Easy to Make Dust Collector for the DeWalt DW735 Planer 

It doesn't get much easier than this, especially when you see how well this works. The Dewalt 735 planer is a very common model and it has the advantage of having a blower built in to push the shavings out, so this is a solution that will only work with that particular planer.

Good to see you back, John. Your channel is a national treasure!

I just got a735 and have watched so many dust collectors videos on you tube, but this one probably is the one that I’m going to copy. Great job.Thanks for the advice.😊

I took your idea and made the exhaust bigger. I put an $8 12x12 filter in the lid. It works without having to clamp the lid down.

seriously, John, you're bonkers. I never would have thought to film it like that: "I think I'll stand in the air stream holding a trash can." I need to up my B-roll game!! 😆

I waited for 2 years after buying my 735 hoping that John would design a dust collector for it any day now. He finally did. Thanks John.

I just built something very similar to this, based on your video - and it works amazingly. I used a 4" hose, and the air filter I just changed out of my Car, and 3D printed the hose attachment angle, and used a bin that is thick walled and was kicking around for years - came out amazingly and not a single scrap of dust comes out of it. Thank you very much @John Heisz

John, I’m glad you are clearly feeling so much better.

So happy and relieved to see you back to regular content after what happened!! Very nice simple build and I like the sense of humour and editing , gets me smiling wide Cheers !

Its appreciated how you actually entail what you attempt and you explain why you decide not to do something and why it may be better for other options. Most people just cut all that. Cool channel and quality perspective on DIY videos.

Timely video. I set up my 735x this weekend and tested it out without dust collection “for science”. Took exactly 1 pass to confirm I needed something to catch those chips and now with this video I have an idea for a way to make it! Thanks!

John does it again! This is a beautiful solution for the 735 planer. In my shop, I dont yet have my dust collection setup and I have been simply allowing the chips to spray out into the driveway. This is such a great and simple solution. Ill be building this this weekend!

Funny I just watched your older video this evening. Nice to get the update! I'm halfway through my dust collector cabinet build and checking in on what everyone else is doing

So good to see you uploading material again John. This is rather timely as I am in the process of reassessing my dust collection. Do I really need a 3hp motor running for the planer. Not really as that blower is pretty powerful. Do I need a 3hp motor for the sander. No, pressure is too low so a shop vac is better. I need to make a thein separator and buy a new, small shop vac as my large one has died. Despite replacing the bearing it does not sound healthy. Time to build a separator I I have one on the 3hp dust collector)but like in your original plan, have a "proper" air filter to keep the fine dust out of the shop. The 3hp dust collector does a great job at the table saw, general clean up and will be used on the CNC.

I just finished building one of these after watching this video and it works great!

You seem to be a genius. Really well done!

This video was like a happy celebration of getting the account and channels back up. Great stuff.

I have the same planer and I'll be adding one of these to my shop very soon. so much easier than cleaning up the mess on the floor and walls after planing :)

Nice work John. I use an organic filter. I run my planner outside and let it all fall to the ground. Some blows away, some lands in the grass, then I sweep up the large part of it and toss it in the bin. LOL

Great idea, and saves me the cost of buying a dust collector right away! Thank you for sharing this.

Glad to see you back John, I checked on your channels the other day and noticed you hadn't posted and was worried. I'm glad to see everything has worked out. Be well my friend.

I just bought this planer and this is just what I need. I have a bunch of them trash cans and plywood lying around so this will defiantly be the next little project as it appears this is a bit much for the shop vac. Thanks for the video

Thanks for the video! I have been stuck trying to figure out what to do about my Dewalt 735. I had it attached to my 2 stage dust collection where I also would run a high velocity shop vac (~200 CFM) from the other side. But the air flow from the blower on the Dewalt planer (~500 CFM?) exceeds what the shop vac can suck up, and it actually keeps pushing in the ball from the inside of my vacuum and locking it up. (so frustrating) I decided that the dewalt 735 just needs a separate dust collection and let the blower do its job, it doesn't need additional suction. So, I'll setup something similar to what you have... this video is great, thank you!

holding the trash can to catch the chips was funny.

