Things I Learned Using The Dewalt DW 734 Thickness Planer! 

I operated industrial 4 sided planers and molders for over 35 years. Be aware that the quickest way to dull the blades is to barely skim the surface as you where doing on multiple passes. Try to plane below the surface as soon as possible to retain blade sharpness longer. 😊

I plan on buying the same planer and have learned via -RU-vid all that was said but watching you go thru each step I have a much better understanding. I appreciate you sharing and I enjoyed your videos on the Dewalt thus far!

Thank you for the video. Like you, after 40+ years of home shop woodworking, I just gave myself my first planer (Dewalt 735X) for Christmas. I am amazed I resisted buying one for all these years! I am very keen on the comments, and seeing what can be done better. These videos, and the comments, are invaluable! RU-vid absolutely ROCKS!

I’m thinking of buying one of these planers. I’m really glad I watched your video, very informative. Thanks.

Great video ,very informative!

Years ago using a shop vac and collector lid, I filled my five gallon bucket just under half way with water hoping to minimize the cloud of dust formed while emptying. The results seem to be added thrust or vac pressure, longer fill time because the saw dust was not as fluffy, far minimal dust from exhaust, i cloud simply place a large garbage bag over the mouth of my five gallon bucket and roll the moist dust easily and also saving space in my main street garbage cans on pickup day and i didn;t measure but I also believe there is a noise reduction. Last but not least, I had sawdust heat up at my router station and did not realize smoldering until clouds of smoke was coming from my five gallon bucket, but since I've been adding water the swirling water in the five bucket does not allow any heat buildup inside the bucket.

You CAN remove some cupping. Plane the convex side of the board first. The concave side approximates a flat side. Once you’ve flattened the convex side, then you have a basis to flatten the concave side. If you try to plane the concave side first, the board can wobble side to side so you won’t make consistent progress planing.

Thanks for video , very good idea .

Check in the window and door section of your local big box lumber store and get some packages of wooden shims. Cheaper and easier than the plastic ones. I have a similar planer and never take less than a quarter turn and maybe a half turn at a time. Move it along and get the job done. Very nice.

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The manual recommends removing 1/32" of material -- that is an eighth of a turn -- not a half turn. If a quarter turn is 1/16th, half of that is 1/32. That's why an eighth of a turn seems right. It is right.

Upgrade from a 5 gal. bucket to a 30-32" trash can with either 2.5" or 4" cyclone ports to your shop vac.

Take the 90’s out of the hoses and make it 45’s this will increase your efficiency and if you can use smooth inside diameter. If you upgrade you still need this. Have a great day. Terry 3:21

From what I see with your dust collection is that your shop vac is to small. I have the same planner. I'm using a Ridgid 16gal shop vac. Still have a 2.5 hose yet there's just a little dust coming out from the front. The 16gal vac is at a central point. I use blast gates for my miter saw, table saw, planner and some other hand held tools. I've never had the amount of dust like I see in your video. I got my vac on sale.

Sometimes you just need to cut off the bad and get another board.

Yeah there's no way a shop vac can keep up with any plainer, that's why I love the 735 as it has a blower and you only need a hose and a bag..and double sided tape be much easier then glue...just my thoughts....

I have this same planer. I am building a butcher block counter top out of scrap framing studs I have around. It is face grained not end grained. I keep getting black matks and divits in the wood. Any ideas what I am doing wrong?

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I’m thinking of buying one of these planers. I’m really glad I watched your video, very informative. Thanks.