Looks very nice. Gives the impression of more "professional" grade than
portable planer. No folding infeed/outfeed tables - just a nice, shiny,
smooth solid suface. Combine that and the auto head lock and I can
understand why the early testers are seeing little or no snipe.
Beefy looking - four columns are large, solid and threaded. Speed selector
switch right up front (with a note to change speeds only when motor is on).
Head raise/lower is via a large handwheel on the side. The store model
moved well, with little backlash. Cut depth indicator (appears to be) via
a mechanism that runs the width of the planer.
The DW734 (the revised DW733) Planer was sitting next to it but I glanced
briefly. No outward differences jumped out at me, except the large "3 Head"
sticker on the top.
Our Lowes had the DW735 for $449 and the 734 for $364 (IIRC).
"mttt" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Looks very nice. Gives the impression of more "professional" grade than
> portable planer. No folding infeed/outfeed tables - just a nice, shiny,
> smooth solid suface. Combine that and the auto head lock and I can
> understand why the early testers are seeing little or no snipe.
>
> Beefy looking - four columns are large, solid and threaded.
Very beefy for a portable.. Close to 100 lbs...
Speed selector
> switch right up front (with a note to change speeds only when motor is
on).
> Head raise/lower is via a large handwheel on the side. The store model
> moved well, with little backlash. Cut depth indicator (appears to be)
via
> a mechanism that runs the width of the planer.
>
> The DW734 (the revised DW733) Planer was sitting next to it but I glanced
> briefly. No outward differences jumped out at me, except the large "3
Head"
> sticker on the top.
That was probably the new 3 blade head that the sticker was refering to..
"B a r r y B u r k e J r ." <[email protected]> wrote
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>>
> I wonder if us 733 owners could install the 734's 3 blade cutterhead
> in the 733?
>
> Barry
After seeing how smooth my new 733 cuts I wonder why bother?!
Greg