I got a used Dw735 a while back and I find it's finally time to switch the blades. Actually I found the other side of the blades still unused. I've seen planer jigs for sale but they're kind of pricey. Are they absolutely necessary to ensure proper installation. ie The knives sit parallel to the table. Do I need a dial indicator? Any vids that show proper installation?
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IIRC that planer uses disposable knives. there are no adjustments, you just toss them in.Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. - Thomas Edison -
I have no experience with the DW735, but I have changed knives in two other makes. The magnetic jig makes that much easier, as getting the knives set straight und squvare und schmooten mit der tables can be a royal biatch. I actually made a pair of jigs out of a couple pieces of scrap wood and magnets. Cost next to nothing. They are on loan to my BIL, or I would snap a pic or two, but I learned how to make them by watching a jointer DVD that WC sells. You might be able to find one... If, however, the DW knives are somehow fixed in the proper position, then you will have dodged the bullet completely.
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If you don't have a manual here is a link to one online http://www.dewaltservicenet.com/docu...8-00,DW735.pdfJohn HunterComment
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Thanks for the info guys. I downloaded the manual and it doesn't say anything about using a jig. Just says to make sure the holes line up and the blade is oriented in the right way. I saw a video of changing the 733 model (I think) and they a small jig to set the blades. One that seems to have come with the machine.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qDwe...eature=related-PaulComment
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UC how were you using a jointer knife setting jig on a planer?Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. - Thomas EdisonComment
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Works for either... Cutter heads are very similar. Has one magnet on the spine for a planer, and two on the opposite edge separated by about 8 inches for a jointer. It would be a tough reach for one of those 4-poster planers, now that I think about it, but worked fine for my old Ryobi and my neighbor's combo machine. When I get mine back, I'll post a pic.Comment
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so you stick it to the table and lower the cutter to it? pretty good idea.
is it similar to this tool?
http://www.amazon.com/Woodstock-Inte.../dp/B0000DD0P3Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. - Thomas EdisonComment
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Pretty much, except that the two square pieces are not connected to each other. They sit side by side, a few inches apart. On the planer, the (lower) edge with two magnets sticks to the table, and the planer head lowers to them, with enough cant to the head so that you can (on most open-type planers) get to the screws on the knives, while the knives stick to the single magnet on the opposite (upper) edge. There are also some planers I've seen where the table raises up to the cutter head (stupid design, except in the combo machines) but it works similarly.Comment
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