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ictoos
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Mar-21-07, 08:01 AM (EST) |
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"Dewalt 734 vs 735"
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LAST EDITED ON Mar-22-07 AT 05:16 PM (EST)
As I continue to research planers- I am curious to know what differentiates the 724 fromt he 735 that would justify the price difference.Thanks K -WWLS -Fascism will come wrapped in a flag and carrying a Bible. ~ Sinclair Lewis 1935 -It is easier to build strong children than repair broken men- Fredrick Douglas
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beamerweb
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Mar-21-07, 11:00 AM (EST) |
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2. "RE: Dewalt 734 vs 735"
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Two speeds, another half inch in width and the chip ejector. Not worth the diference in price to me... i bought the 734. I haven't heard many problems with either machine, though. Overall, people who own either the 733, 734 or the 735 all seem to like them very much. I never intended my planed surfaces to be finish surfaces. I don't believe any planer can give me a perfect finish surface without scallops. The nature of the tool ensures that these scallops are unavoidable. So i saved my money and always run through a phase of using cabinet scrapers to knock down the ripple. Jason Beam
Sacramento, CA I knew this guy named Allan. He thought of me as his son. May he rest in peace. I'll miss you, Sir. 
In loving memory of Robert Bolton. We'll all miss you, Sir. 
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Danford C Jennings
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Mar-21-07, 11:43 AM (EST) |
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3. "RE: Dewalt 734 vs 735"
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LAST EDITED ON Mar-21-07 AT 11:48 AM (EST)
Jason,I would disagree with the statement that it's "the nature of the tool" that causes snipe. I own a Makita (2012NB) and don't get snipe or "ripples". We also run a Grizzly (G1037Z) at the shop, no snipe, no "ripples".... As to the differences between the two DeWalts, I'd think the 734 would be the better value with the infeed/outfeed extensions; they should be adjustable to reduce or eliminate snipe.... DeWalt had a very rough start with their portable thicknessers, not sure if they rectified those problems. I'd recommend the Makita, same price as the DW735 and far better IMNSHO. FWIW. Dano "Form and function are one" - Frank Lloyd Wright |
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beamerweb
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Mar-21-07, 04:52 PM (EST) |
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8. "RE: Dewalt 734 vs 735"
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Dano, I didn't mean to confuse anyone, but I wasn't talking about snipe. I was only discussing the scallops and I feel your statements are incorrect about them. Any and all tools that operate using a cutter on a rotating head leaves scallops. Feeding slowly makes them smaller and closer together, but they're still there. That's what I meant by the nature of the tool. Theoretically, you cuoldn't feed slowly enough to totally eliminate the ripples, but that's a rediculous extreme, of course. If you take your finest surface from any planer with knives that land straight on the surface (non-sheering) and lay down a stain on that fresh surface, I'll bet that a light skimming on a flat abrasive would reveal these ripples. Now those ripples may not bother many people, and that's fine. If the surface you get comes out smooth enough for your liking, great! I don't disagree with you there. Most of the time that surface is perfectly acceptable. But it's a long-known fact that those ripples can and do exist and they can be undesirable. My whole reason for bringing up the subject was to discount the need for a "slow" speed on the 735. Since most of the time i'm going to finish the surface left by the planer anyway the difference in ripple size was minor compared to the added cost. Jason Beam
Sacramento, CA I knew this guy named Allan. He thought of me as his son. May he rest in peace. I'll miss you, Sir.
In loving memory of Robert Bolton. We'll all miss you, Sir.
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beamerweb
Member since Sep-30-04
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Mar-21-07, 09:05 PM (EST) |
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11. "RE: Dewalt 734 vs 735"
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Okay ... I'll leave it at us disagreeing. Jason Beam
Sacramento, CA I knew this guy named Allan. He thought of me as his son. May he rest in peace. I'll miss you, Sir.
In loving memory of Robert Bolton. We'll all miss you, Sir.
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Sonny Edmonds
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Mar-21-07, 09:38 PM (EST) |
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12. "RE: Dewalt 734 vs 735"
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LAST EDITED ON Mar-21-07 AT 09:43 PM (EST)
I have the DW733 and a DW735.
The difference between the 734 and the 735 is the two feed speeds available with the 735.
If you only run at the 96 CPI (cuts per inch), which does a great job of planeing by the way, you would not need the 735.
But I like to use highly figured woods, so I opted for the two speed feature of the 735. It doesn't get rid of all of the tear-out in planeing figured wood, but it sure does a damn site better job with it!
If I had the chance to buy something else, I wouldn't change my mind about the 735. Of the "lunch box" planers, I still think it has the best of all of them.
To get better, you are looking at $1500 and up in stationaries, with 4 blades. Here is a refurbished DW735R for $379.99 (WHY don't they just say 380?)
I have a few refurbished machines in my shop and they have done fine for me. Look at it this way: If you don't have the two speed option, you may often wonder what you are missing.
If you have the two speed option, you'll never wonder about it. I get baby butt smooth results with my 735. Shifting the blades will offset any nicks. A really nice feature!
Changing the blades is very easy and all done from above with one provided T-allen wrench that stores on the planer so it never gets misplaced. Here's the Amazon page. Edit in: Also, the 734 is a 733 with a third knife. So instead of 64 CPI, it has 96 CPI.
But the 735 is a totally new design from the 733 or 734. 
Sonny Edmonds
Saugus, CA
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Burr
Member since Aug-4-04
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Mar-22-07, 02:14 PM (EST) |
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13. "RE: Dewalt 734 vs 735"
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I have the 735 - I'm not sure how I would justify the difference in price, but I do think Sonny said it best. If I had it to do all over again, knowing what I know now. I would buy the 735 again. What's that worth? I didn't know why I paid the extra for the 735 when I bought mine, but I'm glad I did. I now have a 5 hp planer - I still use my 735 for the final passes - it's that nice. I only have the 5 HP planer because it was a family kind of deal - otherwise I would not have added a planer.
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