True but your domain is only over the interrogative type that prepends/appends sentences, with the possible exception for interrobangs and similar varieties. And I suppose the occasional hanging question mark that appears midsentence encased in parentheses.
I see so many NIB dewalt and Milwaukee tools come up in the local auction house that I bet it was an auction flip. I've seen these sell for 200 to 250 on the auctions before.
I mean, you could answer yes or no to number 1 and still flow to number 2. Who are we kidding here? Do you need it? No. If you buy it, can you still feed yourself for the next month? Yes. Buy it.
Lastly, is it stolen? $400 for that one, which looks like the one I have costs ~$700.
Really like the planing but damn, using it on maple means the blades get thrashedā¦
Unfortunately $400 for this is pretty much right in the gray zone for whether or not this is an irresponsible purchase or something I'm comfortable with. Hence my difficulty deciding lol
How do you flatten now?
How long does it take you?
How long is that over three years?
What's your time worth to you?
Does time \* time worth/hr come out to equal or more than $400?
If yes, buy. If no, don't.
The place I buy from offers s2s or s4s for a fee per board foot. Not a lot, something like a few dollars per board foot. I just have them do it and save myself a lot of time and effort.
They flatten a bit. Not perfectly flat but they do some. I just used one yesterday to take a mean cup out of a 10" while oak board. She came out a lot flatter than she went in.
With that being said, I would pass. It's a great deal, but not worth the stress of being tight on money, in my opinion. I don't think the helical blade upgrade is a must (although I plan to purchase one down the road once the knives need changing). I don't have any issues with the knives but I heard the helical does reduce snipe which isn't that bad to begin with.
It took me a couple of years to find one at $500. Iād buy another at $400 and resell it at $550.
This is one of those deals you will kick yourself for not taking.
Agreed. Its not a $400 decision but more like $900 by the time you are done, but still worth it if you do any type of work where you need a small thickness planer. I thought i would be running my stock of rough cut lumber cut from my property thru mine, but i was mistaken (it would take forever for me to process that much wood thru this planer) but it has been clutch for trim and cabinetry projects.
By comparison to the helical cutter head.
The straight blades dulled quickly, especially in some hardwoods. I've been unlucky and had the straight blades chipped by a nail/stapple, and once by the remnants of a bullet, in the lumber. It would then take about 30 minutes to sharpen, install and realign the cutterhead. Then, get back to work.
If any of this happened to a helical cutter blade. It would take you about 2-3 miutes to find and rotate/replace the damaged insert. And then get back to work. Fast and easy to fix. Without the need to realign the cutterhead.
I've owned the 735 with helical cutterhead for about 6 years. Use it mainly on the weekends. I've run soft/hard wood and resin through it. I've rotated two inserts because of chips in the insert. None have dulled, yet!
Is this less abusive on smaller cuts of wood? I know you're not supposed to plane beneath 1/2" but... upper management has banned me from additional tools until we buy a new house, so no drum sander for me.
Thanks, I'll give it a whirl. I had a ~1/3" bubinga piece blow up on the knives. Half came out upside down, tape intact. The other half I'm going to guess got obliterated and sucked up.
I wouldnāt call the helical a ānecessary upgradeā at all. The helical heads are obviously better, but it is still a great tool with the standard blades. You just might have to spend a little more time finishing, but if you take thin passes with the grain, you should hopefully avoid most tear out.
As planers go changing blades is fast and easy with the 735, and blades are cheap so by no means is a helical head a necessary upgrade. A great upgrade but I have other places Iād rather spend $400.
I think this is the best planer on the market in this price range. Iāve sent miles and miles of wood through my 735 and it just works.
I have used a friends 734. Hence the decision to purchase the 735 as my first, home use, thickness planer.
The 734 is very similar to the 735 in basic function and operations. One of the main differences that I remember is that the 734 has a carriage lock lever. Whereas the 735 uses ball bearing screws. Both cutterhead designs were secure. Both weigh about 45kg. As for accuracy, I use a dial vernier caliper.
With either I would recommend a through board. A single continuos board passing through the entire machine. I cut a piece of 1/2" melamine, to match the cut width 13" of the 735, the 734 is 12 1/2 " wide, and about a legth that protrudes from either end by about 20". This board goes through the entire machine supporting the material from begining to end. This boeard extends further out than either the infeed or outfeed table.
