bbarry9999 Posted January 22, 2017 Report Share Posted January 22, 2017 Do you tend to sharpen your power planer blades or just dispose of them? If sharpen, do you do it yourself or send them out to a professional? At $50 they are a bit pricey, but the do last a long time and my not be worth sending out. as always.... Thanks for the help. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gee-dub Posted January 22, 2017 Report Share Posted January 22, 2017 DW734 blades are indexed and therefor have a set protrusion from the head. These are disposable blades although I have heard of some folks very carefully sharpening them so as not to remove too much material. They are pricey but, not as much as a machine repair in the event that things went awry. I did luck out onto a few sets at $25 each at an outlet warehouse of some kind and these went with my machine when I sold it. If you are going through the double sided knives too quickly you probably need to consider stepping up the food chain as to your machine ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted January 22, 2017 Report Share Posted January 22, 2017 The truth is, they can be honed once or twice, but for the most part they are tossed. It's DeWalt's way of keeping you hooked and spending money. Infinity Tools, has better blades , but I don't know if they have them for the #734. Sharpening those blades will take off to much, and since they are fixed in the planer you'll lose the edge for cutting. a Honing is your only option . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted January 22, 2017 Report Share Posted January 22, 2017 I was going to mention Infinity tools also. They do have a video that goes over a lot of the options you have as far has sharpening, replacing or upgrading. http://www.infinitytools.com/youtube-videos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmotjr Posted January 22, 2017 Report Share Posted January 22, 2017 I see that Infinity has carbide blades and HSS blades for both the 734 and 735. At the price the carbides cost, would it be worth upgrading to a helical instead? Does anybody know how their various blades compare to the stock ones? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted January 22, 2017 Report Share Posted January 22, 2017 16 minutes ago, Marmotjr said: I see that Infinity has carbide blades and HSS blades for both the 734 and 735. At the price the carbides cost, would it be worth upgrading to a helical instead? Does anybody know how their various blades compare to the stock ones? Haha I love how we jump. Should I buy new blades>has or carbide> carbide is spendy. I should go helical. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmotjr Posted January 22, 2017 Report Share Posted January 22, 2017 hehe... I figured it was close enough to still being on topic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted January 22, 2017 Report Share Posted January 22, 2017 1 minute ago, Marmotjr said: hehe... I figured it was close enough to still being on topic. Thread jaking without someone noticing is an artform. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmotjr Posted January 22, 2017 Report Share Posted January 22, 2017 Shhhh.... I think they might have noticed by now...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted January 22, 2017 Report Share Posted January 22, 2017 The HSS blades are better material, they are thicker and on that alone, last considerably longer. And are able to be honed more than 4 or 5 times. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknown craftsman Posted January 22, 2017 Report Share Posted January 22, 2017 I had a set of infinitys carbide tipped blades in my 735 and I thought they were great. I also have a planer with a Bryd Head so I had no need for two Bryd heads.The 735 was great at taking very lite cuts and the knives held up for a year or more before sharpening them. Heres my sharpening jig the saw kerfs are 45. Aj 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted January 22, 2017 Report Share Posted January 22, 2017 28 minutes ago, Aj3 said: I had a set of infinitys carbide tipped blades in my 735 and I thought they were great. I also have a planer with a Bryd Head so I had no need for two Bryd heads.The 735 was great at taking very lite cuts and the knives held up for a year or more before sharpening them. Heres my sharpening jig the saw kerfs are 45. Aj And what are you using to lap them that isn't eating into the melamine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gee-dub Posted January 22, 2017 Report Share Posted January 22, 2017 4 hours ago, Marmotjr said: Shhhh.... I think they might have noticed by now...... Hey . . . did you see that!?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted January 23, 2017 Report Share Posted January 23, 2017 I have been sharpening my lunchbox planer blades on my Tormek jig for years now. It doesn't get frequent use but the blade holder does let me adjust the blade out to the proper position. A Tormek and the jig are quite pricey but I have sharpened blades late at night and been set up to work again the next morning. It takes so little metal off its like honing them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknown craftsman Posted January 23, 2017 Report Share Posted January 23, 2017 @Brendon_t the blades stick above the holder.Sorry about the poor pic. The bevel on the knives are 45 to match the saw kerfs.I mark the bevel with a sharpe to make sure I am hitting the right spot. I also use my tormek on my jointer knives like wdwerker mentions. Aj Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laws0061 Posted January 30, 2017 Report Share Posted January 30, 2017 I tried some Powertech brand knifes for my 734 off Amazon, $35 I think, which are cheaper that DeWalt ones. Haven't ran much wood through them yet though. Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bleedinblue Posted January 30, 2017 Report Share Posted January 30, 2017 I'm really surprised no one here has tried the infinity tools blades on a 734. I know the 735 is the planer of choice, but I figured there'd be enough cheapskates like me on here to have several 734s floating around. I feel like I could get a better finish off my 734 than I do, and there is a small knick in one of my blades. Probably no later than spring I intend on a new set, probably from infinity. I'll keep everyone posted when that happens. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SawDustB Posted January 30, 2017 Report Share Posted January 30, 2017 9 hours ago, laws0061 said: I tried some Powertech brand knifes for my 734 off Amazon, $35 I think, which are cheaper that DeWalt ones. Haven't ran much wood through them yet though. Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk I've been using the Powertech ones in my 734 for just over a year now. I've been reasonably happy... They're cheaper than the Dewalt blades, but they don't seem to be any worse (or much better, unfortunately). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted January 30, 2017 Report Share Posted January 30, 2017 I've been using the Infinity blades for a couple of years now, and can get 4 or 5 honings out of them, they are worth the $, and in the long term, they are cheaper than the throw away DeWalt blades. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip Sawdust Posted September 12, 2018 Report Share Posted September 12, 2018 I'd like to bump this thread as I have the 734 and think it works great. I'm still on the original set of blades after three years of making furniture as a hobbyist. Never any snipe, always a smooth finish and I couldn't ask more from a power tool. That said, I do wonder about replacement blades and what y'all are doing with this planer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeslayer Posted September 12, 2018 Report Share Posted September 12, 2018 Infinity Tools has replacement blades that can be sharpened (or so I’m told) I haven’t had to have mine sharpened yet, they last a long time. unless you want to go carbide for a lot more dollars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip Sawdust Posted November 27, 2018 Report Share Posted November 27, 2018 Thought I'd add that I rarely take a 1/16 cut with my planer. Maybe that's why my blades have lasted. Also mostly white oak... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodger. Posted November 29, 2018 Report Share Posted November 29, 2018 I hone them a few times as well. Here is a jig I made a while back: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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