How to Use a Thickness Planer

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@_Shopfix 4 жыл бұрын

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@foxhole777 Жыл бұрын

Still does not show what the metal leaver on top of planer is for or how. it’s used .

@edmundhayes7982 Жыл бұрын

No push block or push sticks. You are a brave man. Surprised you have all your fingers.

@srsorbo 4 ай бұрын

Terrifies me just to watch that part. 😨

@joujimiichi1 11 ай бұрын

I just got rid of my DW734 and upgraded to the DW735 13” thickness planer and it is a night and day difference. I would absolutely recommend

@CJ-zh2lo 3 жыл бұрын

I watched a dozen videos and this was the one I was looking for. Just bought a new planer thanks for the info!

@_Shopfix 3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@rogeriosantos321 11 ай бұрын

Probably the first big investment I would recommend if you plan on doing a lot of woodworking. This kzfaq.infoUgkxIzvvTi3_Qc8JnVdYYRJCvuoDC4QjTzeL and a good jointer are going to change the game. If you don’t have a jointer, you can built a sled for this planer and still make straight, flat and square boards. I recommend this kit with the infeed and out feed tables. For longer boards you’ll still want some type of support to minimize snipe.If you don’t have dust collection when you buy this, it will be your next purchase. This tool has powered chip ejection meaning it will throw wood chips across your entire shop.The stock knives leave a great finish themselves but can get dinged up on knots and the like in harder woods. They are fairly cheap to replace and this kit comes with a second set. There’s also plenty of videos showing you how to resharpen these.Upgrading to a Shelix head (an investment that basically doubles the price of this tool) gives you a tool comparable to much more expensive ones. If you get the chance it’s worth it but this tool is great even in stock form.

@_Shopfix Жыл бұрын

Agreed, mine still runs smooth. Blade changes are super easy and that’s really all the maintenance it needs.

@matthewsee3745 2 жыл бұрын

I just bought a used Dewalt 733 today for $350. I ran a board through it and everything was good. Thank you, for teaching me the rest.

@_Shopfix 2 жыл бұрын

That’s cool that you found a used one, I’m glad my video was helpful for you 👍best of luck with your future projects!

@Tom-wz2rh 4 ай бұрын

Great video, feels very professional with the backing music. Just adding another voice to say to anyone else watching that you should be using push sticks on the table saw and pads on the jointer (or planer as we confusingly call it in the UK!). Don't want to see you get injured so you can't do any more great videos like this one!

@RichardRecupero 3 жыл бұрын

I'm new and watching you saw with no push blocks or sticks gave me a heart attack

@Hengry-hn7rb 3 жыл бұрын

Please use push sticks & push pads don’t want you to get injured. Because I want to see more content take care.

@RyanBischoffPercussion 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah. How dumb is this guy? No regard for safety.

@fernzimm8400 Жыл бұрын

Seriously I cringed so hard, you are doing an instructional video my friend!! not a how to cut off your fingers video.

@mudandbleach 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful video. Thank you for the information, and for delivering it so thoughtfully and calmly.

@_Shopfix 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I appreciate the comment and wish you luck on your future projects!

@Smokey59able 2 жыл бұрын

I'm new to thickness planers and was looking for a good tutorial on proper use. You did an awesome job and i thank you for a easy to understand video. Although I have a different brand than you the mechanics are basically the same.

@_Shopfix 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the positive feedback on the video, I hope your recent projects have been going well!

@vinceporter228 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent video. Properly paced. Properly explained

@_Shopfix 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for the positive feedback! I wish you the best of luck with your future projects, take care.

@ProfessionalGamblercom 3 жыл бұрын

William, great video. Very helpful. I went out and bought this machine yesterday. Thank you.

@_Shopfix 3 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped, you are welcome!

@gerbilspals 3 жыл бұрын

I enjoyed this video. I appreciated the background music style and volume. Thanks for sharing.

@_Shopfix 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the positive feedback, You are so welcome!

@Spain42 3 ай бұрын

Great video.

@er5507 3 ай бұрын

Great video thanks!

