Uncovering the Perfect Planer for YOUR Needs
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- čas přidán 17. 04. 2023
- Are you in the market for a new planer? Wondering which one is best for you? In this video, Bryan will take a look at three of the most popular planers on the market - the Craftsman planer, the Vevor planer, and the Dewalt planer.
Each planer has its own unique features that might be perfect for your needs. Bryan will discuss each planer's features and compare them so you can decide which one is the best for you. After watching this video, you'll have a better understanding of which planer is best for you and will be able to make the best decision for your own needs!
To check out the tools from this video, please see the links below:
Craftsman Planer - amzn.to/3GSqgaK
Vevor Planer - amzn.to/3xrRYpS
DeWalt 735X Planer - amzn.to/43zyxdD
DeWalt Planer Stand - amzn.to/3GQyeBl
Shelix Cutterhead for DeWalt - amzn.to/3GQyeBl
Byrd Tool Shelix Cutterhead Pre-Installed - byrdtoolexperts.com/product/d... (no affiliation)
DeWalt 734 Planer (The one they sent me by mistake) - amzn.to/3MLEnm9
My favorite tools you might see in my shop:
Major Tools:
Jet Bandsaw - amzn.to/3IhIvHP
SawStop 3HP - amzn.to/3XeN9dL
DeWalt Table Saw - amzn.to/3YuRWsU
Festool Kapex - amzn.to/3JNvYNG
Dewalt Compound Miter Saw - amzn.to/3JLyxj3
Jet 8'' Jointer - amzn.to/3I1NGvf
DeWalt Thickness Planer - amzn.to/3X91dWg
Shelix Cutterhead for DeWalt Planer
DeWalt Router - amzn.to/3Ypl84o
Bosch 2.25HP Router (In Router Table) - amzn.to/40TeIfD
Kreg Router Table - amzn.to/3ljpbkg
Kreg Router Lift - amzn.to/3liJMFK
Festool Cordless Track Saw - amzn.to/3DKiFtk
Festool Router - amzn.to/40LHL4B
Festool Carvex - amzn.to/43h1zyv
Shaper Origin - amzn.to/41fO3cq
Shaper Workstation - amzn.to/418VqlS
Measuring/Marking
Woodpeckers 642 Square - amzn.to/3wY94vl
FatBoy Pencil - amzn.to/3IxstIK
GraphGear 1000 0.5mm Pencil - amzn.to/41Af77s
Woodpeckers TS 32 T-Square - amzn.to/3Gvmx2H
Paolini Pocket Rule - amzn.to/4194fw6
1-2-3 Block - amzn.to/3A2CRUY
Finishing/Sanding
Festool 5'' Sander - amzn.to/3RC4a0o
Festool 6'' Sander - amzn.to/3jD7coG
Rigid Oscillating Belt/Spindle Sander - amzn.to/3MCGjNw
Jet 1632 Drum Sander - amzn.to/40RXejN
Joinery
Self Centering Dowling Jig - amzn.to/3Xaapd7
Kreg Pocket Hole Jig - amzn.to/40Ksf9E
Festool Domino Joiner - amzn.to/3YaqG32
Drills/Drivers/Nailers:
Festool Impact Driver and Drill Kit - amzn.to/3RBgga6
Ryobi Brad Nailer - amzn.to/3jyBCsf
Festool Compact Drill - amzn.to/3ZONw0d
Clamps:
Bessey Pipe Clamps - amzn.to/3JGk6gi
Bessey 12'' Quick Clamps - amzn.to/3DL1cAS
Bessey 12'' F-Style Clamps - amzn.to/3DLcMw8
Corner Clamp - amzn.to/3ITqm3B
6'' Jorgensen EZ Hold Quick Clamps - amzn.to/3zMymhs
Sjobergs Smart Vise - amzn.to/3zQLDVX
Safety
Milescraft Grabber Plus - amzn.to/3JKeJMW
Milescraft Grabber Pro - amzn.to/3JMkdai
Push Sticks - amzn.to/40zQpDr
Hedgehog Featherboard - amzn.to/3l7Z7bP
BiFocal Safety Glasses - amzn.to/3KljA65
Apparel:
Brunt Workwear (use code - FLYNNDOGG10 to get $10 off any order over $60) - bruntworkwear.com/flynndogg10
Other:
TopTes Moisture Meter - amzn.to/3LaLfYQ
Erickhill Pen Moisture Metere - amzn.to/3GUrzGm
Thanks for watching! :)
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This is the first video I've ever seen of yours and I will be watching more of them! Very informative and well put together.
Thank you so much Gravelrhoads! I had forgotten about this one. Thanks so much for watching! :)
Great tips thanks for sharing
Thank you for watching Jim!
