I've had my Dewalt DW733 for 7 years, hasn't had all that much use but looking at buying a spare set of blades for it. When I read up the instructions I discovered it didn't come with the planer blade gauges that are normally supplied with the machine from new. I'll have to buy an after market set, some of these look quite useful, with micro adjustment and magnetic blade holder. Does anyone have any advice on particular brands they'd recommend? I don't want to spend too much, probably less than €40 or about £35 maybe. Thanks!
Recommend a gauge for setting up planer blades?
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Inspector
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Doesn't Dewalt have parts in the UK to get a replacement?
Part Number: 285980-00
Or one of the parts companies like this US based one? You should have UK companies like them too.
https://www.ereplacementparts.com/g...bRGqzJtxUDuIHyypD9iGBfgZT1wnf7AxqoFBe-uRxaq4d
Or Amazon sell them too. Shipping not a factor if you have Prime.
https://www.amazon.com/DEWALT-28598000-Gauge-Blade-Setting/dp/B00XEL840K
Or eBay. Same sort of part numbers reveal them too.
There must be more but the above should be ample.
Happy hunting and Merry Christmas.
Pete
Part Number: 285980-00
Or one of the parts companies like this US based one? You should have UK companies like them too.
https://www.ereplacementparts.com/g...bRGqzJtxUDuIHyypD9iGBfgZT1wnf7AxqoFBe-uRxaq4d
Or Amazon sell them too. Shipping not a factor if you have Prime.
https://www.amazon.com/DEWALT-28598000-Gauge-Blade-Setting/dp/B00XEL840K
Or eBay. Same sort of part numbers reveal them too.
There must be more but the above should be ample.
Happy hunting and Merry Christmas.
Pete
niall Y
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When I first got a planer/thicknesser I thought that a gauge was important and ended up making my own profiled template that set the height, of the blades, relative to the circumference of the cutter block,Over the years I came to realise that I could dispense with this,
I now set up the blades relative to the amount of drag I get off a straight edge laid on the outfeed table when I revolve the cutter block by hand Basically, the highest point of the cutters should align with the top of this table. There should be a small amount of drag which should be the consistent, across the width of the blades
I now set up the blades relative to the amount of drag I get off a straight edge laid on the outfeed table when I revolve the cutter block by hand Basically, the highest point of the cutters should align with the top of this table. There should be a small amount of drag which should be the consistent, across the width of the blades
Inspector
Nyuck, Nyuck, Nyuck!
Language confusion Niall Y. The Dewalt 733 is a portable thicknesser in UK parlance and a planer here. The OP by mentioning planer blade gauges has muddied the water a touch. Your advice is good for a planer/thicknesser or planer only but not for the Dewalt thicknesser.
Pete
Pete
The drag technique still works for a thicknesser only machine. Thickness a piece of wood to uniform thickness. Set the knife approximately in the block, raise the table (or lower the head) so that the knife drags the wood by the required amount (3-5mm) adjust the knives so that the wood is moved by a uniform amount on all the knife positions.
For a lunchbox thicknesser, all that matters is that the blades are ground straight and that they are installed parallel to the thickness table. How far they stick out and by implication, the drag, isn't important in the way it is essential that they are correctly set relative to the level of the outfeed table on a planer (UK) jointer (USA).
The best jig I can imagine is a digital dial gauge with a flat rather than pointed anvil. Stick it in a homemade stand, plunger as near as you can get it vertically upright.
The best jig I can imagine is a digital dial gauge with a flat rather than pointed anvil. Stick it in a homemade stand, plunger as near as you can get it vertically upright.
Jacob
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There's a beautifully simple setting jig came with my minimax Lab 300. Can't find a picture I'll see if I can dig it out in the new year (in storage).
Difficult to describe: It's basically an aluminium bar about 10" x 2" x 2" machined out along one side to the radius of the block each side and plus blade extension in the middle. You just press the blade into its slot with it, and tighten. Couldn't be easier/simpler.
The other easy trick is to set the blade so that it'll just lift a straight edge on the out-feed table and shift it a mm or two, when you rotate the block.
Difficult to describe: It's basically an aluminium bar about 10" x 2" x 2" machined out along one side to the radius of the block each side and plus blade extension in the middle. You just press the blade into its slot with it, and tighten. Couldn't be easier/simpler.
The other easy trick is to set the blade so that it'll just lift a straight edge on the out-feed table and shift it a mm or two, when you rotate the block.
This concerns a lunchbox thicknesser.
How you set the blades on a planer / jointer is utterly irrelevant.
How you set the blades on a planer / jointer is utterly irrelevant.
Jacob
What goes around comes around.
The Minimax setter would work exactly the same on a thicknesser. Lifting a straightedge wouldn't.
If I can't find it I'll do a sketch of the idea, after christmas (too busy!)
Oops, I seem to have set the cat amongst the pigeons with this one! Yes, the machine is a "lunchbox" style thicknesser, and is fitted with what I would call "planer" blades. I know I could order the DeWalt gauges as spare parts but I think they are expensive for plastic parts, so I thought for a little more I could order something a little better! They might also be useful on my small bench top planer.
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