DeWalt DW735 planner

[Mark J]

I see the DeWalt 735 is on sale at Farm & Fleet for $499.  I don't recall seeing it that low before.  Sale ends Dec 6, 2017.

https://www.farmandfleet.com/products/443005-dewalt-heavy-duty-13-three-knife-two-speed-thickness-planer.html

For those who might be discussing same with Santa

[treeslayer]

thats probably a good price for a standard 735, the 735X i believe comes with infeed and outfield tables and an extra set of knives. take the advice of @RichardA and when the original knives wear out get the ones from Infinity Tools.

[Mark J]

Since you've probably never heard of them I should mention that Blaine's Farm & Fleet is a reputable chain with multiple big box stores in Iowa, Illinois, and Wisconsin.

[bushwacked]

1 hour ago, treeslayer said:

thats probably a good price for a standard 735, the 735X i believe comes with infeed and outfield tables and an extra set of knives. take the advice of @RichardA and when the original knives wear out get the ones from Infinity Tools.

these? 

https://www.infinitytools.com/dewalt-dw734-and-dw735-planer-knives-3425

[Chet]

2 hours ago, treeslayer said:

thats probably a good price for a standard 735, the 735X i believe comes with infeed and outfield tables and an extra set of knives. take the advice of @RichardA and when the original knives wear out get the ones from Infinity Tools.

Dave's correct here the model you linked doesn't come with the extras,  in and out feed extensions and extra blades.

[treeslayer]

1 hour ago, bushwacked said:

these? 

Yep, those are the ones. @RichardA brought those to my attention a while back, much heavier blades, direct replacement and can be sharpened according to Rick,i haven't had mine sharpened yet, no need to, they outlast the DeWalt ones by far.

[RichardA]

1 hour ago, bushwacked said:

these? 

https://www.infinitytools.com/dewalt-dw734-and-dw735-planer-knives-3425

Absolutely yes

[Guest Randy]

But do they truly last more than twice the factory knives? If not, then there really isn't a savings as I have seen the factory knife sets for $35 (although I haven't looked recently).

[RichardA]

7 hours ago, Randy said:

But do they truly last more than twice the factory knives? If not, then there really isn't a savings as I have seen the factory knife sets for $35 (although I haven't looked recently).

You can't hone factory blades very well, they are paper thin.That's where DeWalt makes extra money. $50 every few months from several hundred thousand owners of the #735. The Infinity blades can be honed multiple times, I have 4 sets of those knives and the first set are in the planer now, after their 4th honing, and doing just what they were designed to do, plane wood. I don't know when they will not work any more, but when they do die, they will have paid for themselves more than once or twice.  Your choice, factory blades often, or Not. 

[Chestnut]

17 hours ago, Chet said:

Dave's correct here the model you linked doesn't come with the extras,  in and out feed extensions and extra blades.

Actually it does the Manufactures model number is DW735X, That's a solid deal. I wish i remembered how much i paid for mine.

Edit: I paid $525 for mine on sale in 2014.

[difalkner]

Just got our DW735X the end of September - HD online special for $570, free 2-day delivery.

David

[RichardA]

He linked to the #735   No x's y's or z's Just the basic planer.

[Chestnut]

I see DW735X from the OPs link am i missing something?

[Mark J]

For what it's worth the item that I saw in the store did not have the extras on display, but the descriptive card said 735x as does the web page.  

Clearly there is a discrepancy which you would want clarified before ordering.  If this is just the planner it's agood deal.  If it includes the accesories it's a great deal.

[Chestnut]

2 hours ago, Mark J said:

Clearly there is a discrepancy which you would want clarified before ordering.  If this is just the planner it's agood deal.  If it includes the accesories it's a great deal

The accessories are easily walked off with there may be a reason they weren't put out. Though i agree i'd ask i feel like at these places the chances of getting someone that knows is slim.

[Coop]

12 hours ago, RichardA said:

You can't hone factory blades very well, they are paper thin.That's where DeWalt makes extra money. $50 every few months from several hundred thousand owners of the #735. The Infinity blades can be honed multiple times, I have 4 sets of those knives and the first set are in the planer now, after their 4th honing, and doing just what they were designed to do, plane wood. I don't know when they will not work any more, but when they do die, they will have paid for themselves more than once or twice.  Your choice, factory blades often, or Not. 

Or be stubborn and don’t listen to @RichardA and you’ll have yourself a collection of dull knives in no time. Rockler and Woodcraft put the 735 on sale every once in a while and throw in the in/outs and mobile table, if you have the patience. H

[Geoffrey]

@RichardA, @treeslayer - what are you using to hone the Infinity blades? I originally planned on upgrading my 735 to a Byrd Shelix, but the Infinity knives would also be an improvement over the OEM knives. Do you use a jig and waterstones, or something like the Diamond Knife Hone on the Infinity HSS Knives page?

[Coop]

I use the Deulen sharpening jig. 

[Geoffrey]

The Deulen looks easy enough to use. Thank you.

[Chet]

3 hours ago, Mark J said:

Clearly there is a discrepancy which you would want clarified before ordering

Yes because the "X" stands for extra stuff.  If I ordered the 735X and didn't get the table extentions I would be happy.

[Unknown craftsman]

Check this out the stock knifes that come in the 735 can be touched up. I used to do it.

Here a pic of a very simple jig it will not take out deep nicks but if your getting lots of tear out this will work. The angle is 45 and cut on a tablesaw. The plastic diamond is a cheapo from lowes made by smith.

Thought I'd share since I'm on a knife cutting trip right now.

[Guest Randy]

On 11/15/2017 at 6:58 AM, RichardA said:

You can't hone factory blades very well, they are paper thin.That's where DeWalt makes extra money. $50 every few months from several hundred thousand owners of the #735. The Infinity blades can be honed multiple times, I have 4 sets of those knives and the first set are in the planer now, after their 4th honing, and doing just what they were designed to do, plane wood. I don't know when they will not work any more, but when they do die, they will have paid for themselves more than once or twice.  Your choice, factory blades often, or Not. 

I haven't paid $50 for factory knives for years and I've seen them online for $35; at worst $40. What do you hone the Infinity knives with to be sure the angle is maintained?

[RichardA]

I use the Deulen guide and DMT Diamond stones.

[Marmotjr]

@Unknown craftsman, what depth are those kerfs at?  Might be a route I take when I need to sharpen my knives.  I have the X, and it came with extra blades, but eventually....

[Unknown craftsman]

@Marmotjr probably about 1 inch. I don't have the fixture anymore just need the blades to stick out.

Aj