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The DeWalt DW733 Portable Thickness Planer (12-1/2") is 8th among 22 in the 12-13" Planers analysis pecking order. It is 17th among 130 in the Planers category. At $373.24, the DW733 is 16th in 12-13" Planers and 39th in Planers at $2196.23. It is ranked 70th of 216 among DeWalt products in our database.

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DeWalt Performs Well
Fine Woodworking Magazine, Volume 160, 2003-01

Although this DeWalt planer has a stiff cutterhead lock, it performs very well. According to Fine Woodworking's test, it has excellent carriage parallelism and a small, unmeasurable amount of snipe. This planer even comes with a dust collection hood and an extra set of knives. It is a good choice of the mid-range ($300-400) benchtop planers.

I bought my planer from Lowes, and it never seemed to work right from the beginning. I noticed some wood chips in the planer when I opened the box and just figured it was tested before shipping. I cleaned the rollers, waxed the bed and infeed/outfeed tables, and tried taking less of a bite, but it never seemed to work as expected.

Finally I changed the blades and Man O Man what a difference! Somone must have used it before me? I checked the serial number and there is no "R" for reconditioned anywhere? But the new blades made it quiter, seemed to have more power, the cut was MUCH better, and it finally preformed as I expected.

I put sassafrass through it for about 6 hours straight before the motor overload finally popped. And this past Christmas put Oak through it for about 2 hours and it took it just fine. I am very happy with the machine overall, and have had it for about 4 years now.

I must say I am pretty pleased with my DeWalt planer. Although it is not TOTALLY snipe free, it does do a more than adequate job. It is easy to set-up and use right oout of the box. Knife changes... (More)

After 3 years of occasional use and a larger than usual amount of repairs, I would rate this planer fair. I used this planer for mostly hardwoods such as Oak and Maple. I never planed... (More)

I like this planer just fine. However I must admit that this is the only one I have ever used. I had a friend who had a maple tree fall in his yard. We went our and ripped about 40, 12" x 30" x 3"... (More)