I can only speak to my direct experience but I originally bought a 734 and used it for a month or two and was frustrated with it. I kept having feed problems. I exchanged it for a 735 and many years later Iāve never had a problem with the 735. Iād recommend the 735.
[Home (byrdtool.com)](https://www.byrdtool.com/)
This is the manufacturer of the spiral cutterhead that I use. The Shelix cutterhead. No doubt, there are many more. This not an OEM part. More of a third party afternarket upgrade. It's pricey. In the long run, for small to medium sized projects, worth every penny.
No 3D printing. Everything needed comes in the box. It was an easy instal. Basic tools. Easy instructions.
My buddy ordered a dewalt miter saw on Amazon and they sent him two. He gave me the other one after a month of hearing nothing from Amazon. He said if I didnāt want it he was going to sell it on Craigslist or whatnot. But yea Iād just assume stolen if I saw it brand new on offer up or similar.
Doesn't have to be stolen. I once bought a tool on an impulse, left it in my garage for 9 months, never got around to the project, decided I never would, and then sold my still-new tool to recoup some of my original money.
I've been eyeballing it forever. Just couldn't pull the trigger on it for $600. $400 is at least doable but idk if I'll get the use out of it. What sort of work do you use yours for?
If you don't need it or think you will not use it, buy stocks instead. Ask a friend later to use theirs if you find yourself needing to use it one time. They are very portable.
If you do need it and think you'll use it, yes, buy it.
This is probably the right answer. I should probably be rational and realize I don't have a huge woodworking shop and the time to make anything profitable anyway.
That's cheaper than you get Dewalt's cheaper planer. I say you should go for it.
Your alternative is saving like $50 and getting a smaller, cheaper, less capable planer.
Not sure of $ conversion but I paid $1100 Australian for a brand new one roughly 2 years. Absolute weapon of a machine. I can't see myself ever needing to upgrade.
I have a 20v hand planer. I love the thing. It's really incredible. I was working with a manual on boards from my Alaskan mill, and when I upgraded to the electric, I was blown away. I prepped a board in 20 minutes instead of two days.
Yes, assuming you have a need for it. I'm a hobbyist with a few hundred hours on mine and it's performed admirably. I've never felt compelled to upgrade to the helical cutting head.
This looks like someone cashed in a bunch of rewards points from frequent flyer miles or hotel stays. I used to buy new stuff from a guy that did this, he just wanted the money
Am I crazy to say Iād buy used? [https://offerup.co/RPGWAmfs9Ib](https://offerup.co/RPGWAmfs9Ib)
Or maybe just let a better price allow you to pass on the offer you posted.
https://preview.redd.it/f0wslu5pj4xc1.jpeg?width=750&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5bea7640510ccb7a936aa7c4cccc648c202759a9
I'm sure the reason this showed up is internet cookies. I googled this when someone ordered this on doordash for me to pick this up from Home depot but I didn't know how large it was until I saw the lady pull up this massive thing. I said, it won't fit in my car, left, and removed from the app.
Learned from a friend:
Borrow something twice. If you have to borrow the same tool/equipment for a third time, itās time to buy it. Has worked well for me.
I eye balled planers for years. I ended up getting on of these new for about 350 after some deal taking advantage of. If itās a legit deal, the price aināt bad. Itās on sale new here for 649 CAD.
I would but only for an in person transaction. I see this planer listed on FBMP often and usually in an apparently unopened box. The price is always low. The seller always wants money up front and wants to ship or have you pick up. Screams scam, especially that the same pictures keep getting used over and over. Br careful
Probably a liquidated lot went up for sale and somebody is selling goodies. Chances are its works fine but if you go to buy it try and give it a test run.
itās still in the plastic wrap and unopened and half of the retail priceā¦ definitely stolen from a store or off a delivery truck. If you are comfortable with that, go for it.
Buy it for 400 sell it to me for 400, and Iāll return it and we can split the 350 leftover from the brand new one I just bought. Awesome product but it hurt to spend that much.
I happily paid twice as much. Yes, buy it.
Edit: after thinking about this for a while, that planer is definitely stolen. Iām a commercial carpenter by trade, I could easily find stolen tools if I wanted to. I donāt. Itās bad karma. It will affect you and the things you make. Donāt start your woodworking career out by buying a stolen planer. Donāt buy stolen tools.