@nefariousyawn 3 жыл бұрын

Bro, seeing your setup was the first time I realized I don't have to have the planer up at table saw/bench top height. That will save me a lot of room in my tiny garage.

@_Shopfix 2 жыл бұрын

It will save a lot of room! Just don’t put it too low or it might hurt you back haha take care! Hope your shop is working well!

@nefariousyawn 2 жыл бұрын

@@_Shopfix it's a weird coincidence that you replied today. I literally just finished building a new cart for my planer, situating it on the lower level of the cart.

@chaozhonglian3770 Жыл бұрын

Great instruction video! But I had to avert my eye at 9:03 ... It looks so scary to me... Please, for safety, use a microjig?

@Brasscapflush 4 жыл бұрын

Very informative, I have a 735 that I'll starting to use more often after seeing your video.

@_Shopfix 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the positive feedback, I hope this video helped! Take care.

@andreysavin1931 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for explaining,

@_Shopfix 3 жыл бұрын

You are welcome!

@scottromero2091 9 ай бұрын

Very Helpful

@bettinagrange Жыл бұрын

Very useful video. Exactly what I needed! (And, like others have said, please use push sticks and paddles!)

@bijan4727 9 ай бұрын

Hi very nice presentation and I really enjoyed it. I have two questions. 1- I do not have any available space for a planer in my garage and I live in Southern California by the beach. I was wondering if I put my planer on a cart with wheels , make a plywood cover for the cart with five sides and put the cover on the top of the cart and in addition put a cover like barbecue cover over it , would it be protected from rust ? 2- Can I run 2X4 vertically through planer ? I would appreciate your input. Thanks.

@_Shopfix 9 ай бұрын

That’s a good thought, the planer is fairly small and light weight. Could you build a stand for it outside and then set it on top when you want to use it. Then simply carry the planer inside to store it 🤷‍♂️ you can run 2x4 vertically but only if you build a jig that supports the lumber like that. There’s a ton of videos on how to set that up.

@nigelscoffield380 4 ай бұрын

Your video make no mention of the locking arm over the top of machine?

@oldarkie3880 Жыл бұрын

Great job. You forgot to show the height stop rod on top of the motor.

@_Shopfix Жыл бұрын

Sorry about that, and thanks!

@andrizeefoshizee 2 жыл бұрын

Sweet. Thanks

@_Shopfix 2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

@erkl8823 Жыл бұрын

Couple'uh questions, first, the lowering handle, when you first get it & have to put that on, is it dummy-proof? Or can you mess it up somehow? & 2ndly, I still don't understand that dial on the side, you set it to 1/4, 1/2, or 3/4, but what about the other settings? You put it down to the board's height & then the dial does the rest?

@kbbb4227 3 жыл бұрын

Thank You.

@_Shopfix 2 жыл бұрын

You’re very welcome! I wish you the best of luck on your future projects, and thank you for supporting the channel!

@mikestewart5609 3 жыл бұрын

great video bro

@_Shopfix 2 жыл бұрын

thank you for the positive feedback. I wish you the best of luck with your future projects!

@rustyshackleford1282 3 жыл бұрын

Using your hands Instead of push sticks? Made me tense up a bit. Lol

@jedver242 3 жыл бұрын

Same here. Make some push sticks Will

@_Shopfix 3 жыл бұрын

Push sticks for a planer, never knew that was a common thing to do? Are planer injuries common, I know other machines are much more accident prone than others.

@jedver242 3 жыл бұрын

@@_Shopfix I was speaking of the jointer

@_Shopfix 3 жыл бұрын

@@jedver242 that makes more sense, yes, certainly push blocks are very common to use on jointers.

@theasimbharwani 3 жыл бұрын

Jointer and even table saw. That last cut on the table saw 😬

@TuanBui-yp7oz 2 жыл бұрын

Just fyi, boards on jointers , esp thin ones like that one you were demonstrating with, Can literally blow up on u. Like, snap in half, crack and hv pieces go flying, and when this happens, it takes about A nano second, and your reaction time will not b enough to stop an injury. Please be careful. Push blocks are perfect for this job! Thx.

