Hello friends! Today I'll review the DW735 planer
I had it for a few months by now
so, I had a chance to compare it to my old Delta planer
It is considered by many sources to be the best portable planer in the world
I upgraded my old Delta mostly because I needed 2 speeds (3 knives)...
I work primarily with hard wood (cherry, walnut)
if you work with pine, you probably don't need the low gear
here is the switch but the planer has to be on to switch gears
Second thing I liked: it has 3 knives
330mm (13 inches)
there is a depth gauge here
so you can see how much wood you're planing
it can do 3mm (1/8inch)
which is expected for the small planer
it isn't an industrial planer that will cost thousands...
I bought it for $600 on Amazon
including these extension tables
the planer has the quick thickness stop
it will stop at that depth when you are lowering it
there is a scale here too
Interestingly, it has a turbine to assist the chip collection
it can inflate the plastic bag in my dust collector while it is off!
you can just route the chips into the box
that is how powerful that turbine is!
I don't really need it
it is even a nuisance to me as it blows off the hose off of the planer sometimes :)
15A motor (1800 Watt) motor
weighs about 90 pounds (43 kg)
you can lift it but it is noticeably heavier than, say, my old Delta
it has an aluminum base (very solid)
I didn't even screw it on and it is fine
included is this knives' wrench
it has two magnets to safely handle those sharp knives
it also works on other parts of the planer (same screws)
it is kept onboard
the knives are two sided and disposable
you can lift it up to 6 inches (15 cm)
the winch is OK, doesn't matter I guess
the extension tables are well made and adjustable
an important observation
it rarely does any snipe
way better than my old Delta planer
let's test it now
check it out
it is blowing pretty hard
not bad
dust collector is not a must for it...
now, let's plane a cherry board
you can see the depth gauge at work
it will take off about 0.8mm
as you can see there no snipe
now snipe and the surface is very smooth
my old 2-knife Delta chipped hardwoods at times
not a single chip
admittedly, the knives are still very sharp...
So far, I couldn't be happier with this planer
if you look at its reviews online they quite impressive
as long as you don't expect it to be an equivalent of a full size industrial planer...
and of course it won't be able to take off more than 1-2mm in one pass...
I think it is an ideal planer for the hobbyists' shops and even more...
an excellent portable planer for the money
no wonder Dewalt was making this model for years by now
Thank you for watching! Happy woodworking!