This is a great idea. Awesome! As a Canadian living in the US, I always like seeing Robertson screws being used…😊

I imagine the radius of the lower circle has to be smaller than the bin, so the sawdust goes there? If so, what is that gap size, surely has to be in a certain range, too big or too small won't work well.

Nice. I made a separator for my shop vac and am always surprised at how well it works. I made mine out of scrap and fabricated bits and pieces too which always makes doing something like this that much more satisfying. Thanks for sharing John, I look forward to your videos every week. Cheers {8^)

I have a lot of planing coming up and this is what I needed to see.

The catching chips shot is hilarious… Mostly, because I’ve done it myself haha!

Nice. I made my dust collector out of a old Valet ducted house vacuum cleaner and a 44 gallon drum with a removable lid. Works a treat.

Smart man. Thank you.

It's great to see you back John! Thank you for the excellent video! 😀

lol - I wanna see the video where you use a hole saw at an angle :) Brilliant as always, John - simple and functional and accessible to mere mortals like us ;)

Thank you, I'm going to use your model!

Good to see you back at it John. Good simple project

Hell yeah! Welcome back John. Glad to see more videos.

Aerospace engineer with a background in high pressure hydraulics, aircraft pressurization, and iso 10k clean room operations. This is quite clever from an economics standpoint…I will be doing this with a slight modification to the filter design to make it more easily replaceable. The one single thing i could possibly think of to add is some kind of low pressure gate valve at the entry point to minimize dust when disconnecting and moving to a disposal location outside.,,but honestly that’s probably overkill!

You should patent this before somebody else put this on the market This is just amazing !! Thank you for all your content

The master is back and entertaining/educating once again. John, you had me laughing so hard at your holding the trash bin and catching the wood chips. There had to be a better way...ha ha. great video.

That is pretty damn nifty Definitely gonna use this idea

Way to give it up for the team! !! !!!

Hi John - Happy to see you back posting! Really enjoy your content. Thank you very much!

Happy to see you sorted out the account fiasco you went through. Thanks for sharing as always.

Do you have a video on that melamine feed table?

Great idea John, I'll definitely do this with mine!

Great idea!

My harbor freight dust collector does a great job pulling the chips from my dewalt planer

Well done John! I don't have that type of planer. So, I have to hold the bucket just like you were doing at the end of the video! 😂😂👍👍

Me in the shop waving my hands in the air like I just don’t care to the music. Great video thnx.

Welcome back. you have been missed!

hola muchisimas felicidades soy nuevo en tu canal, pero raelmente no me he cansado de ver una y otra vez algunos de tus videos y son verdaderamente sorprendente no solo la forma en que trabajas sino la tecnica con la que realizas cada una de tus obras, porque para mi son obras maestras, no se cuantas sean salidas de tu imaginacion, pero me es muy grato aprender de personas como tu, eres un gran maestro y deseo ser un gran alumno, muchas gracias y nuevamente felicidades desde Mexico.

Love it. Now all you need is a plexiglass sawdust level indicator on the side.

Elegant design, John. Very nice!

So I did similar catch can but routered out where the ply sits on top of the barrel and filled it with silicone sat it on the barrel for a air tight seal don't forget to apply vaselene to the barrel so it can be removed after it dries I'm also using the Oneida system which helps to hold the lid to the barrel and a skeleton frame inside the barrel so it doesn't collapse on itself

Glad to see you back and with innovative ideas as always!

I keep trying to figure the precise design to mount my wet vac directly to a larger can with a Thien baffle or cyclone. I think your design gets me there! The engine/lid can "just" be spaced off the top with a many-a-gon angle-cut plywood cylinder, then the hole through one side for the pipe. Awesome.

