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    Quote Originally Posted by Bill Dufour View Post
    Any real planer should have a lock so it does not changer thickness during a cut. I would expect it to be locked down for shipping. Do you mean there is no lock so the height does not change?
    No lock on the Dewalt 735 and, when the infeed/outfeed extension tables are set correctly, not noticeable snipe either. While I now use an add-on digital gauge to determine the wood thickness, I just used the original depth gauges on the planer. Never had one problem with getting a board out that wasn't the thickness I intended. It is a great planer. Mine is about 10 years old and still does a great job.

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    Unless the manual indicates that there is some packing that locks the head in place during shipping, I'd just return it like others have said. Raising and lowering the head has always been easy and smooth on mine.

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    Who did you buy it from? Just curious why a replacement would take weeks.

    I wouldn't fool with anything, just call the vendor or Dewalt and go from there. Any number of things you might try could void the warranty.

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    Not normal for your DW735 to lock up like that. If I received a brand new machine and experienced the kind of operating issue you quoted, I would not return the machine straight to the vendor, because I might have missed something that is spelt out in the user manual. I would go over the manual and call the vendor first.

    Under no circumstances, however, would I attempt to fix a new machine other than visual examination or checking anything that should be unlocked, etc. You wouldn't try to fix a brand new vehicle if you thought its brake system was locking up as you drove, would you? Then why a woodworking machine, just because you are a woodworker?

    As long as the vendor has been contacted and any help received doesn't solve the turning problem, return or exchange it.

    However, if you were held hostage to it because you needed it for a project with a deadline, it would be a different story.

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    Last edited by Simon MacGowen; 12-11-2017 at 9:20 AM.

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    Step 1: Call Dewalt and see what they say. For me, they simply sent out a free replacement piece for the part that arrived broken. At least see what they say.

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    Like those above have stated, by all means before you do anything that might void the warranty call the technical department of DeWalt.
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    The raise/lower mechanism is not complicated. It's a chain that wraps around nuts on each of the 4 corner posts. Take the cover off (this is how the blades are changed, so you're not voiding any warranty or anything by doing this - 4 hex nuts using the wrench in the top cover) and you'll immediately see the entire mechanism. Check that the chain tension looks right and look for any obvious binding. If it's not obvious what's wrong (and some lubricant on the corner posts doesn't help), I'd be worried about a bent corner post or something seriously wrong.

  8. #23
    Quote Originally Posted by Matt Day View Post
    Hmm, guess I should cancel the planned restoration of my Oliver 399. No lock. Wonder what the going rate of scrap iron is? I’ve got 1300 pounds of it.

    ;-)
    My format 4 is also missing this important feature. In fact it doesn't even have a hand crank. Hopefully I'll find some silly sap on Craigslist to buy it for a few hundred bucks.

  9. #24
    I can't honestly say I've ever engaged a manual lock on any planer I've had that had a lock on it.

    We had a 735 for field work and it was a very nice little planer. Feed issues if knives aren't sharp and things aren't kept clean and waxed but a nice machine.

    My guess is its something simple and as stated, pull the cover off and look around. You may well have a dud but woudlnt do much tinkering before you call support.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Martin Wasner View Post
    My format 4 is also missing this important feature. In fact it doesn't even have a hand crank. Hopefully I'll find some silly sap on Craigslist to buy it for a few hundred bucks.
    Silly sap here. Where are you located? 20 cents a pound sound OK?




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    Quote Originally Posted by Curt Harms View Post
    Silly sap here. Where are you located? 20 cents a pound sound OK?



    I wouldn't want you to overpay, twelve pack and you haul it away? I just want it gone now.


    Mark, I used to tighten the locks on my Grizzlymatic planer. I don't know if it did much, but it made me feel better.

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    When I had a Delta 22-580 which had a manual head lock, I tried planing with and without the head lock. I couldn't notice a difference. The 22-540 on the other hand could have used a head lock. Good portable planer but that little sucker sniped! Re the DeWalt 735, it'll be interesting to find out what Larry finds out. If I recall correctly, the 735 has a built-in headlock mechanism. No idea how it works but do when they first came out the blurbs talked about some mechanism built into the cutterhead assembly that if the head tried to move while planing these gadgets were supposed to clamp to the post and prevent head movement. If there is such a mechanism and it is slightly out of adjustment so not completely releasing, that could cause the symptoms Larry is experiencing.
    Last edited by Curt Harms; 12-13-2017 at 6:33 AM.

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    Just like the OP, Larry Canterbury, I took delivery my Dewalt 735 today and am experiencing the same issues. Wondering what, if anything, he found out?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lenny Howard View Post
    Just like the OP, Larry Canterbury, I took delivery my Dewalt 735 today and am experiencing the same issues. Wondering what, if anything, he found out?
    If this is new, I would immediately call Dewalt support. If this is used, that is a different matter.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Andrew Pitonyak View Post
    If this is new, I would immediately call Dewalt support. If this is used, that is a different matter.
    Brand new out of the box. Tried their online chat support but all I got was someone who offered to refer me to a service center or suggested I return it from where I ordered. I will try their phone support tomorrow in hopes that they actual offer technical support. I can always send it back but I would prefer to get it working if possible.

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