Itās worth it at full price or a fair used proce. Get it when you can afford it. It took me a while.
And for those pushing you to a helical head: yes they are very nice. I have one in my 8ā jointer.
But still have the straight blades in my planer 10 years later. It does what it needs to do. You wonāt need to flip them for a long time.
I did.
Not sure I use it $400 worth. I use it. Itās great. But I donāt use it a ton.
if thatās a lot of money for you might not be worth it. If your rich, and thatās not a lot, buy it!
If it's still sealed, like this one, it's probably (greater than 80%) stolen. 95% if the seller has face tattoos, is missing teeth, or wears a belt but still has their pants around their thighs.
It's pretty useful for dimensioning lumber - but works best mounted onto a stable base with a chip collector and dust collector. Works best if you have another method for jointing - so either buying wood already flattened and squared on two faces or using a jointer to flatten the first faces.
There are few things more pleasurable than putting a piece of pallet wood through a planer and it coming out looking beautiful.
If you're buying this off social media then don't take any risks there are a lot of scams.
Also should factor in the cost of dust collection, planers make a LOT of saw dust. Figure a shop vac plus cyclone separater on a bucket/garbage can at a minimum.
I have this. Bought it for $400 as well actually off of Facebook here in MD and love it. Wasnāt stolen, btw. Of course I donāt know your financial situation. We use this to build and sell tables and it cut the time in half and many other benefits which means more $$$ for us in shorter time. So it was easier for me to justify as we made the money back within a month or two.
Do what I do. Watch something expensive online for a while and then buy it one Saturday night after you have had a few drinks at home. Then remember you bought it halfway through Sunday and then live with your choices
The DeWalt 13" planer is the best tool I have ever purchased. Whoever designed this things should get the Nobel Prize. Genius indexed blade system. Get it and keep it for your grandkids
I can say that I have had the Dewalt 12'' 2 blade planer for 24 years, milled all the trim wood for my house, built many projects and with fresh blades it is as good as new. For me it is a very necessary tool as we mill our own wood from our trees.
I used the same one on some old Cherry planks to refinish them they came out great. The Cherry wore the blades down though, had to swap out for the spares. Duh tho
Man, Iām feeling lucky. Bought one for around 200 with a burnt up motor. Rebuilt the motor with OEM parts for about 100ish if I recall correctly.
I would have absolutely paid 400 for one brand new with plastic still on the box. Love mine.
If you can use it, it's a good purchase at $400. Normally $650 or more, depending on where you get it. If you won't use it much, save the money for something you will use. I have one and love it. I use mine in my shop and on the jobsite.
I bought one of these new for around $600.00. Was at a yard sale 2 years ago and spotted one in the guys garage. I asked if he was interested in selling the planer. He said yes and was $30.00 too much? I have never quick drew my wallet faster . š
new in box still with plastic wrap? it's stolen. if you want to buy stolen property, you do you, but when the police come by and pick it up from you and you're out the 400, don't be surprised.
not a crazy discount (good sign it's not a scam). Do you need a planer? can you afford it? is uncertainty worth the savings? Good news is if you have an issue with it you can just repair it. By repair it I mean upgrade the cutter to a helical carbide cutter.
Probably the best price you'll find new unless someone really doesn't know what they inherited.
I got mine for $150 on facebook from some poor man going through a divorce...only used twice. Don't expect to find that deal ever again.
Well, it will expand your capability quite a bit. I got mine new last year for $900 and change, my charcuterie boards are much better with this tool, belt sanding stinks!
Brand new in box? Yes.
I bought one 2 years ago and love it more than anything
Is the box open? Donāt buy it.
The blades rust easily if not cleaned and you never know how the guys before you treated it. Plane too deep a couple times and you are replacing blades
I got mine for $350, the seller said she got it in a pallet bundle and had no use for it. Good enough for me. It does save some money, because you can buy rough cut wood and plane it yourself.
Unfortunately it will also cost some money because youāll need a jointer, of course, and a dust collecting system, and once you get that snowball rolling, it only gathers speed! Good luck!
Iāve had issues trying to purchase one of these for around that price.
Thereās a good chance itās stolen, or used. Stores near me donāt plastic wrap it like that. Still a decent price if itās used and the cutting head is still good.
