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DeWalt DW734 Heavy Duty 15 Amp 12-1/2-Inch Benchtop Planer
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Product Description
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Walnut glides like butter under the three-knife cutterhead of this superb portable planer. And say good-bye to end snipe, that enemy of thrifty woodworkers. Stock comes out with a near-flawless finish because the three knives make an impressive 96 cuts per inch. You won't need to trim off the damaged ends anymore either, because the four-column carriage lock stifles the movement that causes snipe. Replacing the knives isn't complicated, another plus. The dust hood is even included, and we say bravo to that, because planers make a mess. The depth of cut and thickness gauges are well-placed and easy to read; the handles make toting this 80-plus-pounder a little easier. We think the weight's a plus, though, as it adds to the tool's stability. Home woodworkers, do-it-yourselfers, and contractors will love this planer.--Kris Jensen-Van Heste
Features
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12-1/2-inch benchtop planer; extra-large folding tables and 4-column carriage lock;
15 amps, 10,000 rpm; 3-knife cutterhead; 96 cuts per inch; 1-tool knife change;
Steel construction;
Includes 1 planer, dust hood;
6-inch depth capacity; 80 pounds; 1-year warranty;
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I purchased this planer a couple years ago to plane rough cut pine. It worked well out of the box and continued to do so for the first year. After about 1,000bf of mainly pine the drive rollers started having trouble pulling material throught the cutterhead. I should have taken notice at this point and determined the problem, I may have been able to prevent the problems I now have. The bushings that support the rollers are very cheap and not designed for much use as there is no way to keep them adequately lubricated. As a result the bushings siezed on the shafts destroying the shafts and causing the chain drive and sprockets to break. This is going to be a fairly expensive repair so I am simply going to do minimal repairs to get by until I can purchase a better designed planer.;
[Rating: 2 Stars]
This is a quality lunchbox planer. If you are looking for super high quality planing work, you're a fool to buy this unit and except such performance. I use this planer to bring lumber down close to size, and then run it though a MM planer to get it to the exact thickness with near perfect results.
This is a lunchbox planer. Nothing more, nothing less. It works great at what it does and hasn't given me a problem. It actually takes a very nice thickness out per cut and leaves a pretty good edge.
If you wanted this planer as your standalone unit, you'd be very happy. Just don't expect what (apparently) some reviewers expect.....that is.... getting a finish cut left by a $2000 planer with Shelix cutterhead.;
[Rating: 4 Stars]
I have been planning on creating my own custom trimwork for my house and decided to get a planer. I had my mind set on the 13" 3 knife dewalt but when I saw that the 12 1/2" dewalt now has 3 knives I saved $150 and bought this one. I was not dissapointed, right out of the box the all settings were dead on. This eats through red oak like a hot knife through butter and I have experienced zero snipe. Have not had to order new knives yet so not sure how hard it will be to change them. Just ordered a jointer last night so I plan to get a lot of use out of this planer.;
[Rating: 5 Stars]
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