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Franklinton, LA | I do not know if you can take your planer apart and install a 3-blade cutter head. However, I am guessing you can sell your planer on EBay or Craig's List. You can probably buy a new #735 planer for the cost of a new cutter head and what you receive from selling your present planer. Also, repairs to the new planer will be covered for 3-years by the DeWalt warranty. I purchased a new #735 DeWalt Planer 8 or 9 years ago and it is still doing a good job. The surface finish is very good and the boards require very little sanding before applying a finish. The DeWalt #735 Planer is very slow. I buy my planer blades on EBay and they are still expensive. DeWalt planer knives cost me about $0.50 for each board foot of lumber that I plane. About 7 years back I bought a 15" 3-HP Grizzly planer that was a lot more productive and did a very good job. After 4 years of using the Grizzly on larger jobs, I sold it for about 2/3 the purchase price. The Grizzly planer blades will last a lot longer than the DeWalt blades so this will reduce your cost. If you plan to plane over 500 board feet of lumber, I would seriously consider a 15" 3 HP planer. | |
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Replace Dewalt cutter head? Wood worker question.