Fantastic video. Hoping to give this a try this weekend

What hose / adapter are you using to attach to the planar?

That blower feature of that planer looks like the effect of a snow blower or snow globe

John, have you ever thought of designing a jointer planer combo? I have been thinking of trying to use my Dewalt DW735 and building a combination unit from it. That way one less tool takes up space in my shop.

This is awesome! I can't wait to build one for my 735. can you tell me how much space you left between the garbage can wall and the plywood THIEN disc? Thank you!

This is great. I will definitely build this, thanks for sharing

Brilliant, John! Fantastic work! 😃 Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

Thanks for sharing those tips and the make!

que bien mostrada la idea, muy buena por cierto.

Thanks in advance!! I just got one and was looking fo a solution. You always make great stuff so.. 👍🏻

Welcome back John

So simple but works so well

I own this unit and can confirm that the chips are crazy.

Digging those tunes, amigo

I played around with a DIY dust collection system for my Dewalt planer, then I bought a DustRight bag from Rockler for $39.00 and solved my collection problems.

Great solution. Easy, simple and inexpensive. BTW, did you have much trouble getting your channel issue straightened out?

First I’ll second all the welcome backs - that could not have been any fun (I work in IT, I KNOW it wasn’t any fun) Second a technical question I was hoping you’d toss into the voice over …. What is the gap between Thein Baffle and side of bucket ? Would any sort of partial center (spacer) column cover make any difference? I’ve never built one of these Thein style separations - but I recently got a DW735 and I CAN attest - holding the barrel behind it doesn’t work (LOVED that clip!!) Thanks John

I would like to know like about the feed table you've installed on your planer. I have the same planer and the only thing I don't like about it is those flip up extensions on each side. I like and don't see a video about this. If you've made one please direct me to it.

I just bought the DW735x. What is the spacer block length between the cover plate & the thein plate? I think that is the route I will be taking as I have a very small space to work in. The rest is pretty strait forward. Thank you for the video.

if you had to guess, what angle would you say that inlet port you made is at? i figure you just eyeballed something that ‘looked right’

Good idea... Inspiration? Good job friend...👍👍🤝

An excellent solution !!

very clever, no vac! would a vac assist be helpful ?

What’s the hose/adapter you use to connect to the planers port? Does it snap on?

I built and it works!

Great idea! I noticed the jig you made. Does that help eliminate snipe?

说实话，老兄，你的配乐绝了

Great video, just purchased the same planer and the chips are flying. Can I ask what hose you are using to connect to the port, seems to be a direct fit.

Can you create one for the 734? It doesn't blow it out.

Good video as always. keep up the content.

I need to do this!

good one sir;;;;headed to shop to duplicate;;;;lets have a few more not so far in between;;;;oh thumbs up here;;;;

Great idea

Are you satisfied with this planer. Is it the type 1 or the 12 ? It seems that since it is made in China (type 12) instead of Taiwan several users have experienced problems with the engine of this new version. You can see the type right next to the serial number. I'm asking you this because it's on a big discount here in Canada (-$220 off the regular price $899 canadian dollar). The demonstrator in store was Type 1 but the one I just bought is Type 12 so I wonder if I will return it. Has anyone experienced any issues with type 12 vs type 1? THANKS !

@JohnHeisz thanks for the lessons! What do you do with all the sawdust after collection? I'm thinking of bagging mine for critter litter...any suggestions besides burning?

John, love your videos and have watched everyone of them, some several times. I wanted to build your plywood band saw, but I can't find the plans to purchase on the website. Can you please help?😀

The mental image of you catching the chips with the trash can makes me laugh kind of like the video of you years ago using the ultimately safe 10 foot long table saw push sticks.😁😁😁😁😁

welcome back !! 👍

Excellent!

My favourite bit of this video was the middle when the music wasn’t on it

Great still frame haha

I like the last method ... (jokes aside - great design)

good ideas

Just curious if anyone has tried this with the 734 DeWalt model. If it works the same way