My apologies for yet another DW735 post, but....
What's knife life like on the DeWalt DW735?
I'm considering blowing a little bit of my tax refund on either
the DW735 or stretching a little more for the new Grizzly
G0551 15" (BTW, anyone have this and can report on it's
performance?)
I don't really need the extra 2" and I like
the idea of only lugging ~95 lbs. into the basement instead
of ~500 and having a semi-portable unit, but I'm concerned
about the recurring cost of knives for the DeWalt, since
it's a lighter-duty machine than the stationary Grizzly
and they're disposable (not re-sharpenable, correct?).
I'll probably be working with rough lumber more than not,
including maple, walnut, oak, and cherry.
Any thoughts, opinions appreciated. Thanks.
Brian H
(brian at hostetter dot net)
The machine ain't got nothing to do with knife life. It's the type & quality
of steel the knives are made of. Carbon steel the shortest life. A2 M2
tool steel will give you the longest for steel blades. Then there are
carbide blades and they're different grades there also.
Wendell
"Brian H" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> My apologies for yet another DW735 post, but....
>
> What's knife life like on the DeWalt DW735?
> I'm considering blowing a little bit of my tax refund on either
> the DW735 or stretching a little more for the new Grizzly
> G0551 15" (BTW, anyone have this and can report on it's
> performance?)
>
> I don't really need the extra 2" and I like
> the idea of only lugging ~95 lbs. into the basement instead
> of ~500 and having a semi-portable unit, but I'm concerned
> about the recurring cost of knives for the DeWalt, since
> it's a lighter-duty machine than the stationary Grizzly
> and they're disposable (not re-sharpenable, correct?).
>
> I'll probably be working with rough lumber more than not,
> including maple, walnut, oak, and cherry.
> Any thoughts, opinions appreciated. Thanks.
>
> Brian H
> (brian at hostetter dot net)
Brian H <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> My apologies for yet another DW735 post, but....
>
> What's knife life like on the DeWalt DW735?
> I'm considering blowing a little bit of my tax refund on either
> the DW735 or stretching a little more for the new Grizzly
> G0551 15" (BTW, anyone have this and can report on it's
> performance?)
>
> I don't really need the extra 2" and I like
> the idea of only lugging ~95 lbs. into the basement instead
> of ~500 and having a semi-portable unit, but I'm concerned
> about the recurring cost of knives for the DeWalt, since
> it's a lighter-duty machine than the stationary Grizzly
> and they're disposable (not re-sharpenable, correct?).
>
>
I spoke to the manager at my local Woodcraft about the economics of
disposable blades vs re-sharpening. He said that, when you factor in
the fact that most sharpenable knives can be sharpened a limited
number of times, and when you consider the 3-knife Dewalt extends
knife life 50% over a 2-knife planer, and when you consider the Dewalt
disposables are reversible, so you get "two for one", then the cost is
a wash. Only time will tell how this atually plays out, but he seemed
pretty sure about himself. So, unless you need the extra 2" . . .
Cheers,
Scott