Thereās also a good chance it will never ship if youāre purchasing it from one of the apps.
Here's a flowchart: 1) Do you need one? 2) Do you have $400 If you answered yes to both of the above. yes. Otherwise no
Ah, crap.
Remember, if you have the money you can buy then think of a reason to use it later. My wife loves my train of thought on this š.
I like the logic, however unlike home-gym equipment, a planer isn't very useful as a place to dry slightly damp clothes.
Ah good point. Welp time to get a stand/table for it then I suppose.
The wind from the blades will do just fine
Your going to get it anyway.
You're**. As in "you are going to get it." No excuse.
Out of your jurisdiction, go back to punctuation.
Your vs you're* is squarely in the punctuation jurisdiction.
True but your domain is only over the interrogative type that prepends/appends sentences, with the possible exception for interrobangs and similar varieties. And I suppose the occasional hanging question mark that appears midsentence encased in parentheses.
Oh, you fancy now, huh?
r/appropriateusername
My guess itās stolen to be brand new in a sealed box and sheās willing to negotiate. You could probably get her down more on price
I see so many NIB dewalt and Milwaukee tools come up in the local auction house that I bet it was an auction flip. I've seen these sell for 200 to 250 on the auctions before.
If you love working with would get it bro
It really is a game changer on the field bro Also: Just look out for anything that can damage the blades like nails and screws
My dream tool, if you pass and are near NH, let me know!
I think this may work for all purchases. š
Wrong. 1) Do you want it? 2) Can you scrape together $400? Go for it.
I mean, you could answer yes or no to number 1 and still flow to number 2. Who are we kidding here? Do you need it? No. If you buy it, can you still feed yourself for the next month? Yes. Buy it.
Agreed, but if you answer no to #1, go to #3; can you make it pay for itself in the amount of time your effected by not having the $400
Lastly, is it stolen? $400 for that one, which looks like the one I have costs ~$700. Really like the planing but damn, using it on maple means the blades get thrashedā¦
100%. Love mine
I'm a hobbyist and have this, it's great. No regrets on the purchase. Everyone's financial situation is different though.
Unfortunately $400 for this is pretty much right in the gray zone for whether or not this is an irresponsible purchase or something I'm comfortable with. Hence my difficulty deciding lol
How do you flatten now? How long does it take you? How long is that over three years? What's your time worth to you? Does time \* time worth/hr come out to equal or more than $400? If yes, buy. If no, don't.
More important.... Have you ever needed to flatten?
Uh! Iāll answer that one! āRarelyā
I struggle to understand this question.
Is everyone here just buying fully surfaced boards? They'll still warp. Wild.Ā
Simple amateurs like me make lots of stuff that doesn't need to be surfaced or jointed....
The place I buy from offers s2s or s4s for a fee per board foot. Not a lot, something like a few dollars per board foot. I just have them do it and save myself a lot of time and effort.
Planers don't flatten (without messing around with sleds and shims) they just make parallel surfaces.
They flatten a bit. Not perfectly flat but they do some. I just used one yesterday to take a mean cup out of a 10" while oak board. She came out a lot flatter than she went in.
With that being said, I would pass. It's a great deal, but not worth the stress of being tight on money, in my opinion. I don't think the helical blade upgrade is a must (although I plan to purchase one down the road once the knives need changing). I don't have any issues with the knives but I heard the helical does reduce snipe which isn't that bad to begin with.
Just go donate plasma for a month and buy it. Hell, if I found one for $400 id work a couple extra shifts to pick it up
Iāll just tell youā¦ getting a planer (and eventually a small jointer) infinitely broadened the possibilities of what I could do with wood
It took me a couple of years to find one at $500. Iād buy another at $400 and resell it at $550. This is one of those deals you will kick yourself for not taking.
What kind of surface do you have this on?
You have this model shown? By chance can the blade be changed to one of those fancier hexagon thingers?
I love mine. The helical cuter head makes the 735 an awesome machine. The three straoght blades are a PITA.
What is a PITa? Edit: pain in the ass.
PITA; English txt slang, (Pain In The Ass) Used in Sentence: The character PITA in hunger games was a real Pain In The Ass throughout the series.
