I enjoy most wood working. I do more lathe work than flat work, but I enjoy both. I do lots of Pens, Bowls, bottle stoppers and the like. I am starting to make boxes and stands for my pens. And, I have been known to cut a thing or two on the scroll saw. I treasure positive feedback as well as constructive criticism.
You will find me using the following tools: Band saw Table saw Scroll saw Wood Lathe Drum sander Planer
My blades need it & I had no idea how so thanks for the vid. One tip for anyone interested. If anyone uses that wet/dry SiC paper to sharpen or polish any steel, use it with WD40 as a lube. Paper will last longer, not clog, and works faster.
Thanks for putting this up. I got out my DW733 after 20 years of not using it last night. After putting some lube on it as elevation was stiff, it still did the job. Recently I learned that the gent that sharpened my band saw blades and my jointer and planer knifes went out of business so that option is off the table. I've done the scary sharp thing with silicon carbide sand paper glued to plate glass, I can see that this will work, especially if a small micro bevel is incorporated. I'll give this a try when my current knives are dull.
The BEST way to sharpen DeWalt DW733 blades is with SHELIX blades! All you can do with the factory blades is put MORE LIPSTICK on a PIG! Sharpening factory blades removes the induction surface hardening (like on today's lawnmower blades) and without quality steel (which isn't MADE today) they'll dull in a dozen boards. Why do YOU think it's so hard to sharpen bench planes and chisels today??? My GREAT-Grandpaw Rogers was a late 1800's to 1949 REAL carpenter. He gave me his 1887 Disston rip and crosscut hand saws and FOUR Bailey bench planes. I can sharpen the irons of the Bailey's sharp enough to SHAVE MY FACE WITH! Until three years ago, I used a straight razor daily since I was 15 years-old, so I KNOW how to sharpen GOOD STEEL. I turned 70 the 2nd of December, 2023. My 1968 Otto Fromme razor I sold last month on Fee-Pay for $200-it cost $15 WITH the strop. My doctor forbid me to use a straight razor when he came into my hospital room and I was shaving with it "by Braille"( no mirror) after a major stroke. (I couldn't feed myself or write with my shaving hand yet!) The grand-son of my oooold mower man still sharpens GOOD mower blades, but you will ONLY get them from HIM or one other mower shop in Tulsa County, and not for $20, they're $75, and he can't keep them in-stock for the yard service companies.
The last time I took my blades in to get sharpened it cost me $15. This was at least 10 years ago. They charge $1/inch now. 2 times 12.5 = $25. I ordered a brand new set off the A place for $28 plus tax. I'm going to try your sharpening technique. (Manual definitely says 42 deg for sharpening angle.)
Really enjoyed watching your vid. Have made a similar one a few years ago and just wanted to see if anyone else was doing similar sharpening planer blades. So tomorrow its sharpening planer blades. Thanks again from England on the North East Coast. Take care and will look back again. Cheers Peter
Bonjour, Je suis très content du travail effectué par le rabot DW733 pour mon usage occasionnel. Malheureusement il est tombé en panne au bout de 3 ans et 2 mois. Juste après la fin de garantie... 337€ de réparation pour inducteur + condensateur quel dommage! Surtout que Dewalt refuse de faire un geste face à mon désagrément. D'autres expériences de ce genre avec la marque?
Nice job. The only thing I would add would be to verify the back of the blade is flat with no nicks by using 600 or higher wet sandpaper on a flat surface, like glass. Then measure and match the factory bevel angle in your jig to avoid that new bevel angle.
Wow thanks for this video... Mine been burning wood and I new there was something wrong with the blade... I actually thought I needed to re-adjust it... Anyway I will be attempting this tomorrow or the next day... Again, thanks for the video 👍
I was looking at the manual, I was somehow confused by your 45 degrees, the manual says that knives on the DeWalt 733 are sharpened at 42 degrees. So I don't know if you missed it, or if you grind 45 degrees according to your own experience. Instructions page 10 - sharpening knives. Or are you just doing a facet?
I also have a DeWalt 733 only version 2, it is the same only the holes in the planer knife are different in including its clamp. I sharpened the planing knives in the same way as in the video, but I don't like that you didn't use the entire width of the prism, which means that the knives are quite close to each other and there is not enough stability when grinding. I solved it the same way, only the holes for inserting the planing knives are much further apart, and thus I achieved much greater stability and precision when grinding by hand. But I am making an electric planer knife grinder out of an old two-disc grinder using a special cup wheel for HSS material. The focus should be much better, I am finishing up on a large diamond plate with oil. Good luck.
I'm having trouble when I put the belt back on and turn the wheel, I can see the belt doesn't stay in the grooves and twists at the wheel. Is there another adjustment I'm missing?
Great idea! I'm going to make a big for my planner knives and jointer knives tomorrow! I thinkthe only thing I'll try different is getting the knives as deep as I can in the wood so it's just barley sticking out though so I can just rub my diamond stone against them.
Are we comfortable with rubbing the knives non uniformerly with the diamond blade as opposed to running the blade onto a grit base evenly covering the blade at all times? Don't we get an uneven blade height ?
