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22nd August 2006, 01:45 PM #1Member
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DeWalt 735 Thicknesser
I purchased the above from ISHIN last Saturday secondhand but still in shrinkwrapped box.......... I must say I had a few reservations commiting to this model given the bad press on blades and noise levels.......
But at $700 I thought it was worth the plunge.
In use, the 735 did an excellent job of correctly thicknessing a 1.5m X 130 X 50 piece of Oregon down to 40mm to enable me to progress my gate project.
I also cleaned up some Merabu decking to see how hardwood was handled and again the results were excellent.
I was left in no doubt that this is a serious 3 cutter machine that provides a truly excellent finish. It also produces a copious amount of woodchips! filling half a rubbish bin quickly!
You do need a proper industrial dust extractor with good filtration to digest the significant volume of air the 735 moves via its 4 inch outlet port. It's so powerful the extractor could probably be switched off!
Earmuffs are madatory with this beast as others have pointed out.
Overall, my first impressions are very favourable with high quality build, substantial engineering count @ 40plus kgm. The 735 provides depth stops and a nice indicator to confirm precise depth of cut ....... And yes 3 a year warranty.
This coupled with a properly designed dust extraction port and a spare set of blades makes the package fairly attractive. How long the blades will last is another issue and will be covered in a seperate post.
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22nd August 2006, 02:23 PM #2
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I have had my 735 for about 12 months and am very happy with it. No signs of blades needing rotating yet.
My brother who is a cabinetmaker also has one and he is more than satisfied with the machine.
When I need more blades I will be using Amazon where the blades are approx $A50 set.
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23rd August 2006, 01:43 PM #3Retired
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Yep, you sure got a bargain. I bought one after heaps of investigation into all the others and the DW735 won hands down, but at a price. I paid $1154. All planers are noisy and this is no exception. The two speed is great and the cutting power is tremendous. I have used a 90mm PVC storm water elbow onto a 90mm length of PVC pipe into a sack (hessian) and tied the neck around the pipe with a strip of cloth. Works a treat, easy to empty, and it keeps the dust in the bag and not in your workshop. all for under $10. Have used this for 100's of metres ot timber, mainly merbau which is the dirtiest time I know.
regards Ingin
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3rd September 2006, 07:34 PM #4New Member
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Ishin?
Hello,
Can someone please tell me what ISHIN is? I like the sound of this place!
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3rd September 2006, 09:43 PM #5Member
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4th September 2006, 11:00 AM #6New Member
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Ahh that makes sense... As you can see I a bit new to this forum business! A great buy by the way.
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