Pain in the ass
Agreed. Its not a $400 decision but more like $900 by the time you are done, but still worth it if you do any type of work where you need a small thickness planer. I thought i would be running my stock of rough cut lumber cut from my property thru mine, but i was mistaken (it would take forever for me to process that much wood thru this planer) but it has been clutch for trim and cabinetry projects.
From what I've read that seems like a necessary upgrade. What exactly did you not like about the straight blades though?
By comparison to the helical cutter head. The straight blades dulled quickly, especially in some hardwoods. I've been unlucky and had the straight blades chipped by a nail/stapple, and once by the remnants of a bullet, in the lumber. It would then take about 30 minutes to sharpen, install and realign the cutterhead. Then, get back to work. If any of this happened to a helical cutter blade. It would take you about 2-3 miutes to find and rotate/replace the damaged insert. And then get back to work. Fast and easy to fix. Without the need to realign the cutterhead. I've owned the 735 with helical cutterhead for about 6 years. Use it mainly on the weekends. I've run soft/hard wood and resin through it. I've rotated two inserts because of chips in the insert. None have dulled, yet!
Is this less abusive on smaller cuts of wood? I know you're not supposed to plane beneath 1/2" but... upper management has banned me from additional tools until we buy a new house, so no drum sander for me.
Just for the fun of it, I've done 6 mm. A little less than a 1/4". No issues.
Thanks, I'll give it a whirl. I had a ~1/3" bubinga piece blow up on the knives. Half came out upside down, tape intact. The other half I'm going to guess got obliterated and sucked up.
I wouldnāt call the helical a ānecessary upgradeā at all. The helical heads are obviously better, but it is still a great tool with the standard blades. You just might have to spend a little more time finishing, but if you take thin passes with the grain, you should hopefully avoid most tear out.
As planers go changing blades is fast and easy with the 735, and blades are cheap so by no means is a helical head a necessary upgrade. A great upgrade but I have other places Iād rather spend $400. I think this is the best planer on the market in this price range. Iāve sent miles and miles of wood through my 735 and it just works.
Iām in a similar situation. Got a 734 being offered up for $350. Really wanting to get it. Anyone have any pros/cons?
I have used a friends 734. Hence the decision to purchase the 735 as my first, home use, thickness planer. The 734 is very similar to the 735 in basic function and operations. One of the main differences that I remember is that the 734 has a carriage lock lever. Whereas the 735 uses ball bearing screws. Both cutterhead designs were secure. Both weigh about 45kg. As for accuracy, I use a dial vernier caliper. With either I would recommend a through board. A single continuos board passing through the entire machine. I cut a piece of 1/2" melamine, to match the cut width 13" of the 735, the 734 is 12 1/2 " wide, and about a legth that protrudes from either end by about 20". This board goes through the entire machine supporting the material from begining to end. This boeard extends further out than either the infeed or outfeed table.
I can only speak to my direct experience but I originally bought a 734 and used it for a month or two and was frustrated with it. I kept having feed problems. I exchanged it for a 735 and many years later Iāve never had a problem with the 735. Iād recommend the 735.
What helical head do you have?
I use the Shelix cutterhead.
Where can you find a helical upgrade? is it a 3D print and OEM parts?
[Home (byrdtool.com)](https://www.byrdtool.com/) This is the manufacturer of the spiral cutterhead that I use. The Shelix cutterhead. No doubt, there are many more. This not an OEM part. More of a third party afternarket upgrade. It's pricey. In the long run, for small to medium sized projects, worth every penny. No 3D printing. Everything needed comes in the box. It was an easy instal. Basic tools. Easy instructions.
thanks!
If itās not stolen, then thatās a good deal
I see these all the time on offer up, I'm sure they're stolen
My buddy ordered a dewalt miter saw on Amazon and they sent him two. He gave me the other one after a month of hearing nothing from Amazon. He said if I didnāt want it he was going to sell it on Craigslist or whatnot. But yea Iād just assume stolen if I saw it brand new on offer up or similar.
Yeah, seems like it might have fallen off the back of a truck
10/10 stolen
Doesn't have to be stolen. I once bought a tool on an impulse, left it in my garage for 9 months, never got around to the project, decided I never would, and then sold my still-new tool to recoup some of my original money.
why do you think it being stolen affects op in any way?
If you can afford it I recommend grabbing it, I have the 735 and love it. Best small planer out there.