Thank you, I have been looking for a planer, this was really helpful
Glad you liked it! Thank you so much for watching bradypearson! I appreciate it!
I’ve been eyeing that Vevor for a while and I’m glad you did a review. You’re one of few who have and that makes it harder to buy but it works and does the job
I was actually pretty impressed with it. I will have to say one thing though if you purchase it... It does have quite a bit more complicated blade removal vs the other planers. But I know that isn't something you do too often. I also noticed that you can buy after market double sided blades for it, which is nice. Not sure why they don't include that in the planer to begin with, but it does a great job for the price!
I appreciate how you shared your experience installing a (s)helix cutter head on the Dewalt planer. I'm considering doing the same thing on my planer. Also, this is a good introduction video to planers. Nicely done sir.
Thank you so much Charlie! I appreciate that. Good luck with the Shelix install if you decide to do it! Hopefully you have a better experience!
Well done.
Thanks so much Paul! I appreciate that!
Nice video Brian.
Thanks so much Woodchip!
Fantastic Review AAA
Haha! Thanks for watching John! I appreciate the compliment!
Thanks for the video. What I did on a limited budget is wait for a decent sale on the DeWalt 734. It's a nice planer and I paid the same as a low end one.
My next purchase is a new bandsaw. I'm looking at the 14" or so size. If you ever wanted to talk about those I'd definitely be interested.
Great idea 9Ball. I really wish I still had my first bandsaw, that would be perfect for me to do a video on how the two compare. If you want to get a pretty decent starter bandsaw, check out the ryobi one. That's what I started on. It's got a small blade on it, but it suites the purpose for a lot of cuts you might encounter. Obviously it's not going to resaw, but for general curves that you don't want to do with a jigsaw, its a good tool for the price! Thanks for watching!
Dogg, another great video. You've given great advice about having the professionals install the helix head cutter. If I could afford it, that's what I'd do. Hey man, we didn't have to do any pushups today.
Haha! I'll make sure you get to do your push ups next time! :) Want to make sure we keep you in shape! Thanks so much for watchign as always The Meat!
Great video no frills...plane simple.....
Love it love it love it. You always tend to drill home the point!
@Flynndogg Woodwork I wood make another joke, but I better knot....
@@ctfleming85 yeah another joke might be against the grain.
Thats the one tool I don't have and have been drooling over. Trying to keep an eye on the 2nd hand market but haven't had good results yet.
Best of Luck Chris! You won't regret it if you get one. I've been watching things like craigs list and facebook marketplace for a used drill press, and haven't had any luck either, so I feel your pain! Thanks for watching!
Thanks for this comprehensive list !... I'm looking to get a Jointer (floor standing) and would like to see a video on your views of 6 vs 8 vs 12 etc and how you like your JET. Thanks
Thanks so much D Biondo! I would love to do a jointer video, I’ll put it on my list of ideas. Of hand I would definitely shoot for an 8” or larger if your budget can handle it. I had a 6 inch for a while and outgrew it pretty quickly, but it also depends on what you are making. Thanks again for watching!
@@FlynndoggWoodwork Thank you! (also, I am an avid viewer of your channel, look forward to every new episode!)
@@DinoBiondo You're too kind! Thank you so much! :)
I like your videos a lot. This oner was a very thorough introduction to choosing a planer. One thing that I didn't hear you mention was a warranty (or lack thereof) if you install a Shelix head into a DeWalt planer. DeWalt appears to not provide any warranty if their machine is modified. I am considering purchasing aa DeWalt with similar upgrade. Is the Shelix head worth trashing the warranty?
Great Question Ron - In my humble opinion the answer is yes. The cut quality is remarkable. Especially on highly figured wood. And snipe is essentially non-existent once you set it up properly. You are correct, I do believe you void the warranty with this modification. If you are worried about the warranty, I would check out the Oliver Helical lunchbox planer. I've heard good things about that! Thanks for watching!
Another banger video. Once you helical you never go back.
That's what I say! Haha! Thanks for watching Anthony!
I’d love to see you redo this with the wen in the mix.
I'd love to do it with the Wen as well. I've actually got plans to do some more Wen reviews in the near future. They have knocked it out of the park in all the tools I've taken a look at so far! Thanks so much for watching dnoel!
The good thing about a wrench and Allen key that will get lost is having a large drawer full of Allen keys and proper sets of wrenches on the bench isn't too far away.
A totally overlooked option is the Oliver model 10044. $1100 delivered and comes with a Shelix cutter head, 4 sided carbide cutters on a true helical cutter head and DRO installed. Only 12 1/2 inch capacity but there is little use in a home shop to plane wider boards. You don't plane plywood and not much is wider, maybe a cutting board.
