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Old 01-09-2024, 7:49am   #5
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Anyway, the Dewalt 735 is like the champion poster child but sits around $600 while there are other name brands starting around half that. Would it be more cost efficient to buy a cheaper machine and use the saved money to give it awesome blades? Will the Dewalt literally last twice as long as a unit costing half as much? Any personal experiences, recommendations, dissuasions, etc?
Can you even get awesome cutter blades for the shitbox planers? Upgrades like the helical cutter heads are for popular models and you probably won’t see them for the Harbor Freight specials. I’d go with the DW735 and upgrade the cutter bar when the original knives wear out.


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