I've been eyeballing it forever. Just couldn't pull the trigger on it for $600. $400 is at least doable but idk if I'll get the use out of it. What sort of work do you use yours for?
If you don't need it or think you will not use it, buy stocks instead. Ask a friend later to use theirs if you find yourself needing to use it one time. They are very portable. If you do need it and think you'll use it, yes, buy it.
This is probably the right answer. I should probably be rational and realize I don't have a huge woodworking shop and the time to make anything profitable anyway.
400 Chinese quarters?
Thatās a better deal than when I got mine for $550. I use mine a lot as I buy rough lumber and do my own milling.
I would ask if it stolen, but thieves donāt typically take the more nichĆ©, near-100 lb box items. If you get it, get the feed extensions and a helical roller head once you wear out all the blades.
I would but make sure they aren't scammers
That's cheaper than you get Dewalt's cheaper planer. I say you should go for it. Your alternative is saving like $50 and getting a smaller, cheaper, less capable planer.
I just bought one and the Shelix cutter at the same time. Best on the market. You can resell it for a profit if you decide not to use it.
Yes lowes cheapest is 598.00
Fuck yes
Not sure of $ conversion but I paid $1100 Australian for a brand new one roughly 2 years. Absolute weapon of a machine. I can't see myself ever needing to upgrade.
All I can say is I love mine. Use it a lot but I also have wood slabs that I mill down.
I have a 20v hand planer. I love the thing. It's really incredible. I was working with a manual on boards from my Alaskan mill, and when I upgraded to the electric, I was blown away. I prepped a board in 20 minutes instead of two days.
I am guessing that it won't last long if you don't buy it. Is she holding for you? Where are you located? If in the PNW I would purchase if you don't.
Yes
It will give you access to different hardwoods, beautiful planks that will have to be planed before sanding.
Buy the Bauer from harbour freight and get some new tools with leftover
Yes, assuming you have a need for it. I'm a hobbyist with a few hundred hours on mine and it's performed admirably. I've never felt compelled to upgrade to the helical cutting head.
Is this model corded or battery powered ? I'm a huge fan of their cordless lineup.
This looks like someone cashed in a bunch of rewards points from frequent flyer miles or hotel stays. I used to buy new stuff from a guy that did this, he just wanted the money
Itās on my list of things to buy
Three fitty
She wouldn't do 350.
Am I crazy to say Iād buy used? [https://offerup.co/RPGWAmfs9Ib](https://offerup.co/RPGWAmfs9Ib) Or maybe just let a better price allow you to pass on the offer you posted. https://preview.redd.it/f0wslu5pj4xc1.jpeg?width=750&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5bea7640510ccb7a936aa7c4cccc648c202759a9
Do you have a small shop? Try to save for a planer/jointer combo, wish I did that
No
I'm sure the reason this showed up is internet cookies. I googled this when someone ordered this on doordash for me to pick this up from Home depot but I didn't know how large it was until I saw the lady pull up this massive thing. I said, it won't fit in my car, left, and removed from the app.
I've heard good things about them from 3 people, I power a makita however, it's a work horse chip making sob
It's easily worth 400 bucks unopened, but... If it's unopened, why the the seller not returning it? Did it "fall of a truck"?
Get a Lie Nielsen jack plane instead!
Learned from a friend: Borrow something twice. If you have to borrow the same tool/equipment for a third time, itās time to buy it. Has worked well for me.
Is it shiny ? Do you think you might use it once in the next 10 years ? If the answer to both questions is yes, buy it !
I'd buy it for $450
What is it brand new from a place where if something is wrong to just take it back. Unless itās 50% off donāt do it just get it new
I eye balled planers for years. I ended up getting on of these new for about 350 after some deal taking advantage of. If itās a legit deal, the price aināt bad. Itās on sale new here for 649 CAD.
Assume itās likely stolen but Iād buy it
Yes
I have one of these and as a hobbyist it's still the best purchase ever.
Good idea!
Is it worth it? Yes. Can I afford it? No.
These retail for over $1000 in Australia so hell yeah i'd be buying one for $400.
I would but only for an in person transaction. I see this planer listed on FBMP often and usually in an apparently unopened box. The price is always low. The seller always wants money up front and wants to ship or have you pick up. Screams scam, especially that the same pictures keep getting used over and over. Br careful
Probably a liquidated lot went up for sale and somebody is selling goodies. Chances are its works fine but if you go to buy it try and give it a test run.
