Power Tools I use in my shop

Table Saw
Band Saw
~~JET Jointer/Planer Combo (don’t buy this)~~ DEWALT DW735R Heavy-Duty 13″
Drill Press
Festool T 55
Oscillating Sander – (subscription required)
Miter Saw – mostly used for my house siding project

14 Responses to Power Tools I use in my shop

John Piwaron says:

April 30, 2013 at 9:44 am

What’s the matter with a jointer/planer combo? I was thinking of just that. One made by Hammer.

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- Marilyn says:
  
  April 30, 2013 at 6:45 pm
  
  Don’t buy the Jet.
  
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- Charles F. Kwakye says:
  
  July 18, 2013 at 10:12 pm
  
  I think there is nothing wrong with combination tools, except when one goes out, you will lose both if you have to ship them out for repairs.
  Charles , San Jose, ca.
  
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  - Marilyn says:
    
    July 19, 2013 at 6:44 am
    
    Agreed.
    
    I don’t think there’s anything wrong with a jointer planer combo .. just the particular Jet model that I bought. I think if you bought a well make one it could be just the right thing.
Michael's Woodcraft says:

October 10, 2013 at 5:15 pm

Hi Marlyn
I like you site and you do some nice work. Ifound your site from Plane Shavings Blog. I was browsing your blog and then I saw you had visited my site. I like you site and just signed up to ‘Follow” your post.

How do you like the Dewalt two speed planner? Does the 179 cuts per inch make a big difference? I have an old Ryobi 10″ planner and need another one.

Michael
Handcrafted Woodwork

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- Marilyn says:
  
  October 10, 2013 at 5:24 pm
  
  Thanks! I really like my dewalt. I’ve only used a shop 20″ Powermatic so I don’t really a good comparison regarding the number of cuts. But it leaves a nice surface. And I usually polish it up with my hand plane.
  https://sheworkswood.com/2013/06/24/ewww-pretty-wood-pretty-wood/#jp-carousel-4293
  
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  - Michael's Woodcraft says:
    
    October 10, 2013 at 5:49 pm
    
    thank you Marilyn,
    I have access to a larger planner at a friends shop but I hate stopping what I am doing to go to his shop.
    
    Michael
  - Marilyn says:
    
    October 10, 2013 at 6:30 pm
    
    Oh yeah, that would be a pain.
Michael's Woodcraft says:

December 30, 2013 at 6:45 pm

Hi Marilyn,
I hope you had a Merry Christmas! Want to tell you that I did end up getting myself the DeWalt 735 planner for Christmas and love it! 😉

Michael
http://michaelswoodcraft.wordpress.com/2013/12/22/oval-cutting-board/

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- Marilyn says:
  
  December 31, 2013 at 7:51 am
  
  Excellent!
  
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ouidavincent says:

December 19, 2015 at 5:34 pm

I have the same planer. Marilyn, what blades are you using?

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- Marilyn says:
  
  December 19, 2015 at 8:17 pm
  
  Its an excellent planer. I’m still using the blades that came with but hope to upgrade to helix head at some point.
  
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  - ouidavincent says:
    
    March 3, 2016 at 8:44 pm
    
    Well, let me know if you upgrade. I think I’m headed in the helix direction…on my 4th set of blades you see and the planer is only 6 months old!
ouidavincent says:

April 16, 2016 at 3:02 pm

Christopher Schwarz posted an article in a recent PWM going over routine maintenance of these planers. I’m getting better performance and longer blade life from cleaning the pitch that accumulates under the blades, lubricating and cleaning the bed and lubricating the rollers. None of that is in the owner’s manual. I’m not jonesing for a helix now!

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