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Thread: DeWalt 733 planer died today

  1. #16
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    Thanks to all for the suggestions and help! I may repurpose this planer; I'll let you know what happens to it.

    David

    PS - my new 735 will be here Monday
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    Sorry to see you have this frustrating problem, but great call on the DW735!
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    Well, I thought I was through with this topic but when I saw the blades I had to post a photo. I have not sharpened or replaced blades in the entire 20 years I've had this planer. This is the first time I've even seen them except to take a glance from the working side on occasion.

    Not too bad after 20 years -
    005 - Blade after 20 years usage.jpg

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    David,

    It, difficult to follow your inspection/test procedures, but I think your problem is the brushes and/or springs. It might be worth the gamble to try a new set before buying a new planer.

    Still, the 735 is a great planer and I'm certain that you would be very happy with it. I've had one for about 8 yeasr now, and have been very happy with mine, but it weighs about 90 lbs, so the handles on it should be used by two people at a time and not just one. I put my 735 on a Miter Saw/Planer Stand that folds like a hand truck, so it sits on end in the corner of my shop with the 735 attached. I have the Delta version of the stand, but the Dewalt version is actually improved over the one that I have http://www.dewalt.com/products/acces...w-stand/dwx726 . You will need to make an adapter to mount the 735, since the mounting rails of the stand are not the same spacing as the 735 mounting points. Mine is a piece of 3/4 birch plywood a little larger than the 735 base with the mounting hole pattern of the 735 as well as a hole pattern to fit the mounting rails of the stand. Then bolted together.

    When I need to use it I wheel it outside, set the handle of the stand down on the driveway and then pull the stand lifting handle up into it's working position. The stand has a gas spring to make lifting easier. It latches in either of two up positions. I have the original hose / fabric barrel cover to collect the chips, and this works quite well, if the draw string around the top of the barrel doesn't loosen. The stand has in and out feed rollers, but I also have the in and out feed tables on my 735, and they all work together well.

    To return the planer and stand to the shop I lift the stand slightly, while pushing the latch release, and then lower the stand to it's folded position. I can then lift the main handle, tilting the planer and stand into hand truck style movement and wheel it back into my shop where it again stands on end in the corner until I need to use it again, taking up about 3 square feet of shop space. Since the chip collector hose option is no longer available, B&D offers a hose and fabric drum cover for their leaf vacuum that looks very much like the Dewalt 735 hose and drum cover that had once been available. Since B&D and DeWalt are the same company, this leaf collector hose might fit the 735, but I haven't had the chance to compare them yet. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00004R9TJ...a-349594857309

    I hope the brushes fix your 733 planer, but getting a 735 will definitely be a step up, especially if you make it easier to move and use like I did. Good luck with which ever choice that you make.

    Charley

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    Thanks for the info, Charles. My telling of the diagnostics may not have been fully complete and accurate but my testing was. The brushes are good, btw. Something is open in the field windings so the motor is now a boat anchor and I am in the process of repurposing the rest of the planer to be a veneer press.

    I wish I had room for a stand like yours, any stand would be better. It will reside under my tablesaw extension and I'll get on my knees to run a couple of boards. If I have several boards or if they're longer boards then I'll lift the unit up and put it on top of the tablesaw extension. And yes, it is heavy. The 733 weighs 85 pounds so this will be jus a touch more. There is simply no room in the shop to keep it set up and at working level. And since the shop, our two-car attached garage, is climate controlled I never raise the garage door. Matter of fact, I use it as a wall. It can be opened but it takes about 30 minutes to do that so it only happens when I get new equipment that won't fit in through the front door of the house.

    David
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