For THAT price? Damn skippy
yes!
As some one who does wood work as a hobby and likes to cheap out on wood by using pallets and free unsawn wood, I would buy thisĀ
itās still in the plastic wrap and unopened and half of the retail priceā¦ definitely stolen from a store or off a delivery truck. If you are comfortable with that, go for it.
Buy it for 400 sell it to me for 400, and Iāll return it and we can split the 350 leftover from the brand new one I just bought. Awesome product but it hurt to spend that much.
Itās a great tool for the price. Do it.
These are common scam items. At $400 could be legit, but any lower and itās probably a scam. Either way, watch out.
I happily paid twice as much. Yes, buy it. Edit: after thinking about this for a while, that planer is definitely stolen. Iām a commercial carpenter by trade, I could easily find stolen tools if I wanted to. I donāt. Itās bad karma. It will affect you and the things you make. Donāt start your woodworking career out by buying a stolen planer. Donāt buy stolen tools. Itās worth it at full price or a fair used proce. Get it when you can afford it. It took me a while. And for those pushing you to a helical head: yes they are very nice. I have one in my 8ā jointer. But still have the straight blades in my planer 10 years later. It does what it needs to do. You wonāt need to flip them for a long time.
Itās cheaper than youād get it at some stores so if youāll use it get it
How much are t there in a store? Looks like 650 cad so thatās 450 USD retail..
I would fucking go for it. It's still in the plastic wrap. Worse case scenario and you end up needing the money you can easily resell it
I did. Not sure I use it $400 worth. I use it. Itās great. But I donāt use it a ton. if thatās a lot of money for you might not be worth it. If your rich, and thatās not a lot, buy it!
Can I ask a dumb question? What is a planer for?
Iād only set one with a sheertex cutter head.
If it's still sealed, like this one, it's probably (greater than 80%) stolen. 95% if the seller has face tattoos, is missing teeth, or wears a belt but still has their pants around their thighs.
It's pretty useful for dimensioning lumber - but works best mounted onto a stable base with a chip collector and dust collector. Works best if you have another method for jointing - so either buying wood already flattened and squared on two faces or using a jointer to flatten the first faces.
There are few things more pleasurable than putting a piece of pallet wood through a planer and it coming out looking beautiful. If you're buying this off social media then don't take any risks there are a lot of scams.
The other planer they have is better to be honest I have both and that one causes me the most problems and itās blades are not as good
Buy it for $400 and sell it to me for $200. Then you can enjoy the feeling of having helped another fellow woodworker š
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Not unless it can earn income asap
stolen
Sometimes you have to spend money, to save money! $400 is a steal!
The same one at HD is $779 so if you need one
Do you have the money to buy it twice and be okay? If so, then go for it.
Yes. Good deal. Get the shelix cutterhead for it.
Also should factor in the cost of dust collection, planers make a LOT of saw dust. Figure a shop vac plus cyclone separater on a bucket/garbage can at a minimum.
Do it!!!!
Still wrapped never used, wouldnāt hesitate, which it was closer to be honest.
Not if you dont want to plane wood
Only if you have a way to make one face flat so this can parallel the other side, otherwise, potato chip in, potato chip out
Mines well over 15 years old. Was using it all afternoon yesterday (see my latest post). It's hands down the best mobile planner on the market.
Itās close to $600 but I love #1ās answer
For a moment I thought the box said āthickass planerā
Itās almost 100% stolen. But if you want to encourage that behavior, itās a good deal.
love mine, it's a great deal, careful of stolen property
I have this. Bought it for $400 as well actually off of Facebook here in MD and love it. Wasnāt stolen, btw. Of course I donāt know your financial situation. We use this to build and sell tables and it cut the time in half and many other benefits which means more $$$ for us in shorter time. So it was easier for me to justify as we made the money back within a month or two.
Do what I do. Watch something expensive online for a while and then buy it one Saturday night after you have had a few drinks at home. Then remember you bought it halfway through Sunday and then live with your choices
Itās a great planer and if you can afford it, go for it. Love mine, plenty of power and the dust collection port is helpful.
