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   bigrob | Dec 30, 2004 06:34am | #1

   I have a Grizzly G1030 w/2 stage cyclone garbage can seperator in line, 5 blast gates and a remote control. I no longer have dust or shavings in my shop which is 14x34 with 12 foot clear headroom. I run all major equip. on 4" flex duct and smaller equip. on 3" flex. Works great!

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   P3Driver | Dec 30, 2004 07:19am | #2

   The chip extraction fan on my DeWalt 735 is excellent, the DeWalt dust collector accessory kit is not.   It was a real disappointment.  The planer mounted extraction fan works beautifully and really shoots the chips out of the machine.  The DeWalt accessory attachement amounted to 10 feet of 4 inch tubing and a drawstring cover for a garbage can. I had dust seeping between the drawstring and the garbage can.  So, now I just connect the planer to my dust collector system and everything works very nicely.  One thing I'd like to add.  The infeed/outfeed table accessories are always shown folded up when not in use.  The infeed folds up, but the outfeed table can't fold up due to the dust collector attachment connection that hits the table when it is raised.

    

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   bleubassplyr | Jan 12, 2005 03:07am | #4

   I bought the Dewalt 735 today. It seems very good. I want to get an elbow to put on the dust collection to get it out of the way. I love how there is no snipe and it planed well on some 8" wide maple I put through it. I only ran a few test pieces so far. I ended up paying the going rate, $499 at the orange box. I wish I could've found a better price. At least if something goes wrong they'll take it back. The two speed feature and the chip ejecting fan are great. Seems to be well made.There are more old drunkards than old doctors.  Ben Franklin

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   bleubassplyr | Dec 30, 2004 11:35pm | #3

   Thanks for the input.

   There are more old drunkards than old doctors.  Ben Franklin

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   HaworthR | Jan 12, 2005 03:48am | #5

   BLEUBASSPLYR,

   I've had the DW 735 for about a month now, and while that isn't long, I've been using it every day and have been planing oak and poplar from 6/4 to 5/4 or less for that whole time.  I love the planer.  Works great, little if any snipe, two speeds are nice.  Just a couple of thoughts, though.  I use a 2-stage Jet collector, so chip collection is excellent.  I had the collector before the planer, so I didn't get the dust hood attachment.  However, DeWalt needs to make an angled hose adapter for this planer.  As it is, your 4" hose will be in the way of the planed wood as it comes out of the planer.  I would also plan on building a stand or cart of this one, too.  It's about 100 lbs, so you don't want to pick it up and put it on the bench all the time.  So, my solution was to make a cart with locking casters on it.  The cart has an arm on the side that swings up and the hose rests in a "Y" in the end of the arm, off to the side of the outfeed end of the planer.  Hope this helps!

    

   -Rob Haworth

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   bleubassplyr | Jan 12, 2005 06:45am | #6

   Have the blades dulled quickly? I just bought it today and I've run about 25 linear feet of wood through and it already leaves little raised lines on the wood. I would think the wood should come out like glass. I've run a couple pieces of pine, a piece of maple and a piece of cherry. Each through for a few passes. I wonder if the blade quality is junk???? I didn't have any nails or metal in the wood so I know it's not that.There are more old drunkards than old doctors.  Ben Franklin

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   bleubassplyr | Jan 12, 2005 06:48am | #7

   I have an old table saw stand that I made semi mobile with two lawn mower wheels on one side and a couple wheel barrel type handles on the other. It works well.There are more old drunkards than old doctors.  Ben Franklin

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   sailalex | Jan 12, 2005 03:47pm | #8

   I have the DW735 and found the same problem with the dust collector hose getting in the way of the planed wood; I just took a piece of wire and wrapped it around the hose near the exit and tied it out of the way using one of the lift posts. A little bit of a pain but it works.

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   bleubassplyr | Jan 12, 2005 05:07pm | #9

   Rob,

   I believe I did have a knot in the pine board I passed through about 5 times. Do you think this is enough to dull the blade?

    

   BleuThere are more old drunkards than old doctors.  Ben Franklin

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   JohnWW | Jan 12, 2005 06:53pm | #10

   Bleu,

   Knots can definitely chip a steel blade, they are as hard as glass.  I try to never run a knot through a planer or jointer.

   Knots can also harbor quite a bit of sand and gravel, sometimes the tree grew around the debris or later the sand worked its way into cracks or gaps in the knot after the wood was sawn at the mill.

   For a while I ran a monster four head molder and I found that knots, especially in mahogany, almost always chipped the knives.

   If you are planing rough sawn wood, you can greatly increase the life of your knives by using a wire scrub brush to clean off the faces of the boards before you plane them.  Even "clean" boards can have a teaspoon or two of fine grit down in the wood fibers.  The grit settles on the wood from the fine dust stirred up by heavy equipment moving around over the dirt in the mill yards. 

   Also it pays to cut an inch off the ends of the boards before you start to surface them, if they've been stood on end, even once, they can have grit driven into the end grain.

   I've probably quadrupled the lifespan of the knives in my shop after getting serious about cleaning up the wood before I run it through the machines.

   John W. 

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   bleubassplyr | Jan 12, 2005 07:00pm | #11

   Thanks for response. I think you are right on with your assessment. They are two sided disposable blades so I'll take a few minutes and flip them over and try again. I'll let you know what happens.There are more old drunkards than old doctors.  Ben Franklin

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   jes | Jan 13, 2005 09:43pm | #15

   I have the 735, and when the blades got slightly damged, rather than flipping any of them, you'll notice that the blades are slotted horizontally where the pins go - i slid one as far to the left as it would go, one as far to the right, and one i left centered - this way the nicks are all in different spots relative to the other blades and the planer then produced a much cleaner cut without yet having to flip and start dulling the other sides of the blades. 

    Jesse David

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   bleubassplyr | Jan 13, 2005 10:49pm | #16

   I did think of that but I wanted to start with fresh, sharp edges because I had just taken it out of the box when I hit the knot. When these edges dull I'll flip them over and set them as you suggested. I'm relieved to know that the nicked edges were my fault and not a quality issue regarding the blades.There are more old drunkards than old doctors.  Ben Franklin

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   HaworthR | Jan 12, 2005 09:55pm | #12

   Knots will definitely nick planer knives.  That's true with all planers, though.  Maybe carbide knives would be better if anyone makes them for this planer.  You could always just replace one knife at a time if the others are only slightly nicked and not really dull.  I'm actually really pleased with this machine so far.

   -Rob Haworth

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   bleubassplyr | Jan 12, 2005 10:27pm | #13

   I reversed the blades and now it cuts great. I guess I know knot to do that again.There are more old drunkards than old doctors.  Ben Franklin

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   HaworthR | Jan 12, 2005 11:11pm | #14

   Oooohhhh... that was punny!

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   edj | Jan 17, 2005 08:14pm | #17

   Rob, I want to build a base for my DW733 much as you describe yours. Could you send me plansand/or description and/or photo, whatever you have, so that I could replicate it? (I've first to fix a problem of the rollers not turning. the posts on the DW735 seem to indicate it is a problem with the gear or drive chain.) Thanks. Ed in Wisconsin