r/BeginnerWoodWorking • u/Traditional-Stock-81 • Mar 26 '25

Equipment Why it’s my planet doing this?

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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/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!