Brand | DEWALT |
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Material | Metal |
Color | Factory |
Product Dimensions | 16"L x 5"W x 10"H |
Item Weight | 80 Pounds |
Style | Planer Only |
Power Source | Corded Electric |
Included Components | Dust Hood |
Cutting Width | 12.5 Cubic Inches |
Amperage | 15 Amps |
Manufacturer | DEWALT |
Part Number | DW734 |
Item Weight | 80 pounds |
Item model number | DW734 |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Pattern | Planer |
Voltage | 120240 Volts |
Item Package Quantity | 1 |
Head Style | Flat |
Measurement System | Metric |
Batteries Included? | No |
Batteries Required? | No |
Warranty Description | Three-Year Limited Warranty. DEWALT will repair, without charge, any defects due to faulty materials or workmanship for three years from the date of purchase. This warranty does not cover part failure due to normal wear or tool abuse. For further detail of warranty coverage and warranty repair information, visit www.dewalt.com or call 1-800-4-DEWALT (1-800-433-9258). This warranty does not apply to accessories or damage caused where repairs have been made or attempted by others. This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may have other rights which vary in certain states or provinces |
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DEWALT Benchtop Planer, 15-Amp, 12-1/2-Inch, 3-Knife Cutter, 20,000 RPM, Corded (DW734)
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Brand | DEWALT |
Material | Metal |
Color | Factory |
Product Dimensions | 16"L x 5"W x 10"H |
Item Weight | 80 Pounds |
About this item
- Powerful 15 amp, 20,000 rpm motor of the woodworking planer handles larger, deeper cuts in hardwoods.
- Three-knife cutter head with 10,000 rpm cutter-head speed of the thickness planer provides 96 cuts per inch, one of the finest finishes of any portable planer
- Disposable, reversible knives of the wood planer deliver 30% more knife life and make knife change fast and easy.
- Four-column carriage lock drastically reduces the movement that causes snipe
- Extra-long infeed and outfeed tables provide 33-1/2-inch of material support.
- Material removal gauge and extra-large thickness scale deliver accurate cuts with every pass
- Turret depth stop allows user to return to their most frequently used depths with ease
- Powerful 15.0 Amp, 20,000 RPM motor handles larger, deeper cuts in hardwoods.
- Three knife cutter-head with 10,000 RPM cutter head speed provides 96 cuts per inch, one of the finest finishes of any portable planer.
- Disposible, reversible knives deliver 30% more knife life and make knife change fast and easy.
- Four-column carriage lock drastically reduces the movement that causes snipe
- Extra-long infeed and outfeed tables provide 33-1/2-inch of material support. Material removal gauge and extra-large thickness scale deliver accurate cuts with every pass
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Product Description
The DW734 12-1/2-inch Thickness Benchtop Planer with Three Knife Cutter-Head is powered by a 15 Amp motor for managing large, deep cuts in hardwood. Three-knife cutter head with speed of 10,000 rpm provides 96 cuts per inch, delivering one of the finest finishes of any portable surface planer.
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ASIN | B0000CCXU6 |
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Customer Reviews |
4.7 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #55,170 in Tools & Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Tools & Home Improvement) #5 in Power Benchtop Planers |
Date First Available | September 1, 2004 |
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Customers like the performance, quality and ease of use of the planer. For example, they say it does an amazing job, is very solid and the cord is heavy duty. They also appreciate the finish, saying the wood comes out very smooth. Customers also like the sharpness. That said, opinions are mixed on snipes and dust.
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Customers are satisfied with the performance of the planer. For example, they mention it does an amazing job, works flawlessly, and runs beautifully. The knives are very sharp, and the end result has been extremely satisfying. Overall, most are happy with their purchase and recommend it to others.
"...for roughly 75% red oak, 15% cedar and 10% poplar, and has performed well on all of these...." Read more
"...Very nice time saver.Nyah: The chip exhaust is fairly effective, particularly when looking at the amount of material coming off the..." Read more
"I love this planer! Best planer at this price point. Works well, accurate, easy to use and set up. Planes boards nice." Read more
"...Initial results were excellent. Glass-smooth surfaces on White Oak, Poplar, and Red Oak. Minimum snipe limited to ends of board...." Read more
Customers like the quality of the planer. They mention it's a very solid planer, with a good quality build. The cord is heavy duty, but could be longer. That said, they say it'll last a while and is a fantastic machine for large and small jobs.