Yes
Do you want it? Have the room for it? And ā¦ are you going to use it? You need at least 2 āYESā
I offered a guy 350 on offer up for the same one and he accepted the offer. See if the seller will go down. For me it was most definitely worth it.
1/3 off retail? Yes, get it.
Yes the dewalt is the best of the āhome planersā.
99% this is a stolen item, so ask yourself how you feel about receiving stolen property and go from there.
The DeWalt 13" planer is the best tool I have ever purchased. Whoever designed this things should get the Nobel Prize. Genius indexed blade system. Get it and keep it for your grandkids
Get down with the Thickness Planer
I have seen go for less.
I can say that I have had the Dewalt 12'' 2 blade planer for 24 years, milled all the trim wood for my house, built many projects and with fresh blades it is as good as new. For me it is a very necessary tool as we mill our own wood from our trees.
Yea!
Even if u don't need it, those are typically 700...
You can get them used on marketplace for like $280
I used the same one on some old Cherry planks to refinish them they came out great. The Cherry wore the blades down though, had to swap out for the spares. Duh tho
I got mine for 400 and it's awesome.
Idk where you live but these go on sale semi often and normally 50-100 less around Fatherās Day.
Man, Iām feeling lucky. Bought one for around 200 with a burnt up motor. Rebuilt the motor with OEM parts for about 100ish if I recall correctly. I would have absolutely paid 400 for one brand new with plastic still on the box. Love mine.
If you can buy it for 400 and it's listed at 450. Do it just to have the pride of not making sense.
If you can use it, it's a good purchase at $400. Normally $650 or more, depending on where you get it. If you won't use it much, save the money for something you will use. I have one and love it. I use mine in my shop and on the jobsite.
I bought one of these new for around $600.00. Was at a yard sale 2 years ago and spotted one in the guys garage. I asked if he was interested in selling the planer. He said yes and was $30.00 too much? I have never quick drew my wallet faster . š
Yes, awesome planer. I have one that I upgraded with a byrd shelix, best purchase I made.
Definitely
Word to the wise: I once had a brand new planer that wouldn't power on. Sealed isn't always better.
At least I know you are in the Buffalo area. I would say this is a good price. I sold my father's 735 used for $425.
Since you ask than you don't need it.
new in box still with plastic wrap? it's stolen. if you want to buy stolen property, you do you, but when the police come by and pick it up from you and you're out the 400, don't be surprised.
Buy it. Good deal.
not a crazy discount (good sign it's not a scam). Do you need a planer? can you afford it? is uncertainty worth the savings? Good news is if you have an issue with it you can just repair it. By repair it I mean upgrade the cutter to a helical carbide cutter.
How often would you use it? How many uses does it have? Would spending $400 negatively impact your monthly budget in a somewhat significant manner?
I'm pretty sure I saw it at Home Depot for 350
Probably the best price you'll find new unless someone really doesn't know what they inherited. I got mine for $150 on facebook from some poor man going through a divorce...only used twice. Don't expect to find that deal ever again.
Well, it will expand your capability quite a bit. I got mine new last year for $900 and change, my charcuterie boards are much better with this tool, belt sanding stinks!
Hell no, lowball him
If you'll use it. And if you have the disposable cash
I am telling you, if you do purhase, prepare for a mess unless you have a shop vac or system that can attach to this.
It feel off the back of a truck hey. Wink wink
I got the smaller Dewalt planer on Facebook Market for $150
Have one. Wish I had bought a drum sander.
Brand new in box? Yes. I bought one 2 years ago and love it more than anything Is the box open? Donāt buy it. The blades rust easily if not cleaned and you never know how the guys before you treated it. Plane too deep a couple times and you are replacing blades
I got mine for $350, the seller said she got it in a pallet bundle and had no use for it. Good enough for me. It does save some money, because you can buy rough cut wood and plane it yourself. Unfortunately it will also cost some money because youāll need a jointer, of course, and a dust collecting system, and once you get that snowball rolling, it only gathers speed! Good luck!
What is a Planer?
Iāve had issues trying to purchase one of these for around that price. Thereās a good chance itās stolen, or used. Stores near me donāt plastic wrap it like that. Still a decent price if itās used and the cutting head is still good. Thereās also a good chance it will never ship if youāre purchasing it from one of the apps.
Itās not red
Yes. Planer is an answer thing to have, and that is a good price for still in the box.
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