DeWalt Thicknesser DW733 Review💰Worth Your Money?

I take an in-depth look at the Dewalt Thicknesser (DWE733).

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Timecodes:
0:00 - Intro
00:22 - Initial Impressions
01:45 - Ease of Use
02:23 - Cut Quality
02:58 - Power & Motor
03:28 - Noise Level
03:46 - Included Knives
04:05 - Changing the Knives
04:16 - Dust Collection
04:34 - Customer Service
04:49 - Areas for Improvement
05:49 - Worth the Money?

[alanwise]

Thanks for the review. I found one on Craig's List today and based, partially, on your review, I bought it for $300 (USD) with a stand. The previous owner also threw in a couple of sets of extra blades. I can't wait to try it out!

[nigelgarnham]

Great video, I’ve just seen one secondhand and your video has helped me for when I go and view the item that’s up for sale

[alanalan]

ok, ive just bought a second hand machine and there is something very important prospective buyers need to know, make sure the machine you buy comes with the setting gauge for blade installation, these magnetic gauhes are no longer made by dewalt and according to them this machine is now becomming obsolete so some parts are getting hard to get, I bought 2 setting gauges from the usa as they are still relatively in good supply there. I also had problems with the feed rollers when cold but I used a hot air gun to warm them and then they perfomed perfactly, so in conclusion a good machine but please ensure if you buy a second hand machine it has the blade setting gauges with it. hope this helps.

[mykehoole]

I’ve wanted a Dewalt DW733 Planer for months but was finding it hard to justify the price but today on EBay I found a great deal with 15% off what was already a competitive price, so I bought one from FFX for only £474.95 including free next day delivery. It was too good to miss and I’m looking forward to getting tomorrow.
Thanks for your review, it helped me make up my mind.

[Andrew-isrs]

Have been a cabinet maker/joiner and floor layer and refinisher.
This is an excellent planer, replacing the blades and resetting is a little time consuming, the chip vent often gets clogged so do indeed run a powerful extractor/vacuum, the table base alignment was off on mine too, but easy enough to adjust.
Height adjustment is perfectly fine.
If you are a pro you can run a whixey digital read out instead of the scale.
The weight isnt too bad, but i get what this fella is saying.
The finish with sharp blades is actually very good, minimal sanding (depending on what you need it for)
Snipe is fairly obvious, but not drastic.
Overall an excellent bit of kit, maybe not a diy'ers because of the price as you can get an ok one for half the price if you are just smashing stuff through.
The blades are around £40 to replace, get a pair when you buy it, get to know you local blade resharpener and he will redress them for around a tenner per pair.
Promise you now, youll hit a nail or stone if you are doing reclaiming stuff, and you will be annoyed.
If your blades are not sharp the rollers barely push the piece through and you will get black marking off of them onto the work piece as they will not pull the wood through.
It is loud, obnoxiously loud in fact, like the guy said, but get used to it if you want to plane anything unless you have a £200, 000 helix 3 phase planer and sander😢😂

Oh and the other thing, this planer has a physical bar lock.
You can see it directly above the motor.
Set your height with the turn lever, then you lock the entire cutter in place with the lock lever.
Some do not have this feature, some do not need it, but i like it, its very reassuring knowing the cutter is fully in place when you are planing Teak ... expensive wood to mess up!

Great video btw.
Nice to see an honest opinion
👍

[YUSince]

Very helpful video- short, to the point! Thanks 🙏

[michaelroberts]

Nice review Jack! So glad you reviewed this... I've been thinking of getting one, but the noise was putting me off. My neighbours seem to tolerate my woodworking exploits, but I don't want to push it too far with them! Good to hear it in action - particularly with you shouting "IT'S SO LOUD!" as a useful reference!

In terms of reviews, would be cool to see a review of the DeWalt Router (DCW604). Also, I spent some of today trying to adjust my table saw riving knife (I have the DeWalt DWE7485 one that I think you have too) - so I'd certainly watch a video on setting up your table saw better - getting the blade parallel to the mitre tracks, getting the blade at 90 degrees etc. That might be a bit niche?!! But you'd definitely get one view!!

[dougdavidson]

Nice review Jack. Not in the market anytime soon. I got 2 No 5 bench planes for this job. Merry Christmas. Take care & stay safe.

[Terrythemaker]

What about snipe ? Does it leave snipe on the ends like the others?

[waterwalker]

I have one, for years, long enough and surfaced enough hardwood that I had to replace the drive chains and gears, and of course the knives.

[CNCnStuff]

I've just bought this and have an issue with the dust extraction cover, which DeWalt seem to have changed the design of. It now has three M4 screws (two at the top, one in the middle at the bottom) but the bottom one doesn't seem to line up properly. Maybe a stud would be better, which I've raised with DeWalt Support.
Everything else you've said, is true - although I haven't cut anything, yet!

[shanecummins]

I really appreciate the efforts but as with some other reviews, there is no mention of how good or bad snipe is. I'm much more concerned with losing 4-5 inches of stock without some intervention as opposed to whether I'll have to do a little more sanding or how loud or quiet it is.

[nigelscoffield]

Would like a video on use of the planer can’t find a useful one online and really struggling to get it to plane timber without having to push it thru as roller rarely grabs it.

[Madefromupcycling]

When I was putting a new blade it and then started it the thicknesses does not start and lot of smoke came out would do you think I should do ?

[michaelfairchild]

Im looking to buy it to use on some DIY projects, but the noise level might be a problem as I would work in a basement place in apartment block. Same with every breaker being a 16A, while these beast is 15A without soft-start. Ive learned that when I had connected my Metabo Miter (didnt modified it for soft-start then) and an old Einhell vac.

[aivarrodima]

How about Sneppach PLM 1800, is it wort to buy or just spend another 200 for Dewalt?

[stephenowens]

I'm here after looking at the Metabo330 planer which was the one I was after but has poor dust extraction and blade issues with the blade backing plates bending! I'm guessing this may be the answer if a bit more expensive. Good video fella 👍

[indieOttawa]

Thanks for review and advice . This is a something I am very interested in. Are your running it off a 20 amp or 15 amp circuit?

[lamontcranston]

I just finished rebuilding a DW733 that I had bought used a couple of years ago. Quite a job getting a new belt on, but I think that I found a trick.
Any suggestion for making the cranking mechanism smoother or at least easier?

[dougieyoung]

Thanks for a great review Mate. Waiting for mine to arrive from Amazon, I got it for £513..:>