Oh I know Jeff! That Oliver looks amazing. I'd love to do a review on that planer vs. the dewalt planer. I just can't justify purchasing another planer like that. If Oliver wanted to send me one, I think it would be an excellent comparison to see how the 735X compares to that planer. Just can't afford buying one :) Thanks for watching!
@@FlynndoggWoodwork I have it and it is my first and only planer. A planer is a huge step for me as I do not really make anything except shelves and the occasional other object. But in all my years, it is so very bothersome to have two 2 x 4s that you try to pocket hole or dowel and they are hundredths of an inch different in thickness. You get that "feel" that is the joint. I did a lot of research and found the same things you did about knife cutters and four sided carbide cutters etc etc. I found the Oliver was the most bang for the buck. If you ever have any questions about it maybe I could answer them as I do have the Oliver.
Matt Outlaw from 731 woodwork channel did a good comparison of the two
@@MemphisCorollaS I saw that. He downgraded the Oliver because you could not stand on it.
@@jeffstanley4593 Thanks so much Jeff! I'll have to say I'm a little jealous that you have that oliver. I'm not sure it was even available when I got my planer. It would be at the top of my list if I was shopping for planers today. And I agree with you, seems like it is a great value for the price! Thanks for sharing!
Hi this was an excellent presentation. I have a question. Let’s say I have 3 pieces of wood with different thickness and I want to make all three of them to have the same thickness. Can I do that with Craftsman planer ? How does the machine know I want all three of them to be the same thickness? I appreciate your feed back.
Excellent question, and the answer is yes! You would basically start off with the thickest piece of wood and slowly plan off a little bit of material until it got to the second piece of wood's thickness. Once you accomplished that, you would send both pieces of wood through the planer until you reached the thinnest piece of wood's thickness. Then you could make sure they are all the same thickness by running all three of them through the planer to clean them up. Hope this helps! Thanks for watching bijan4727!
Some of you might want to consider Hercules from Harbor Freight..
That's a great option, I'd like to check that out as well! Thanks so much for suggesting it and thanks for watching Chris!
Amazon brands tend to make me nervous. I’ve seen so many mixed reviews on other Vevor tools, I just don’t know what to make of them lol. Are any of the knives you can get a big box store compatible with it?
Let me research that! It appears they it takes the same blades as many of the other brands on Amazon (I.e craftsman) but not quite sure if the exact brand is available. And I totally get it on buying larger tools from amazon. If I do buy from amazon, I always make sure it is a brand I can easily get replacement parts for locally. Nothing worse than being in the middle of a project and having to wait for shipping on a part!
Add on the helical to the craftsman. Then we got a comparison
I love my Craftsman.
Many miles of lumber on that baby.
It’s definitely a workhorse! I love it too! Thanks for watching Steve!
Do you have any issues with condensation on tools in an uninsulated garage? I do
Yes!!!! That was a huge problem, fighting rust, I’ve since refinished the space and it is so much nicer not to have to deal with that!
Tried the Oliver, craftsmen, harbor freight. Dewalt 735 is my go to. Oliver is interesting, but I really hate the carriage lock.
Looking at a shelix for my 735 eventually, but it’s just as expensive as planer itself :)
Oh nice! Great to hear from someone who has had experience in all of those! The shelix is nice, but man so expensive. I'd like to try out the grizzley too at some point. I was eyeballing that 15'' one they have. Thanks for sharing and watching The Next!
@@FlynndoggWoodwork The shelix, when I tested one (a friends) I noticed that the cut was slower, the dimensioning was slower and the finish cutting was slower, but the results were smoother and you could go *SLIGHTLY* more aggressive. The 735 - I work with mostly walnut and other harder woods than that, I can't go more than half turn on the crank (MAYBE one turn) without getting 'chatter' where the surface isn't torn out, just has this spotting so I end up having to feed, flip, feed, flip, feed flip many many times trying to just grab an 1/8th off the dang thing.
The Grizzly jointer is pretty great. The planer, I have limited exposure to it. I've been looking at a 12" grizzly jointer, because I have access to 6-7" -10-14" wide boards - (which are a nightmare to work , even at 10/4 final dimensions seem to end up at 1 3/4 or so no matter what). Those wider boards make me mad, I do my milling over 3 days and the first cut ALWAYS moves on me, just taking a 1/16th off, over the course of 8 to 12 foot ends up being like a 1/4 of milling....which after as much time as I have had, and you have that many planer have to not appreciate!
woodworking is a pain in my ass, I complain but I so much enjoy doing it as it's really hard, it's time consuming but it's better than staring at a stupid screen 8 hours a day and wondering what is life.
