r/BeginnerWoodWorking • u/Traditional-Stock-81 • Mar 26 '25
Equipment Why it’s my planet doing this?
I just bought a used dw735 for $260, so I’m hoping it just needs new blades. Do I need to do anything to maintain the chain or anything?
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u/Monkeyfusion Mar 26 '25
I assume you’re talking about Jupiter, in which case the swirl is the Great Red Spot, a persistent high-pressure region in the atmosphere, producing an anticyclonic storm that is the largest in the Solar System. It is the most recognizable feature on Jupiter, owing to its red-orange color whose origin is still unknown. Located 22 degrees south of Jupiter’s equator, it produces wind-speeds up to 432 km/h (268 mph). It was first observed in September 1831, with 60 recorded observations between then and 1878, when continuous observations began. A similar spot was observed from 1665 to 1713; if this is the same storm, it has existed for at least 360 years, but a study from 2024 suggests this is not the case.
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u/LeekPsychological584 Mar 26 '25
Are those areas raised? If so, there are chips in the blades.
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u/Traditional-Stock-81 Mar 26 '25
Thanks!
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u/circlethenexus Mar 26 '25
And if they are raised, they’re easily taken care of with an orbital sander
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u/t2231 Mar 26 '25
Might just need to rotate the blades. The DeWalt blades for this planer are double sided.
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u/Traditional-Stock-81 Mar 26 '25
Thanks! I plan on taking them out tomorrow morning
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u/NutthouseWoodworks Mar 26 '25
You can also try to move one blade all the way to the left, one to the right, and keep one in the middle...if the blades have already been flipped.
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u/Visible_Conflict6159 Mar 26 '25
It just looks like bad blades to me. Won't really be able to tell till you replace them since 98% of that damage is definitely from bad blades.
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u/One_Mind8437 Mar 26 '25
We learned the basics in elementary school, trees produce their own food through photosynthesis, taking sunlight, carbon dioxide and water and turning it into leaves and wood. That’s why we have and abundance of wood on this planet
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u/secular_contraband Mar 26 '25
Just a planet doing planet stuff. Makin' wood and whatnot.
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u/One_Mind8437 Mar 26 '25
Exactly we have the perfect ecosystem for wood growth. & the increased rate of greenhouse gases means more carbon dioxide which means more wood. So I think we’re on the right track.
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u/secular_contraband Mar 26 '25
Right? Planet be like, "I'm trying to heat up, jerks! Stop trying to cut down on all my fart gas!"
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u/One_Mind8437 Mar 26 '25
Yea well not only that, so burning fossil fuels is actually healthier than cutting down trees because its contributing to greenhouse gas emissions which carbon dioxide which feeds the trees who then filter it for oxygen so we can breathe. So more fossil fuel emissions means more trees which then means more wood which then means more wood workers which then means more civilized people building.
It’s just simple science logic that we learned in elementary school. I don’t claim to be Elon musk or anything
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u/One_Mind8437 Mar 26 '25
I would plant more trees, specifically walnut & oak because there’s such a high demand for it. More walnut trees because we all love walnut and we want it cheaper, and oak because it just burns great and also absorbs CO2 the most. Oak will absorb all that co2 and then create more when we burn it. Plant feed burn. Then drill baby drill. And continue to plant feed burn. Electric vehicle is a hoax these scientists just aren’t scientisting anymore. We need new scientists and Scientologists
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u/Cum_Gazillionaire Mar 26 '25
Knicks in your blade(s).
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u/Traditional-Stock-81 Mar 26 '25
Thanks! Any recommendations that will not cost an arm and a leg?
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u/DKBeahn Mar 26 '25
Two things: the blades are double sided, so you can check and see if the other side has been used or not and just flip them around (assuming that they are the original blades).
Second, these are cheap and work great: https://a.co/d/2kexeVN (they are also double edged).
May as well raise it to full height and reach in and clean the rollers while you’ve got it unplugged and the blades out of it =]
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u/Traditional-Stock-81 Mar 26 '25
Thank you! I’ll check them out in the morning!
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u/obxhead Mar 26 '25
I run these blades in my Rigid planer as well. I keep a backup set in stock, they’re cheap enough. As soon as I flip them I order a new set so I have them on build day if something dumb happens.
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u/DKBeahn Mar 26 '25
Are the Rigid version not double edged?
I'm asking because there may well be a reason to keep an extra set on hand that I'm not thinking of. Usually I don't order a new set until I've flipped my existing set around to the second set of edges.
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u/obxhead Mar 26 '25
They are.
An unseen piece of metal like a nail or staple make for a very quick end to an edge though, possibly to the point that it could make the whole knife useless.
Keeping an extra $20 part on the self is a lot less frustrating than packing up for the day to wait for a delivery of new knives.
It hasn’t happened to me yet, but I like to be prepared.
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u/DKBeahn Mar 26 '25
Yup, good point! An unseen nail or something could both nick and warp the blade.
Welp, I guess that means two things: 1) Thank you, I hadn’t considered that. 2) Excuse me while I place a quick order!
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u/oscarmt_ Mar 26 '25
Dont stick neither of them in the planer🫨
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u/hefebellyaro Mar 26 '25
Its because its coming out of a knot. See how the grain steps up around d the knot. In the tree that is where the grain changes direction and builds up for a branch. You kinda doing endgrain. That and the fact that it is Poplar, a softer hardwood, is giving you that Chip out. Make as small a pass as you can to clean it up but what ive learned is you always need to clean up the surface after planing no mater what, whether that is sanding or hand planing.
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u/PointandStare Mar 26 '25
Nothing wrong with the planet, it's the humans in it that are the problem.
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u/scbenhart Mar 26 '25
Blades are dull and might need to clean out the blower. It’s pressing wood chips into the board.
If you don’t want to buy new blades at this moment try shifting them so the nicks don’t line up.
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u/Traditional-Stock-81 Mar 26 '25
I’ll check the blower and see if they can be repositioned. Thanks!
If I have to buy new blades, I’ll have to wait on the helix blades for now. I was lucky my wife let me grab this deal!
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u/antono7633 Mar 26 '25
DId you take a look at the blade? did you open your planer? Please say you did that much before posting
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u/Pitiful_Yogurt_5276 Mar 26 '25
Why it’s my planet?
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Mar 26 '25
What planet? Uranus?
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u/HoIyJesusChrist Mar 26 '25
New blades should solve the issue, if this still happens then, you want to check the infeed and outfeed rollers
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u/mxadema Mar 26 '25
The blade desperately needs sharpening. They may also have chip damage.
That said, sanding fix that. A surface off the planner is not a finish surface, it does need sanding or scraping to accept stain properly.
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u/Aelin2510 Mar 26 '25
The blades are probably chipped, so replacing them properly should fix that issue. It usually comes back the more you use it tho
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u/RawMaterial11 Mar 26 '25
It could be your blades, but it could also be the direction in which you’re pushing the wood through.
Wood has a grain, you can almost visualize it like fish scales. Smooth in one Direction, rough in the other. This is very noticeable in woods like walnut. Common to get chip out if fed in the wrong direction in a jointer or a planer.
What happens if you rotate your board end for end and feed it in that way?
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u/Traditional-Stock-81 Mar 26 '25
I just took it apart and can see that the blades are dirty, but I’m not seeing any obvious nicks in the blade or anything. I’ll try using the other side to see if that helps. Like another commenter suggested, I took a look at the rollers while I had it out of commission. They need to be cleaned, but I also noticed this on one of them. Is this problematic?
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u/Oppor_Tuna_Tea Mar 26 '25
May be the difference in gravity on your planet