Bob Willing

Well I bought the 12 1/2" DeWalt planer today, but I have not turned it on so far, I will tomorrow. Does anyone know what the manual is talking about when it refers to the turret setting? What is it used for and why? I guess I just don't get it!

b00kemdano

Hey Bob! As a matter of fact, I bought the very same planer yesterday. I have made quite a pile of shavings with mine already, tho.

The turret stop (M), shown in figure 11 is nothing more than a positive stop for the carriage. I'm not sure why they started saying "turret" instead of "carriage". Perhaps the knob itself is the "turret". In any case, with the turret stop engaged, no matter how much you turn the depth adjustment handle, the carriage will never go below the setting of the turret stop.

Happy planing!

-Dan

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Bob Willing

Thanks Dan now I understand what it used for, I guess you would not want to put it on the "0" setting. I am working on adapting my old stand to the DeWalt foot print.

Bob

Chiefwoodworker

My brother bought that same planer and built a traditional bench with it. He loves it. I suspect you both made a good choice.

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johnnie52

I was at the local LOWES this past weekend and left with tears in my eyes. The Dewalt 12 1/2" planner That normally sold for $399 was being sold at a manager's special clearance price of $171.99 and I didn't have the extra $200.00 to buy it .

Oh well... if I can't find work soon I'll be selling all my tools anyway so I can buy food.

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Sawduster

Man, I hate to hear that but it seems like you hear it every day any more.

Ohio Ron

I learned, form this forum, that the in feed and out feed tables (on all planers) should be elevated about one sixteenth inch above the cutter bed to avoid sniping. That is, lay a straight edge through the planer, adjust in and out feed tables to the straight edge, then elevate each one sixteenth. It sure helped my planer performance.

Just an operating idea you may try.

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b00kemdano

I was concerned about this snipe thing before I bought the dewalt planer. I'm happy to see that there wasn't any at all. I guess the rollers keep the stock in place pretty well.

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Kenbo

Bought this unit years ago and am still happy with it. Great results and with the proper set up, next to no snipe.
Don't want to sound like a nagging parent, but don't forget the hearing protection when you are running it. Those suckers are loud.
Ken

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b00kemdano

Good call, Kenbo. I use my muffs with nearly every power tool I have. Partially to save my hearing, and partially to make my wife wonder why i have the radio turned up so loud while I'm using power tools and wearing hearing protection!

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Kenbo

I'm a safety fanatic!!! I can never emphasize enough about the importance of hearing, eye and respatory protection. Even a tool that seems like it is not that loud can cause unrepairable damage over time. The planer, combined with the airborn d/c and the regular d/c with the chip separator is enough to wake the dead.

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Sawduster

That's one reason I like my Worktunes muffs. Sometimes I forget I have them on. Sorry, a little off topic.

Bob Willing

Dan

This really is a great planer. I had some boards left over from my old planer and it removed the snipe on the first pass.

I think they call it a turret because it resembles the stepped stop on a plunge router. The finish is really great. The column lock takes a bit getting used to at first. I really like the indicator on the carriage handle because it makes it easy to adjust the depth of the cut.

KB Services

Great to hear everybody loves their new Dewalts but which model are you referring to? The 734? A planer in the next big ticket item I want to purchase. Recent reviews talk alot about knives dulling rather fast. Let us know how yours hold up.

Bob Willing

Yes the 734. I purchased this one because I did not need to also buy in-feed and out-feed tables. I have seen the 735 as low as $549 in local stores I paid $399 for my 734. I was looking at ebay and for the money I decided to purchase locally.

Bob Willing

Well Dan how is your planer working. Yesterday I planed 5 - 8" X 15/16 and 1- 11" X 15/16 boards and something unusual started to happen . The planer stopped feeding the board and I had to pull it through. This happened at least 6 times while I was planning them down to ¾”. I only set the planer to take 1/32” off at a time. I made sure the I had a vacuum on the dust hood attachment (shopvac 18 gal size). I am lost for words. I am going to take the planer to one of two service centers today to see what is wrong. I had cheep an off shore planer and the only time it did this is when the board hit the in feed housing or a tapered beam (I planed 3 – 6 X 6 X 8’ beams). I have also noticed that the feed has a tendency to move the board off center and kick it off to the right.

Have you experienced this with your planer?

Nate1778

I had a 734 before I bought my 735, I liked it a lot, the 735 I found on CL for a steel and is the only reason I switched. I have not had a blade issue with either one.

This is definitely one of those tools, even if your stubborn and don't like hearing protection, you find some real quick, it is loud.

gregL

I bought the Dewalt 735 about a year ago at Lowes and from the start I had problems with the board getting stuck in the rollers, even with a 1/32 cut. I cleaned it thoroughly and still had problems. Took it to the dewalt service center and after 2 weeks they called and said they replaced the rollers. It worked fine for about 1 day and then started having the same problem. Finally said this is too much aggrivation and bought a 220v floor model 15" grizzly since I now have room for it. Could not be more pleased! Before the 735 I had the 734 and it worked flawlessly. Thought the more expensive 735 would be better, but it wasn't in my case

b00kemdano

Yes, I've had the same thing happen with mine. The rollers appear to be slipping now and then. I'm wondering if there's something that I can put on them to give them a better grip - maybe some kind of tacky residue or something. Maybe scuff them with some sand paper?

My pieces have also been pushed off to the side, but I think that's another symptom of the rollers slipping. It also seems to depend on what I'm cutting. I planed some old oak scraps with zero problems, but when I switched back to pine, it slipped. I guess the more moisture that's in the wood, the more it'll tend to slip.

Let me know what the service people said, plz!

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Nate1778

I have encountered the same thing with my 735, I find it happens when the side sliding is still rough sawn. Once planed I have no issues. It did the same in my 734 as well. I do wander sometimes it the in feed outfeed being lower than the planer have something to do with it. I would love a cast unit but the space is limited.