dw735 carbide knives

noshots · 2006-07-07T01:48:58+00:00

I like this planer but like many other people I am very disappointed inthe durability of the steel knives. Looking for an alternative I senta knife to Leech Carbide to get a quote on having some knives made fromtungsten carbide. After some negotiation, if I buy in bulk I can getthe knives for $95.00 per knife, that's $285.00 for a set. This isabout 5 times the cost of the steel knives but they should last 10 to20 times longer. This is a bit of an investment but it looks likeit's worth it if you use your planer with any frequency like I do.Leech Carbide has the specifications on these knives and is ready toproduce them but I need other people willing to buy some of these fromme. Is anyone interested? If so email me at Leech said they would send me a test set so I can make sure there arenot problems but I need to commit.

Jul 07, 2006 21 Replies

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Steve knight 20 years ago

my cutter head goes about 8 months before I have to rotate the cutters. regular knives at most 1.5 months. the cut is far better figure no issue. and no real setup time.

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Tim Taylor 20 years ago

That's about how long I get out of a set of knives, 2 months max. I've got a request in to be dispatched to/through that area next week. Thanks again.

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