"...It does an excellent job on oak, although you will occasionally get some slight snipe at the ends of previously finished lumber...." Read more
"...Cord is heavy duty but could be longer; could also benefit with a plug head that sports a clip for keeping the coiled cord from... uncoiling...." Read more
"...15 years. My kid is now grown and off to college. The planer still delivers. I planed some Walnut a couple days ago. Fantastic results...." Read more
"...Without cleaning the dust/chips every few passes the cut quality deteriorated." Read more
Customers find the planer easy to set up and use. They say it's ready to use right out of the box and has very little setup. Some customers also mention that the strips are super easy to plane. Overall, most are satisfied with the ease of use and recommend it to others.
"...of this tool that I wasn't totally thrilled with, they were relatively easy to correct, and the planer is now a trusted and often-used part of my..." Read more
"...Easy to set up, easy to adjust; depth meters and indicators all seem easy to see...." Read more
"...Best planer at this price point. Works well, accurate, easy to use and set up. Planes boards nice." Read more
"...No snipe detected elsewhere.Nice fit & finish. Decent manual. Good ergonomics. Plenty powerful...." Read more
Customers like the value of the planer. They say it's an affordable quality tool that seems worth it.
"I love this planer! Best planer at this price point. Works well, accurate, easy to use and set up. Planes boards nice." Read more
"...so it is well worth the extra money" Read more
"...The good: 1-Very reasonable snipe. It has snipe, so be prepared, but it's minor...." Read more
"...This was unquestionably the best value for my small, semi-professional workshop...." Read more
Customers are satisfied with the finish of the planer. They mention that it makes a smooth and even surface, with minimal snipe. The pieces come out very smooth, and the cuts are clean. Some customers also mention that the finish is silky smooth.
"...The tables seemed perfectly adjusted out of the box, and I got very smooth finishes with no snipe at all...." Read more
"...Feeds material (2x6 planks) smoothly and consistently, no observed slippage...." Read more
"...Initial results were excellent. Glass-smooth surfaces on White Oak, Poplar, and Red Oak. Minimum snipe limited to ends of board...." Read more
"...use. - Installed factory knives make very clean cuts, leaves a smooth surface...." Read more
Customers like the sharpness of the planer. They say the factory knives make very clean, amazing, and smooth cuts. Some say the blades have stayed sharp after 300 board feet of hardwood. Some are impressed by how clean and even the cuts are. Overall, most are happy with the sharpiness of the product.
"...- Very easy and intuitive to use. - Installed factory knives make very clean cuts, leaves a smooth surface...." Read more
"...It has plenty of power, blades have stayed sharp after 300 board feet of hardwood and the indicator gauges are extremely accurate - when the gauge..." Read more
"...THAT SAID- Out of the box, it ran beautifully and the knives are very sharp. Super smooth finish. Very easy to operate...." Read more
"...about 1200 lf of oak, mostly 5-7" wide, the blades started showing signs of dullness...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the snipes of the planer. Some mention that it has no sniping as long as they adjust the in feed and out feed. However, other customers say that it seems to have a little snip when they feed material into and when exiting.
"...adjusted out of the box, and I got very smooth finishes with no snipe at all. Operation is relatively simple and mostly intuitive.*..." Read more
"...does a great job planing down lumber, and I have had ZERO - yes, zero - snipe - although I rarely take off more than 1/16 to 1/8 inch per pass -..." Read more
"...Snipe: that gouge when feeding material into and when exiting from the the cutters-- DeWalt says that using the cutting head clamp-down reduces..." Read more
"...get the hang of feeding boards through it properly there is literally no snipe. It's a little more difficult with boards shorter than the beds...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the dust collection of the planer. Some mention that the dust port is excellent, and the dust attachment is a great option. However, others say that the collection sucks, there is not enough force for the dust to expel properly, and that the port comes off the side.
"...Makes things somewhat messy, dust-wise...." Read more
"...3- It's controls are very good and accurate. 4- It has a dust port to hook to your system or vac.*..." Read more
"...Very, very heavy. It's a beast to move around.- Dust collection. It's terrible...." Read more
"...I was pleased that it came with a dust hood (4"), something not listed in any of the info I was able to get before the purchase...." Read more
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=== The Good Stuff ===
* My planer is permanently mounted to a work table with four mounting bolts. These are not included-but they would never guess the right length anyway, so not a big deal. The planer is heavy, the instructions say 80 LBS, but it seemed lighter than that, so you may need a second person to help lift it into place.
* Within an hour of opening the box (and most of that time was spent reading the manual thoroughly), I was planing cedar. The tables seemed perfectly adjusted out of the box, and I got very smooth finishes with no snipe at all. Operation is relatively simple and mostly intuitive.
