I bought the DW 735 benchtop planer about a year ago with the intent of having my new workshop ready to go by the time I got it. A year later I am nearly there. I have built a few projects, but just set up the planer. I have a Ridgid collapsable cart designed for their miter saw, so I mounted the planer on it. It has in/out support rollers built-in to the cart.
I could not be more pleased. I milled a 3/4 clear pine down to 5/8 with ease. On the first pass, I got snipe on both ends. On the second pass, I extended the outfeed support roller to planer distance and put a slight amount of downward pressure on the board between the planer and the roller. This resulted in no snipe on the exit and a slight amount on the feed end. I believe I could eliminate the infeed snipe by extending the support rollers and putting a little downward pressure on the board between the planer table and the infeed roller as the board enters the planer.
I flipped the board over and increased the cutting speed to 179 cuts/inch and got a surface that needs very little scraping/sanding for a finish. There was no visual nor tactile perception of machining marks.
The knives were aligned very well from the factory. I got a uniformly thick and flat board.
Greg
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A new toy! One year old and never used !! I have the same one and it got used the first day.
Work Safe, Count to 10 when your done for the day !!
Bruce S.
Yea. It should be illegal to sit on it. But I got it for $385 with free shipping. ($445 sale - 60 Rebate). I had been watching it for several months and didn't plan on getting it until I was ready. But the sale & expiring rebate enticed me.Greg
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I think I still have at least two tools that I have never used sitting in the shop, off hand the big one is the HCM. I had to buy it to replace what I had (lost in a fire) or lose 25% of the value. Now as soon as I finish the d@#$ house and can get back to wood working (vs cabinet making and such) I will try it out.
Doug
HCM?Only problem with leaving it sit is the warranty expires.Greg
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I feel your pain Doug, I'm in the same boat.
New house built last year. Still building doors, vanities and trim. Lots of chips being collected.http://www.superwoodworks.com
Doug,
I'm with you too. Moved last fall to a new house, we need to finish the basment for a nanny. As well teh garage was not heated, and had no electric. Needless to say it's been over 8 months since I've done any 'fine' woodworking.
I hate to admit this, but I received a set of Lie Nielsen chisels for my brithday last October... They're still sitting in the box. My old chisles have been ready to go, so any time I've needed one I've use them.
The end is near though. I have a hard deadline at the end of August to finish it all up. Then I can get the shop cleaned up and get down to work!
Buster
Yeah in the last year or two I have gotten a couple of LN items (a nice hand plane and a scrapper plan) and for the most part I have not used the hand plane at all and I have only used the scraper a little bit on the wood bar top I am working on.
So "Fine" woodworking is out and "Finish" wood working is the name of the day
Doug
Ah - but here you're in good shape. Lie-Nielsen warrants their tools for life (presumably your lifetime, not theirs). One of the reasons I like their tools - they replaced a dovetail saw that wasn't quite in line with the handle that I'd had for 4 years. I'd previously used it primarily as a small cut-off saw; it wasn't until I started dovetailing by hand that I noticed the twist and the difficulties I was having.
Sure be nice if power tools came with such warranties!
Try it before you buy it would be nice.
Regards,Bob @ Kidderville Acres
A Woodworkers mind should be the sharpest tool in the shop!
Yeah it would but does not happen much. LN was at a wood show in Michigan a few years back and they had some of thier stuff available to work with. But not many others do. One nice thing about rebuilding a shop is you have a better idea what you are getting into. The first shop was buy a tool and learn what it is supposed to do and how. Then if it was really bad or really cheep replace with another try. This shop I at least had an Idea of what I was getting into.
Doug
This was the first planer I ever purchased and believe it or not it only cost me 19 dollars. It works great! I can't imagine how well it would be if they had say a 15" model of it. They say the knives can't be resharpened but I had a tech at the DeWALT store tell me that they could be. Only downside is it is LOUD!
Bio
HCM = Hollow Chissel Mortiser.
Yes the warenty issue can be a problem I suppose, and normally I would not ever buy something and leave it sit. First off is the warrenty issue, but if you are not going to use it then you may as well hold off buying it as you could either find a better deal latter or a better unit could come out. I have a LOT of delta products that I would (if I was buying today) not buy, but at the time for the cost it was my best option. Today we have other options at good price points (Such as Steel City) that did not exist the day I had to buy a new shop full of tools. But then I was on the schedule of the insurance company and not my own. Heck I had to store the tools for almost a year as I did Not have a house to put them in. Only the little (700sq ft) condo I was living in. So it is one of the crazy things when you have to buy furniture for a house that is only just being started as the insurance company will keep a large part of the money if you do not.
So I agree, hold off until you need it, if you can, but sometimes that you just have to do what you have to do.
Doug M
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