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30th April 2017, 03:29 PM #1
What a difference a Byrd Shelix Cutterhead makes in a Dewalt DW735 Thicknesser
What a difference a Byrd Shelix Cutterhead makes in a Dewalt DW735 Thicknesser.
I got the Dewalt DW735 about 5 years ago then bought the Byrd Shelix Cutterhead the following year at the Sydney Woodwork show.
Being only a "toymaker" I hadn't put a lot of heavy work through the thicknesser but last year I chipped the blades so know the time was coming.
As frustration grew with the chip and the blades finally dulling off it was time to do the changeover.
WOW, What a difference Byrd Shelix Cutterhead makes....
I can have a conversation with a mate whilst cleaning up some secondhand Tassie Oak,
AND the finish is like I've already sanded it, MAGIC result and extremely happy.
Just have a look at the difference between the two pieces of Tassie Oak board, each with a couple of passes through the thicknesser.
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I also remembered that one of the forum sponsors was selling replacement cutting inserts for half the price of the OEM.
Replacement spiral cutter blades?
I've contracted Steve and ordered a packet just in case and for when I need them though I do expect that'll be a while off.
Cheers, crowie
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30th April 2017, 03:48 PM #2GOLD MEMBER
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Well done, crowie, was wondering when you were going to get around doing it. How difficult was the conversion? did it take long?
Does it reduce the 95dB noise level at all?regards,
Dengy
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30th April 2017, 05:15 PM #3
G'Day Joe, It took 2 of us about an hour with no real hiccups so relatively easy; we viewed a couple of "How To" videos on YouTube which helped.
The noise level has dropped to between 88.5 and 90.3db whilst in the garage with the dusty running.
I ran a stick of my Iron Bark through it a couple of times to clean it up and again wow.
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Plus I ran these "cheese boards" of Tassie Oak & Jarrah through and yet again wow.
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Thinking back, I should have done the changeover years back as the time it'd save sanding is well worth it.
Cheers, Peter
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30th April 2017, 06:12 PM #4Senior Member
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Im not sure if i've read your opening post right.
Are you telling me that you have had that sitting around for 4 years without installing it???
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30th April 2017, 06:27 PM #5
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30th April 2017, 06:33 PM #6Senior Member
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You have some major internal mental strenght waiting for the current blades to dull
I would of been itching to swap it as soon as i got home
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4th May 2017, 05:37 PM #7
I decided to give the Dewalt with the Byrd cutter a real run - IronBark from my tree
I decided to give the Dewalt with the Byrd cutter a real run with Iron Bark from my tree.
The tree had been dead some 12 to 14 months, cut down & sawn for my about 8 weeks ago.
The piece was one of the last pieces the milling bloke had tried to cut which I had to hack a into manageable bits.
Anyways a photo says more than a 1000 words...
The thicknesser eat the Iron Bark and WOW the finish is great and shows off the beautiful colour & grain of the 80yr old tree..
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I'm hoping to sell some of the sawn boards to help recoup some of my costs, way too good a timber to just use on toys.
Cheers, crowie
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4th May 2017, 07:11 PM #8Taking a break
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You can even run endgrain with the Shelix head with incredible results if your machine has enough grunt. It does dull the inserts VERY quickly though.
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23rd May 2017, 07:44 PM #9Member
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In the post today.
Cheers
Steve
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23rd May 2017, 08:01 PM #11SENIOR MEMBER
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Cheers for the info crowie. I have the 735 and have thought about the upgrade. Knowing you have done it means now I have the confidence to give it a crack as when it all falls in a heap I'll know who to call!!
Maybe it'll be my Melbourne tww show 'must get' item.....
Looks like you're having a bunch of fun with it - and filling those dusty bags quickly I'll bet.
Thanks for sharing (and all the pictures)
Gab"All the gear and no idea"
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23rd May 2017, 08:14 PM #12
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