I have a dewalt 734 planner and sometimes the board stops moving thru it and I have to push it thru . I'm only taking a 1/32 off or less, most boards are 2" to 6" wide so I know I'm not exceeding any limits here anymore than a 1/32 and the board won't go thru at all. The planner is pretty new and I've checked the rollers for anything that might cause this. I set the in and outfeed tables slightly higher(on the outermost points) to reduce snipe and have used a little wax on the bed otherwise I haven't done anything to it. Is this common or do others have this problem?
I use a product by Bostik called Topcote. It coats the surface of your tools, table saw, planer bed, joiner bed, router table and makes them really, really slick. I was having the same problem with my 735 DeWalt planer and it fixed that problem right up. You do have to keep putting the stuff on every now and then, but it really does work, and I haven't seen any side effects during my finishing from any that might have rubbed off. It runs for around $18 a can from woodworkers supply. I haven't looked for it any place else, so I am not sure if it might be cheaper.
is your planer connected to a dust collection system? Back up of chips/dust on the rollers due to inefficient extraction can cause them to lose grip. With my 734 this is almost always the cause of boards not getting pulled through. Correcting the dust collection problem and cleaning the rollers with mineral spirits has fixed the problem for me every time.
Greg is right on! Before I got my dust collector I had to frequently clean out my planer and use mineral spirits to clean the outfeed roller. Now, when a board starts to need a push, I know that my blades are dull.
I did use it once or twice without the dust collection hooked up and yah what a mess. I'll try the Topcoat Aaron thanks (I've actually been thru Magdalena when I was younger. Grew up in Albuquerque) and change the blades thanks everyone
Don't know if this will help you with the Dewalt, but I recently just the same problem with my Grizzly. The fix was to take off the shroud and clear sawdust that accumulated inside, at the ends of the rollers under the springs. It was an easy fix.
I have the identical problem Walt. I dont have a dust collection issue but I do have a can of topcoat (good stuff by the way). Let me know how you make out.
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