Dewalt Planer DW735 - Dust Collection 

We recently lumbered a 36" maple, a 36" white ash, and a 32" pecan. After drying, we tried planing with a Rigid (Home Depot) 13" planer with 2 HSS knives ru-vid.comUgkxIzvvTi3_Qc8JnVdYYRJCvuoDC4QjTzeL . This job was clearly too much for that machine. The pecan was particularly difficult, due to heavy mineral deposits, and a sharp pair of HSS knives would be consumed by a mere 3 boards. We were also having lots of problems from chip bruising, due to poor dust collection. The shavings came off like straw and jammed in the 4" hose.We bought the DW735 simply to be able to run carbide blades, which worked brilliantly for the pecan. However, we found it to be a much, MUCH nicer machine. It was far more rigid than the "Rigid" planer, and far more accurate as well. But what I liked most about it was the dust feed. This machine has its own blower, which shreds the "straw" like shavings as they come off the cutting head and helps boost the shavings into the dust collection system. No more clogs! It's also nicely sealed so that the internals stay quite clean. This is just a well tempered machine that's a delight to use. It literally cut the labor in half. Just another example of getting what you pay for.

This is the most simple complicated fix I have seen for a long time. I need to buy a lathe now...

Liked your idea, so I made one similar to yours. My only change was instead of screwing the coupling to the wood adapter (4:50), I coated the inside of the adapter with construction adhesive. Once dried, it's a permanent fit. I can never remove the coupling from the adapter, but no need to. The other mod I did was instead of using the drawstring on the bag, I used a hose clamp, much more secure.

Brilliant! Amazon, here I come! Thanks Charles!

I have a similar setup for my DW735, the main difference is I put a cyclone separator between the bag and the planer to catch 98+ percent of the chips and avoid having to empty the bag so often. Its a little clumsy to set up but collects chips very well. Nothing can make chips faster than a thickness planer.

I had the shroud that fit over a 33 gallon garbage can and that worked awesome with very little to clean up!!

Great idea and nice execution!

Good idea. The only change I will make is to double elbow it so the bag sits fully upright on the floor to take any weight off the exit port of the DW735 and so the top of the bag is not folded over.

Thank you! I’ll definitely be making this for my Dewalt planer.

Great video.Looking forward to learning more. Thank you.

I have a Shop Vac with a Hepa filter mounted on top of my 55 gal steel drum separator. I use the same hose (20’ Center) on my planer that I use on everything else (track saw, Domino, Kreg Foreman, miter saw, table saw, router table, drum sander, drill press table, etc). I use an auto start switch to control the dust collector.

Excellent idea, excellent video, but your shop is to clean. Enjoyed watching you make the adapter and learning about the bag with a window. From Missouri

Great video

Works perfectly👍

Excellent idea Charles! I have been dropping out most of my dust into a 55 gal plastic drum. I still needed a way to trap the dust coming out of the drum. This bag is the perfect solution. Charles would you happen to know what the diameter of the wood adapter you turned on the lathe for the bag to attach to? At any rate thanks for your video!!

This is the best one I've seen nice job I'll have to do this

Hi very nice presentation and I really enjoyed it. I have two questions. 1- I do not have any available space for a planer in my garage and I live in Southern California by the beach. I was wondering if I put my planer on a cart with wheels , make a plywood cover for the cart with five sides and put the cover on the top of the cart and in addition put a cover like barbecue cover over it , would it be protected from rust ? 2- Can I run 2X4 vertically through planer ? I would appreciate your input. Thanks.

I have the same planer (awesome choice, by-the-way). I use a very similar 90 degree elbow but opted for the much cheaper "Pillowcase and Duct Tape" system. MUCH cheaper.

Interesting solution, my question is, I have the 5-micron Dust Right bag hooked up to the same planner. I have found it almost impossible to empty it, both from the round top and the zipper bottom without causing a "Giant" mess. The outside is stuck with debris and the inside doesn't empty very well or easy. I am about one step from throwing it away, help.

hi charles just ran into your channel I have the same planer just changed to a helical head ,hows that transmission doing in the truck ?

Top job. All I need for dewalt to sell that machine in the uk.

Been doing this for years. I have a 2hp dust extractor but never use it for the DW

This was the perfect solution for my tiny shop that doesn't have a formal dust collection system, thank you so much, Charles!!! :) Do you have an Instagram I could tag you for credit when I post it?

Great idea Charles. How has this been working out for you? I tried to make a dust collector using a shop bucket but it fills up very quickly, and was not an ideal solution. Using the Dustright bag looks like it might work much better.

For your bag I would use a large hose clamp or a zip tie works well

Ok that looks great but I don't have a lathe, now what? Think I can buy one of those from you?

I have the same Dewalt planer and it works great. So much so, that it doesn't take long to fill a average sized dust collection bag which, when full, does weigh a bit. Have you had any problems with the weight of the bag as it fills up putting to much stress on the elbow and particularly, the exhaust port?

Good solution! I'm curious about the weight this puts on the plastic exhaust port though. This still holding up ok? Notice any issues?

I used a bag from a leaf blower for mine lol

This is a marvelously clever solution to a very real problem! Thank you for posting. One thing, though, that 90-degree elbow does not appear to be 4". Might it actually be a 2-1/2" elbow? I'll be duplicating this dust collection system on my DW735X and want to make sure I order the correct parts.

I have the same planer as you do and like your dust collection setup. Does the Dust Right bag have a zipper opening to dump out the shavings?

I just got the DW7350... now I need a lathe so I can make the coupling :D

How are you going to get rid of those chips? Do you dump them in another bag or dump them on your property and let them rott? What's the plan? I like your setup, I'm just wondering where you go from there.

Great video, where would one get the plastic reducer? Dont see it in the comments.

The dust right bag you use, is it the 30micron or the 5 micron? Thanks. Awesome video. I will build the same. Saves a ton of space for me.

Can anyone help me out? I have this same dewalt planer and been using a big dust collection bag attached to it. However, 80% of the wood chips are Coming out THE FRONT of the planer- where I feed the wood through. Not out the wood chip chute. I checked for obstruction and it’s clear and open. Any idea why? Thanks!

Why didn't you use the 4" part of the exhaust outlet instead of the 2.5"? Could you not find a 4" rubber elbow?

This is a good idea, however it can be much more simplified by just using a 4" hose and go straight into the bag. I got a 10' hose and can just put the bag in a trashcan (to help keep it upright) and run the hose straight into the bag.

So the question is. Why don’t they send a proper adapter?

Hi sir, where could I purchase those dust right bags. Thank you

You could have just clamped 6" bag fabric to 4", without any adapter, as it is nice and flexible. Bigger problem is the full bag weight. I would imagine it needs support on the bottom. Also, 6" bag opening is too small to remove the shaving out of the bag efficiently.

Why couldn't you just cinch the bag up instead of all that?

Great for anyone who happens to have a lathe. What about the rest of us?

Great way to keep the shop cleaner. Not doing your lungs any good though. Get a real cyclone.

Worst plainer ever made

Dewalt recomienda usar manguera de 4” para extraer el polvo