* Most of my planing is oak-typically resurfacing oak that I have reclaimed from old furniture or cabinets (much cheaper to buy oak at a thrift store than a lumberyard). It does an excellent job on oak, although you will occasionally get some slight snipe at the ends of previously finished lumber.
* I do not have a dust collection system, but my large shop vac attached to the rear port does a very nice job on dust and shavings. I do get a little dust, but very minimal amounts, and most of that is probably blow-by from the hose connectors. If I wasn't so lazy, a more permanent "clamped" connection would work better. I do use a respirator when planing old pre-finished wood- there is no telling what is in the finishes.
* After planing about 1200 lf of oak, mostly 5-7" wide, the blades started showing signs of dullness. Cuts were still clean, just not as smooth as they used to be. Swapping the knives turned out to be about a 20 minute project the first time, although I am sure it will be about half that next time. (Careful, real easy to cut yourself).
I also added a "lap counter" to the side of the table- the kind track coaches use to count laps. They are about $5, and I use them to track how much wood goes across the planer. One click = 10'. Not 100% accurate, but good for monitoring blade use.
* The small gauge to estimate the amount of material to be removed works great! I have found with planing oak that two or three very small passes (1/32 or so) works about the best, although you can sneak by with a 1/16 then a 1/32 without much difference.
* I seldom plane anything longer than 8', and so far have not felt the need to purchase or build any extension feed tables.
=== The Not-So-Good Stuff ===
* The height gauge is a bit inexact for my needs. I added a Wixey 850 to the planer, and love it. This should have been a part of the planer to start with.
* There is a "hard stop" for common thicknesses. I use the 3/4" one quite a bit, but I find it to be a little unrepeatable (+/- 0.08 or so.. Not a major deal, but occasionally enough to be annoying.. The problem is that while the stop is fixed, you have to rely on "feel" to determine how tight to crank down on the head adjustment against the stop. The Wixey has been repeatable to 0.02 or so.
* I wish the in and outfeed trays would fold up. They stick out over the front and rear of my work bench, and I hate having tools get bumped.
* The on/off switch is easy to use, provided you are standing in the front of the unit. However at about the half-way point in any planing, you are now standing at the back of the unit, and there is no way to get to the switch quickly in an emergency. As with all my tools, I added "panic buttons to the tables, and in this case, added on front and rear.
=== Summary ===
While there are some parts of this tool that I wasn't totally thrilled with, they were relatively easy to correct, and the planer is now a trusted and often-used part of my shop. So far it has been used for roughly 75% red oak, 15% cedar and 10% poplar, and has performed well on all of these. I have trued-up some cupped wood without much trouble, although the cups were relatively slight-maybe 1/8 or so.
Now, the planer. It's heavy. Really heavy. But that's a good thing. It took only 10 minutes to set up, read the manual, and make my first sawdust. Initial results were excellent. Glass-smooth surfaces on White Oak, Poplar, and Red Oak. Minimum snipe limited to ends of board. No snipe detected elsewhere.
Nice fit & finish. Decent manual. Good ergonomics. Plenty powerful.
So far, highly recommended. I'll update after a few hundred board feet.
UPDATE - 2 Years Later
I'm still very pleased. I've put in excess of 1000 bf through the planer now. It hasn't missed a beat. Unbelieveably, I'm still on my first set of knives. They are a little nicked now due to some hard maple I put through it a few weeks ago, but I'm not yet sufficiently motivated to change them. This machine has served me well, and shows no signs of slowing down. It still ranks 5 stars.
UPDATE - 1 Week since Last Update
I broke down and turned the knives over. I cut myself in the process. Clumsy! A few cuts after freshening the knives made it obvious that I should have done this some time ago. The planer performs like new. Still 5 stars.
Update - At 4 Years
Still 5 stars. I turn or replace the knives every 6 months or so. The knives don't like Hard Maple, but all other species do fine (including Walnut & Oak). The results delivered by this planer are excellent.
Update - At 6 Years
Still going strong. Just added a Wixey digital readout that I got from Amazon. Still 5 stars.
Update - At 12 Years
Still going strong. Feed rollers started to slip, so I cleaned them with a stiff brush and alcohol. Worked like a champ. Back to 100% function. Obviously a great planer.
Update - At 15 Years
Seriously. 15 years. My kid is now grown and off to college. The planer still delivers. I planed some Walnut a couple days ago. Fantastic results. Clearly, I got my money worth. Would buy another in a minute should the need arise.
Update - At 19 Years
The planer and I have grown old together. It functions far better than I do. The only problem I’ve had is a broken tab on the dust collection fitting. That’s trivial, considering all the use this machine has had. A great product.