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Upgrading my planer

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#1 · (Edited by Moderator)
Presently I own the Delta 22-560. It is working ok outside of making my own dust hood. I am a very part time wood worker but I love tools. For the last couple of years I have lusted after the Dewalt 735X machine and hope to catch it on sale at the WW extravaganza or Black fri. for around 500. I have been saving with gift cards. Is this foolish or should I save my Klingspor for something else? Overall the Dewalt gets excellent reviews but the Dewalt 734, Rigid, and even the Triton get pretty good reviews.
 
#2 ·
The DW735X is really as good as everyone says. The 734 isn't even in the same league. Do some shopping around to find the best price on a package deal, which should include the stand and an extra set of blades. You will not be sorry.
 
#3 ·
My 735X is a great machine. Especially, since I installed the helical head. It replaced a Delta 22-560 that took a crap.
 
#8 ·
I have the 734 and my uncle has the 735 that he only recently installed a shelix head in and with straight knives in both equally sharp, they both plane very similarly, largely due to having nearly identical motors, cutter heads that are within 1/2" of each other (same diameter), three knives and feed speed (when the 735 is in high). The 734 can be more fussy with in/out feed tables being set just right, the dust collection on the 734 is great when hooked to a good dust collector, the 735 can take care of that itself should you choose but still performs far better when connected to a good collector. The height adjustment on the 735 blows away every other bench top machine, it really is that good. Happy hunting.
 
#9 ·
Post your location if you want to buy tools. Probably you don't live anywhere near SW Ohio, where I am, but I am probably not the only guy here with tools I don't need.

You don't need a street address, something like SW Ohio would tip off others to your general vicinity.
 
#12 ·
I have a DW 735. Bought on Amazon with feed tables. I have had trouble with short life of the blades. I don't cut but 1/32 at a time but I'll change blades sometime twice on a Saturday of planing. When the blades get dull, the board will not feed through, and then the machine will cut off. As long as sharp blades are on it, no issues. I need to find out more about a helix blade. Maybe that would help. Set of blades runs about $30 a set for disposables. Two sides so you can turn them when one side gets dull. Good luck.
 
#14 ·
Pixeltim, why did you go with the Jet vs the Dewalt 735. There are very few reviews on the Jet but the 3-4 that I have found have all been favorable. The only ones that have picked it apart are those that say it is false adv and not a true spiral helical.
 
#15 ·
I have a DW 735. Bought on Amazon with feed tables. I have had trouble with short life of the blades. I don t cut but 1/32 at a time but I ll change blades sometime twice on a Saturday of planing. When the blades get dull, the board will not feed through, and then the machine will cut off. As long as sharp blades are on it, no issues. I need to find out more about a helix blade. Maybe that would help. Set of blades runs about $30 a set for disposables. Two sides so you can turn them when one side gets dull. Good luck.

- ScooterG
Curious what you are planing and how much in "a Saturday". I have a DW 735 and I plane quite a bit of hard maple, purpleheart, walnut, and cherry for cutting boards as well as a variety of rough sawn lumber for other projects. I have never had any issues with the board feeding through and certainly not any issues with the machine "cutting off". Any chance the wood has surface contaminants (Pallet wood)?
 
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