@_Shopfix 2 жыл бұрын

Very true that can happen! Definitely take all the safety procedures necessary to be safe!

@edgaraldi2691 2 жыл бұрын

Hi, thanks for that information, I just got my today, but the question is, if I don't have a jointer what can I do to follow those steps you mentioned?, thanks and God bless you.

@_Shopfix 2 жыл бұрын

You could use a hand plane or use your table saw as a jointer, there are a ton of video out there that show that process.

@alireza7706 4 жыл бұрын

Such a great voice. No homo.

@_Shopfix 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you I appreciate the comment. I hope the video content helped you out! Have a good one.

@grumpdogB13 2 жыл бұрын

Love the video, very informative! How did you do your dust control?

@_Shopfix 2 жыл бұрын

You are welcome, I have just left the dust shoot as it is, I haven't felt too compelled to rig anything else up to it.

@b_aleman Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video. I'm wondering if your boards ever get a "dip" in them at the end of them when passing them through the planer? I'm wondering if I'm just not using it right

@_Shopfix Жыл бұрын

Hey, yes this happens from time to time. It’s hard to prevent and only happens occasionally so usually I leave my boards a few inches over final dimensions so I can cut off any snipe that occurs during planing.

@editboy23 Жыл бұрын

I just got a used one and the guy who gave it to me told me to lift the board up a little at the end to prevent that. Not sure if it works because I haven't used it yet, but he's an experienced carpenter so I trust his word.

@urickabyrd1117 2 жыл бұрын

Very informative. Did your face change in this video🤔🤔. 😂

@_Shopfix 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I appreciate the comment and wish you luck on your future projects! And just a bit my friend haha

@jean-christophebourbon7959 Жыл бұрын

Bonjour, Je suis très content du travail effectué par le rabot DW733 pour mon usage occasionnel. Malheureusement il est tombé en panne au bout de 3 ans et 2 mois. Juste après la fin de garantie... 337€ de réparation pour inducteur + condensateur quel dommage! Surtout que Dewalt refuse de faire un geste face à mon désagrément. D'autres expériences de ce genre avec la marque?

@Kallikukurinn 3 жыл бұрын

Sudden beard growth at 6:57 Nice video though. I do have a question. Sometimes wood can get damaged when going through a thickness planer. Sometimes it leaves brown spots in the wood. Do you know why that happens, what exactly is going wrong?

@_Shopfix 3 жыл бұрын

I have had this happen as well. It is most likely the rollers causing the issue. I recommend taking some mineral spirits and cleaning off the rollers and it should help! Keeping the machine overall clean and well maintained will certainly help as well.

@ty224477 2 жыл бұрын

I don’t have a jointer…how crucial is it before planing?

@_Shopfix 2 жыл бұрын

You can use a planer without a jointer no problem however, the thickness planer will not make your boards flatter, that is the job of a jointer. We joint boards before we plane them so the thickness is uniform over the whole board. You can thickness plane a warped board and it will come out still warped just thinner.

@alansmith6146 3 жыл бұрын

Hi, would this machine plane 12ft lengths of 12 inch lumber consistently?

@_Shopfix 2 жыл бұрын

12 inch width would be the maximum you could send through but yes it would run consistently if maintained properly.

@carterscustomrods Жыл бұрын

Still have your fingers? 8:53

@blueocean5929 2 жыл бұрын

👍👏👏👏👏

@_Shopfix 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@adubclub 2 жыл бұрын

Beard appear at 6:58!!!

@_Shopfix 2 жыл бұрын

That grew fast haha must be some powerful beard oil

@scottgloster3601 2 жыл бұрын

Running your hands directly over the jointer knives? Edit that before someone thinks that's OK

@_Shopfix 2 жыл бұрын

Well I would never run my hands directly over the jointer knives. I am trusting in the structural integrity of the piece of wood, something that I am comfortable doing knowing the lumber that I am using. If I had doubts about the integrity of the lumber or if the lumber was really thin I would never use my hands. This is something individual woodworkers will have to judge on their own terms.