WEN 13" Planer PL1326 w/ SPIRAL CUTTERHEAD Review 

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Thanks, I actually bought carbide replacements when I bought the planer, but just waiting until I need them.

The WEN blades are only sharp on 2 sides. With the angles and set up of the cutting head 4 sided indexable will not fit. It's an interesting design choice with how popular the 4 sided indexables are however it's not actually unique to the WEN and blades are readily available.

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same here! I loved it too. It is unfortunate that we fry them, and make a snack or sandwich.

I'm looking at this planer. I did get the 7.25" Wen track saw with the Powertec rails and it has done a fine job for me.

@@SavannahDan I’ve used the planer a couple of times so far and it has been great! I didn’t get the Wen track saw I went with the milwaukee track since I already have tons of batteries and chargers.

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So I got the planer and it is amazing. It does have horrible chip collection but other then that it does a fantastic job. I used it on some old oak boards and they came out beautiful. I couldn't be happier with it so far. I also picked up a couple adjustable hight roller stands which I also wanted for my table say. The blades so have 4 sides. I hope it holds up because I have a massive pile of oak boards and I'm getting a few more truck loads of them next weekend for free. Another bonus is I'll have tons of mulch for my gardens. I also used it on some pine boards. I didn't have to adjust it much to eliminate snipe either. I raised the out feed plate just a hair and on the oak boards practically no snipe at all. One the pine it does have the slightest bit on the front but by slightly lifting as it comes out I can eliminate it on the back side.

I assume they are for passing the board back to the front to run it through again. They are kinda pointless unless maybe it’s a really long board

I have mine hooked to a 650 CFM dust right and it still only collects about 60%. The Dewalt was about the same. If there’s a better way, I don’t know it.

Yes it still works great and I’m still using the cutters that came on it.

Yes I am. About 40 minutes away.

Yes you have to crank it down little by little until you get it to where you want it. The stop keeps you from cranking past the thickness you want it.

Sorry but I’m not sure

Watts = Amps x Volts (roughly) so it should draw about 1800w with a 15a motor and 110-120v. I believe you'll be ok.

That sucks

those three gears inside the box? did some of the teeth break?

@@xisotopex yes. One of the gears shredded. They have mailed me a new gearbox under warranty.

@@masonmainpage4105 are they plastic or a cheap pot metal?

@@xisotopex some type of metal

Not as loud as the Dewalt but I’d say all planers are loud. Loud enough to need hearing protection but not loud enough to make your ears bleed😂

@@yellowhammerwoodcrafts I have to do all my projects outside, and I would like to annoy my suburban neighbors as much as possible... jk... :)

Mine is the the 735 DWX I think it’s called. Not sure if that’s the type 12. It worked fine until that blade broke off and it won’t feed boards anymore. It done something to the gearbox that turns the rollers maybe 🤷🏻‍♂️

Welp, I've had the PL1326 for 10 days, and my biggest gripe is the dust collection and the inability to get the blades to not leave the mini gouges all over it. (I've gone through the teeth in a way that only fellow 80-HD'ers could understand... and only 2 seemed a hairs breath off.) The Pro's... it's really quiet. EXTREMELY quiet. I've only ran a bit of hardwood maple, but a ton of SYP for a bed frame, and I'm in shock at how quiet it is (and I'm in a really small space.) Another pro.. it has a disgustingly smooth finish (if it didn't have those small gouged lines on every piece. I'm now torn on whether to keep it or return it and buy the Dewalt 735... I had the old DW735 (the type 11(iirc) ... it was the 735 that didn't break as often as the newer type that is full of the SB&D cheapening issues that caused tons of things to fail.

You have a chipped square blade somewhere. Look at all the little blades and see if you can see a defect in one and if you see one replace that blade or turn it so a new edge is cutting

@@yellowhammerwoodcrafts Thanks, I'll check that out.

I finally heard back from WEN. They advised to check for a nicked blade. I’ll tear into it and report back. WEN didn’t mention whether it would be covered. I did tell them it’s been doing this since day one.

I run into this with my older knife version planer. Its definitely a chipped knife. Ive changed them int he past but this happens when a previous piece was run through and maybe had a small rock embedded in it. Nothing but a quick pass with block plane or sander will fix the wood. And I assume this issue arises with many planers.

@@alanf403 I don’t think they would cover that.

That’s a good price. I like mine. Dust collection isn’t great but neither was the Dewalt in my opinion. That didn’t matter much to me though.

Yeah it’s not great but it doesn’t really bother me that much. I just blow my shop out with a blower afterwards

@Yellowhammer Woodcrafts true, but the chips getting under your boards, and in the feeder roller can be bad news. I'm going to see if I can make my own dust hood actually. I was hoping that planereveryone else having this had figured out a way to fix it.

Is the 2 inch inner part removable? If not just cut it out if you're only using a 4 inch hose.

@danielleroberts8964 actually, it is removable. But it took quite a bit of force. I thought I'd break it.

I posted the review shortly after I bought it.

@@yellowhammerwoodcrafts wow the planer went up $100 in just a few months. Thank you.

@@Marrio49 They must have realized it was underpriced

Ahhhh that sucks!

Dewalt was first one I bought. It has been sitting in the corner broken for about 2 years now 😂 I actually like this one better.

Sorry but I can hear it fine. I am looking for some new mics though

His mic is fine

Enjoy the channel or move on, but don’t be a dick just so you can read your own comment.