I have been using a Delta 22-540 since shortly after they hit the market and
it's seen better days.
I want a new one but am undecided about which one.
I would get a DeWalt 735 but I've heard too many negatives about the blades.
I don't want to spend what it would take to get a Delta or Powermatic floor
model but I want a good machine.
Any recommendations?
Max
Max wrote:
> I have been using a Delta 22-540 since shortly after they hit the market and
> it's seen better days.
> I want a new one but am undecided about which one.
> I would get a DeWalt 735 but I've heard too many negatives about the blades.
> I don't want to spend what it would take to get a Delta or Powermatic floor
> model but I want a good machine.
> Any recommendations?
>
> Max
I have a Delta 22-580 but haven't used it enough to know about blade
life. Solid machine with a few nice features:
Has a 'pop-up' indicator that helps in setting height for first pass
'bottom' setting that alllows you the set the max cut for repeatable
thickness. I haven't used this feature yet so don't know how well it
works.
cutterhead lock
two folding tables so it closes up fairly small but is heavy as all get
out
I bought a Jet 16". Lots less than the 15" Delta and 15" Jet. Love it, but
had to get a much bigger dust collector. My old Ridgid couldn't handle the
chip volume.
Jim in the Bluegrass
"Max" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>I have been using a Delta 22-540 since shortly after they hit the market
>and it's seen better days.
> I want a new one but am undecided about which one.
> I would get a DeWalt 735 but I've heard too many negatives about the
> blades.
> I don't want to spend what it would take to get a Delta or Powermatic
> floor model but I want a good machine.
> Any recommendations?
>
> Max
>
>
"Max" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>I have been using a Delta 22-540 since shortly after they hit the market
>and it's seen better days.
> I want a new one but am undecided about which one.
> I would get a DeWalt 735 but I've heard too many negatives about the
> blades.
> I don't want to spend what it would take to get a Delta or Powermatic
> floor model but I want a good machine.
> Any recommendations?
>
> Max
>
>
I was in the same boat. I did not want a machine with disposable blades. I
bit the bullet once and for all and bought a 15" Delta stationary planer for
about $1100. Grizzly has several planers that would perform as good as most
any portable for not too much more money.
http://www.grizzly.com/products/G0453
Or for a Delta,
http://www.coastaltool.com/cgi-bin/SoftCart.exe/a/delt/22-780x.htm?L+coastest+dyry9030ff016f01+1157807981
"RayV" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
> Max wrote:
>> I have been using a Delta 22-540 since shortly after they hit the market
>> and
>> it's seen better days.
>> I want a new one but am undecided about which one.
>> I would get a DeWalt 735 but I've heard too many negatives about the
>> blades.
>> I don't want to spend what it would take to get a Delta or Powermatic
>> floor
>> model but I want a good machine.
>> Any recommendations?
>>
>> Max
>
> I have a Delta 22-580 but haven't used it enough to know about blade
> life. Solid machine with a few nice features:
> Has a 'pop-up' indicator that helps in setting height for first pass
> 'bottom' setting that alllows you the set the max cut for repeatable
> thickness. I haven't used this feature yet so don't know how well it
> works.
> cutterhead lock
> two folding tables so it closes up fairly small but is heavy as all get
> out
>
You just described my 5-year old 13 inch craftsman planer...
In article <[email protected]>, "Max" <[email protected]> wrote:
>I have been using a Delta 22-540 since shortly after they hit the market and
>it's seen better days.
>I want a new one but am undecided about which one.
>I would get a DeWalt 735 but I've heard too many negatives about the blades.
Oh, boy, here we go again. Do a Google Groups search on this newsgroup for
posts about the DW735 -- especially posts by me.
Bottom line is, the knives on the DW735 can be resharpened multiple times
before they need to be discarded. How many times? I dunno. I'm on either
the 3rd or 4th resharp of my first set of blades. I *think* I probably have
only one more left. DW tech support told me (off the record) that as long as
they were at least 7/8" wide, they were still OK.
>I don't want to spend what it would take to get a Delta or Powermatic floor
>model but I want a good machine.
>Any recommendations?
Sure -- the DW735. Beautiful cut quality. And the people who designed this
machine were thinking. Everything is easy to use. The adjustment wheel moves
the carriage up/down 1/16" per revolution -- perfect. The wide, flat top is
ideal for setting boards on. *One* wrench undoes *all* the screws (contrast
this to Delta, where you need one wrench to open the housing, and a different
one to change the blades). Open the lid to change blades, and you see a guard
inside that must be removed -- and it's held on by thumbscrews, on *tall*
stanchions which are very easy to reach. And on and on... this is a
well-designed machine that does its job very, very well.
--
Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)
It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.
In article <yQjMg.5126$v%[email protected]>, Lew Hodgett <[email protected]> wrote:
>Max wrote:
>
><snip>
> > I would get a DeWalt 735 but I've heard too many negatives about
>the blades.
><snip>
>
>Blades on a planer are like tires on a car, a consumable item.
>
>Check out Infinity Tool for carbide tipped planer blades.
>
>Just bring deep pockets.<grin>
Not worth it -- just hone the HSS blades when they get dull. :-)
--
Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)
It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.
On Fri, 08 Sep 2006 19:53:28 GMT, [email protected] (Doug Miller)
wrote:
>.. this is a well-designed machine that does its job very, very well.
Concur, and well said.
"Max" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>I have been using a Delta 22-540 since shortly after they hit the market
>and it's seen better days.
> I want a new one but am undecided about which one.
> I would get a DeWalt 735 but I've heard too many negatives about the
> blades.
> I don't want to spend what it would take to get a Delta or Powermatic
> floor model but I want a good machine.
> Any recommendations?
>
> Max
At this point it looks like it's between the DeWalt 735 and the 16" Jet.
Southern Tool has the Jet for $975, free shipping.
Hmmm. This may take a few days.
Thank you all for your input.
Max