Question 1

Does this planer have a 2.5" or 4" dust ejector port? Thanks.

Accepted Answer

It has both a 2.5 and a 4" dust port. Just like DeWalt's table saw. You can get an attachment that will connect both the 4" and 2.5" ports which then allows you to plug one hose into the attachment to make sure your dust management is as efficient as possible.

Question 2

How easy is it to change blades on this planer?  Thanks.

Accepted Answer

Easy, about 10-15 minutes:
1) Remove four 5/32nds" headed screws to remove the top yellow cowling.
2) Remove 3 red thumbscrews to remove the black dust shroud - clean out any blocked wood chips.
3) Remove eight 5/32nds" headed screws on each of the three blades.
4) Flip the blades, or sharpen if they've already been flipped.
5) Reassemble in the reverse order.

If using a power drill with a 5/32nd inch allen wrench head (e.g., https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07VH7ZQGC or something similar), set the drill on medium torque and it will take about 10 minutes. (If you manually unscrew the screws using the T handled allen wrench it will take twice as long.)

If careful (having heard of the others stories), it doesn't seem hard to to remove/replace the screws with enough torque to seat them properly, but not so hard that they get struck.

I'm planing very hard madrone wood, and the blades have lasted about 150-200 lineal feet of wood that is about a foot wide before needing replacing. Use the #1 (slow) feed speed for hard woods - I didn't know about this until reading the manual...

Question 3

Is this made in the USA?

Accepted Answer

Dewalt features a large “made in the USA” or “assembled in the USA” branding on most of not all their products that are manufactured or assembled stateside.

Question 4

Is this machine the same as the 735 w/o the extra blades and infeed and outfeed tables?

Accepted Answer

Yes it is the same as the standard 735. As to the ware on the blades - I've planed over 300bf in the 6 years that I've had this unit. I missed a label staple on the end of a board and now have a 1/32nd hairline strip that shows and I easily clean up with a scraper. I also purchased an extra set of HSS (high speed steel) knives and put the money out ($158 for the set) for carbide edged which I only use on the last phase of the construction. I've got an older 13" planer that I use strictly for rough plane jobs and paint and varnish removal when I recycle older woodwork.

Manufacturer	DEWALT
Part Number	DW735X
Product Dimensions	61.6 x 2.54 x 52.32 cm; 46.27 kg
Item model number	DW735X
Style	2-Speed 13" w/Feed Tables & Extra Blades
Material	Plastic
Pattern	planners
Power Source	Adapter
Voltage	120 Volts
Item Package Quantity	1
Included Components	Hand Planer
Batteries included?	No
Batteries Required?	No
Item Weight	46.3 kg

DEWALTThickness Planner, Two Speed, 13-Inch (DW735X)

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