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boxer · 10-21-2004, 12:54 PM

I am currently in the market for a 12-13" planer for my small shop. I have used Delta tools exclusively, & I'm pretty happy with them. But for the planer I'm looking at Dewalt. Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Kevin

ejant · 10-21-2004, 02:26 PM

I've got the older single speed Dewalt and have had no problems with it yet. Using it for almost three years now. Not often but often enough. No problems so far.

Don't take off too much and keep the knives sharp and snipe is practically nonexistent.

boxer · 10-21-2004, 04:41 PM

I appreciate the advice. How much would you say is too much?

ejant · 10-21-2004, 05:41 PM

Anything over a 1/32. Less as you get closer to your finished size.
When you are getting to your final thickness don't readjust, run the board through again and you are usually right on the money.

ejant · 10-21-2004, 05:43 PM

If you are using rough cut lumber you will want to joint first. The planer will get you your thickness but will not square the board.

Learning Herb · 10-21-2004, 06:23 PM

I have a Dewalt and I loove it works great and no problems,and has great dust control
Thank you ,,Learning Herb

Dewy · 10-21-2004, 10:55 PM

I have just learned another difference between American English and English English.
Here we also call the jointer a planer.
What you call a planer, we call a thicknesser.
They both do a similar job but the timber should be planed flat and square 1st (jointed) then planed to the thickness required (thicknesser)

There are quite a few words used differently for the same thing but from watching American TV shows and films (movies) we learn the different meanings of the same words used in both countries.
I have found internet chat programs invaluble in realising just how different the two languages are.
This is the great advantage of English.
It's a living language which is constantly changing depending on where it's spoken.

If it wasn't for the internet I would never have had contact with woodworkers from around the world as I do now on various forums.
Many are surprised when they find out that in Europe only a radial arm saw is now able to take dado blades.
Saw table arbors are now too short to take more than one blade and they must all have electric brakes which would result in dado heads flying like ninja stars.

Apart from older machines and ones imported from the States which can still take dado cutters we have to use routers to make housings (dados)
As a result the router gets used more than it used to be.

RSetina · 10-21-2004, 11:05 PM

I read an article in Wood Magazine a few months ago and Delta's planer was the top pick. I think it was the 12 in model. I bought the 13" planer and love it. I figured that if the 12" was good, so would the 13". No snipe I can detect and it does a great job. It has a thickness and finish speed.

boxer · 10-22-2004, 07:07 AM

Thanks for your response. I was hoping for a good word on the Delta. That's all I have in my shop. I appreciate everyone's input on this.

jdoolitt · 10-22-2004, 07:57 AM

Based on the way you worded your question - I didn't want to jump in with pitch for the Delta. It kind of read like you were looking for specific comments on the Dewalt. I have the Delta 13" 22-580 and love it. There are a ton of people who picked up this planer a couple of months ago during a large Lowes sale (including me). I was looking at the Dewalt 735 when I picked up my Delta, but with the sale... the price difference was ~ $280.00. Very happy with the 22-580.

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boxer Registered User Supreme Forum King Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 1,085 View boxer's Gallery	Planers I am currently in the market for a 12-13" planer for my small shop. I have used Delta tools exclusively, & I'm pretty happy with them. But for the planer I'm looking at Dewalt. Any suggestions? Thanks, Kevin
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ejant Router King Supreme Forum King Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 1,474 View ejant's Gallery	I've got the older single speed Dewalt and have had no problems with it yet. Using it for almost three years now. Not often but often enough. No problems so far. Don't take off too much and keep the knives sharp and snipe is practically nonexistent. __________________ http://woodworker.com/images/j80/823-745.jpg
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boxer Registered User Supreme Forum King Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 1,085 View boxer's Gallery	I appreciate the advice. How much would you say is too much?
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ejant Router King Supreme Forum King Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 1,474 View ejant's Gallery	Anything over a 1/32. Less as you get closer to your finished size. When you are getting to your final thickness don't readjust, run the board through again and you are usually right on the money. __________________ http://woodworker.com/images/j80/823-745.jpg
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ejant Router King Supreme Forum King Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 1,474 View ejant's Gallery	If you are using rough cut lumber you will want to joint first. The planer will get you your thickness but will not square the board. __________________ http://woodworker.com/images/j80/823-745.jpg
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Learning Herb Registered User Forum Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 132 View Learning Herb's Gallery	I have a Dewalt and I loove it works great and no problems,and has great dust control Thank you ,,Learning Herb __________________ I try to learn some thing new each and every day , Learning Herb
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Dewy Registered User Forum Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 120 View Dewy's Gallery	I have just learned another difference between American English and English English. Here we also call the jointer a planer. What you call a planer, we call a thicknesser. They both do a similar job but the timber should be planed flat and square 1st (jointed) then planed to the thickness required (thicknesser) There are quite a few words used differently for the same thing but from watching American TV shows and films (movies) we learn the different meanings of the same words used in both countries. I have found internet chat programs invaluble in realising just how different the two languages are. This is the great advantage of English. It's a living language which is constantly changing depending on where it's spoken. If it wasn't for the internet I would never have had contact with woodworkers from around the world as I do now on various forums. Many are surprised when they find out that in Europe only a radial arm saw is now able to take dado blades. Saw table arbors are now too short to take more than one blade and they must all have electric brakes which would result in dado heads flying like ninja stars. Apart from older machines and ones imported from the States which can still take dado cutters we have to use routers to make housings (dados) As a result the router gets used more than it used to be. __________________ Dewy support team at Paltalk voice chat program
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RSetina Registered User New Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 2 View RSetina's Gallery	I read an article in Wood Magazine a few months ago and Delta's planer was the top pick. I think it was the 12 in model. I bought the 13" planer and love it. I figured that if the 12" was good, so would the 13". No snipe I can detect and it does a great job. It has a thickness and finish speed. Last edited by RSetina; 10-21-2004 at 11:10 PM.
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boxer Registered User Supreme Forum King Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 1,085 View boxer's Gallery	Thanks for your response. I was hoping for a good word on the Delta. That's all I have in my shop. I appreciate everyone's input on this.
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jdoolitt Registered User Forum Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 102 View jdoolitt's Gallery	Based on the way you worded your question - I didn't want to jump in with pitch for the Delta. It kind of read like you were looking for specific comments on the Dewalt. I have the Delta 13" 22-580 and love it. There are a ton of people who picked up this planer a couple of months ago during a large Lowes sale (including me). I was looking at the Dewalt 735 when I picked up my Delta, but with the sale... the price difference was ~ $280.00. Very happy with the 22-580.
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