@@thenext9537 OMG I love your comment. I think you share a lot of the same feelings a lot of us have! Milling wood is probably one of my least favorite things to do, until I do the final couple of passes. I recently did a table top with some bubinga and had some issues with chatter on that wood, but it had such strange grain direction that I think that was part of the reason for it. I really want to have a grizzley tool. I went back and forth on whether or not to get a grizzley 15 planer before I purchased that dewalt. My only reason for not doing it was I wasn't sure I wanted it to take up that much space in my shop. I like the fact I can cart around my dewalt on it's stand pretty easily. I was watching a foureyes video the other day and he was saying just about the same thing as you are. He said woodworking sucks.... but I love it. Thanks so much for your comment and watching. I wish you the best of luck on your Planer/Jointer future. Sounds like you have the right ideas on what type to get! :)
@@FlynndoggWoodwork I actually love planing and sanding (SOMETIMES). I put on my air pod pros, my ear protection (the over ear type) and just start feeding. Once I got rid of snipe - which took me a full day to figure out, I get nearly zero 99% of the time - only on large pieces though do I get it and it comes from not supporting it as it comes out - the end will angle up into the cutter after it passed the first roller. Anyway, once I got passed that, the key is to just put everything on a table, put it in order and get everything to same thickness by feeding, rotating, flipping etc and once I get that then I start marking. I use sidewalk chalk to mark up warped pieces if on a sled. I hate sleds btw, why? Because, now I have a thicker piece and I have to adjust the crank and now mark it and I can never get it precisely where I want it back....bah.
All I ever work with is walnut, which here in TN is about 18$ a board foot but it's air dried and kiln dried and they guys at the shop let me dig around to get good stock. Bubinga - been seeing this alot lately, that and Sapele which I'm interested in both.
Random thought - I just bought some Narex chisels with no handles for like 11$ at taytools.com, which is cool as I can make my own handles which I'm excited about as I never made a handle before. Normally those are like 40-60$ each but with no handles (they call them blanks, I didn't know that) they are 1/4 price!
I'm looking at one of those fancy digital read outs for the 735, they are really good. I saw one one 731 woodworks YT channel, and I think I want one now!
@@thenext9537 Oh man, what a great deal on those narex chisels! I've always wanted a set like that. I'd eventually like to get a lathe to do stuff like that in the near future. I'm just so paranoid that a lathe will sit in the corner of my shop and not get used that often!
You must be reading my mind on that digital readout for the planer. I've been looking at those for a few months now. I would love to have one of those. I just can't get myself to spend the money! I think my next big purchases will be either a new drill press (more powerful one than my ryobi) or possibly a lathe. But all of that is on hold until I get my barn insulated and wired properly!
Don't forget the dewalt planer you can move the nicked blade left or right 1/8 inch to hide the line on your board.
Oh damn! I should have included that. Thank you for sharing I'm sure a lot of people didn't think about that (including myself!). Great tip, and thanks for watching!
Would you have been able to install the shelex brand cutter head yourself in the 735 without worrying?
Probably not with full confidence. Maybe now, that I've had the experience of installing a shelix cutterhead, but it was overwhelming when I tried it myself for the first time. But if you have more experience with installation and parts, I'm sure you could do it!
@@FlynndoggWoodwork when I looked up the prices it would only save $100 bucks I’ll happily pay that and just buy the one with it already installed 🤦♂️
How do you feel about the DW734 vs the Vevor? There currently $100 difference between the two.
I would definitely go with the DW734! It would be worth every penny. The Vevor is quite diffucult to change out the blades, and the dewalt is a breeze. Makes a huge difference! Thanks so much for watching Donovanraaum!
@@FlynndoggWoodwork Thank you.
@@donovanraaum3259 my pleasure! :)
Now correct me if I am wrong but if you install those type of blades in a DeWalt planer it voids the warranty?
Yes, Unfortunately it does... :( But it's worth the risk in my opinion! If you don't do it yourself! :) Thanks for watching David!
@@FlynndoggWoodwork yeah I agree it would be worth it and some people cut a hole in the top to move the dust collection
@@davidcorliss I'm not sure i've ever taken a company up on a warranty either...
It’s a commercial about DeWalt
Thanks for watching Reviews-Tidbits!
Good content. I am not impressed by your shirt selection today...
Haha! It was laundry day! And I need to get some new ones😂. Thanks for watching Brian!
@@FlynndoggWoodwork Roll Tide
@@RICHat22 Roll! I'm a Hoosier, but respect the tide! :)
Dewalt is a piece of crap I have had a total of four motors burn up on me on the dewalt in the last two years, Dewalt replace two planners and I rebuilt the motor on one. they sent me another one and the motor in this last one burned up ten minutes out of the box. it was set to plane 1/64 of an in off of a oak board three foot long.
I'm sorry to hear about your experience with Dewalt. That sounds frustrating.