Carbide knives for DW735 planer
Just an FYI. I got an email today announcing carbide blades for the DW735 planer. They're made by/for Infinity. They're only one-sided (can't flip 'em over like the steel version), but Infinity says you can resharpen the carbide ones "multiple times."
They're priced at $249, but if you order this week they're $199. This price seems to be more or less in line with Infinity's other carbide-tipped blades. They are a bit pricey compared with other companies' generic (not for DW735), carbide-tipped blades, however.
Not sure if this is a good deal or not, but I thought I'd throw it out there to see what everyone thinks.
Disclaimer: I have no affiliation with Infinity other than having ordered a catalog from them once.
DeWalt 735 Carbide Tipped Knives
Our new carbide-tipped knives for the DeWalt 735 planer cost 4x more than than our HSS version but they should last about 10x longer. At $250 for the set they're not cheap but they are a great value and you can have them resharpened several times because they are thicker than the HSS knives. For people who use their machine often this will solve the problem of always having to replace the standard knives. Most of you don't use steel router bits or saw blades anymore, same concept here really.
Till the end of this week you can pick-up a set for $199.90, please report you're results back to the forum when you've given them a good run. Our first sets will ship in Sept.
As always, thanks for your support.
David Venditto
Infinity Tools