzly store is only about 2+ hours away and we have
grandchildren just south of the route. What an excuse to go to the
big boy candy store!

I have the G0453. Very nice machine; go for it.

Steve, I'm thinking of buying this sucker, and am wondering about the
delivery. Grizzly says I'm responsible for getting it off the truck
with no help from the driver. I would think the truck would have a lift
gate to get the sucker off the truck? Does it come in one piece? How
much trouble was it to get this thing off the truck?

I've ordered two large machines from Grizzly in the last year (the
aforementioned planer and a big cyclone dust collector) and both times
the freight company (SAIA - http://www.saia.com) brought a truck that
had a lift gate, and the driver helped me push the containers up my
driveway (on a 5-degree incline!) and into my garage. Gave the fellow a
nice tip, and I expect he'll give me the same service next time I order
a big machine. I can't guarantee you'll be so lucky, but as somebody
else mentioned, I doubt the freight company would send a truck without
at least leaving themselves a way to get the containers off the truck.

--
"Even if your wife is happy but you're unhappy, you're still happier
than you'd be if you were happy and your wife was unhappy." - Red Green
To reply, eat the taco.
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On Mon, 10 Aug 2009 23:15:32 -0500, "Leon"
wrote:

If you can justify spending $600 for an upgrade surely yu can save a little
longer and get a permanent upgrade for $350 more, shipped. And it will do
15" and has a built in mobile base.

http://www.grizzley.com/products/15-Planer/G0453

Of course there's the little matter of the thing weighing 650 lbs. I
don't think the mobile base will help too much getting it down the
stairs into the shop... That's not going to be an issue for some
people, but 650 lbs instead of ~65 lbs is a big difference.


-Kevin

"Kevin" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 10 Aug 2009 23:15:32 -0500, "Leon"
wrote:

If you can justify spending $600 for an upgrade surely yu can save a
little
longer and get a permanent upgrade for $350 more, shipped. And it will do
15" and has a built in mobile base.

http://www.grizzley.com/products/15-Planer/G0453

Of course there's the little matter of the thing weighing 650 lbs. I
don't think the mobile base will help too much getting it down the
stairs into the shop... That's not going to be an issue for some
people, but 650 lbs instead of ~65 lbs is a big difference.


-Kevin

where there is a will there is a way.

On Tuesday, August 11, 2009 at 7:25:21 AM UTC+5:30, Joe Bleau wrote:
I have been thinking about replacing my portable 12" planer. Reading
reviews of the Dewalt 735. One reviewer claims he liked everything
but the blades which he claims are so thin that they dull almost
immediately. Anyone here had similar experience. Lowes has them now
for $599 vs. $649 everywhere else on the web.

Hi Bleu,

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