How to change blades on a Dewalt Planer | Dewalt DCP580

[@Bacrenfencing]

Aftermarket blades featured can be found here amzn.to/3FS2rOo Genuine dewalt blades are here amzn.to/3n3oARk - thanks for watching 👍

[@adrianedhouse5175]

Thank you. Nice of you to post a video like this. I've never changed the blades on my Dewalt Planer so am attempting that for the first time. Seems pretty straightforward but it was good to see it actually done first before attempting myself. Cheers.

[@Bacrenfencing]

No problem Adrian, thanks for the comment

[@bruceflora8975]

My 20 volt arrived last night, thats for the information, I'll be watching this again when the time comes .

[@Bacrenfencing]

👍

[@nathanthornton1184]

Absolutely brilliant video, bought one & couldn’t for the life of me work out how to change the blades when they needed changing very helpful thanks 👍🏻

[@Bacrenfencing]

Glad it helped Nathan, thanks for the comment 👍

[@stevefranklin5714]

Thanks very much My planer is cutting like butter Great video

[@Bacrenfencing]

You're welcome!

[@vinnydamaio8554]

Thanks for the close ups. Being able to see the groove engaged in the slot made me feel more secure with my installation

[@Bacrenfencing]

Glad to help Vinny, thanks for the comment 👍

[@LindyDuncombe]

Thank u. A bit of a novist. So appreciate..I had a xood tell me I needed to level the ads?? I tried this and snapped the blade...? Do u level ?

[@Bacrenfencing]

Not sure what you mean

[@AaronCasella-xv1ms]

Great video. Putting in a vise works perfect.

[@Bacrenfencing]

Thanks 👍

[@LloydVanBraun]

great video. I'm having troubles with mine. Only used it couple of times, but wood shavings keep getting stuck in behind the blade and I have to remove and clear it out over and over. The screws are tightened as much as I can get them. Do you have any ideas what the problem could be?

[@Bacrenfencing]

It could be that you are taking off too much material at a time. Try using the 0.5 > 1mm setting and that should help ? I find that if I take 2mm passes, it clogs the blades sometimes.

[@ligngood3787]

Thank you but how do you adjust the height? There's nothing for the blade carrier/holder to register against and I don't see how to raise it to the right height and then hold it there while tightening the screws which are rotated too far back to reach when the blade is at the top? Mine got knocked by hitting a screw and I'm not lucky enough to simply swap the blades like this...

[@Bacrenfencing]

Not sure mate

[@stephen8577]

Just bought one of those planes, great demo on blade changing, thanks for sharing.

[@Bacrenfencing]

Thanks for the comment Stephen. They are great planes but the blades can be a pain to fit - I made it look easy 😂😁

[@firehorse74]

Hi How do you refit the plate and kickstand?

[@Bacrenfencing]

Not sure, never had to do it

[@firehorse74]

@@Bacrenfencing hi thanks for the reply

[@trieditusedit5846]

Excellent. Thank you for taking time to show correct fitting. Much appreciated 👍👍

[@Bacrenfencing]

No problem, thanks for the comment

[@frankmcleod2503]

Hi. I have the DeWalt planer as yours, brand new, when I set depth to zero the plane stil takes material about .1 or ,2. Is there a way to re calibrate the blade to zero

[@Bacrenfencing]

I'm not sure Frank as my plane is always set at 0.5mm as a minimum most of the time. The work I do does not warrant such fine adjustment. Thanks for the comment

[@vidpromjm]

I have the same issue, its a problem when chamfering an edge as it takes a huge chunk out. I saw another youtuber comment on his and he reset the blades so 0 was 0 material removed. I noticed one of my blades was higher than the other, just in the process of trying to sort it out now. How did you go?

[@dpmedhurst]

Thanks for the excellent video. Close-up shots helped a lot Cheers. Subscription done !!!!

[@Bacrenfencing]

Thanks David !

[@jimweda]

So you don't need to adjust the blade height on the 18V? I have the 20V version and when I change blades sometimes one side will be slightly higher than the other. And yes it is in the groove. Good video though.

[@Bacrenfencing]

I have never had any issue with blade height as long as the blade is in the groove, but I have heard people saying that they have had issues. No issues with my planer and I must have changed the blades 10+ times.

[@MrCarnagh]

How do you make sure the blades are parallel with the face of the plane? Mine cuts deeper on one side, or is this not possible and I’ve just bought a wonky tool? Cheers

[@Bacrenfencing]

Hi James, not sure why that would happen as the blades have a notch all the way along them which should hold them parallel to the face. Have you checked to make sure that the blade is in correctly ?

[@johno-gb7ci]

Did you sort it mine has done the same

[@MrCarnagh]

@@johno-gb7ci nah mate still the same, I took it back to the shop and they sent it off but had it returned saying nothing was wrong with it, the bloody thing is off by a couple mm! Almost enough to put me off dewalt Could you have dropped yours?

[@johno-gb7ci]

@@MrCarnagh bloody anoying.. im going to have another look later i think it's to do with the screwdriver head bit behind the clamp that holds blates. Im sure that needs to be fully pushed into itself then tightened with pozi drive so it runs parallel. Got to make sure it goes in little slot groove when putting it back on. Ive never dropped mine

[@maeflower1020]

Planes will dig in deeper one side, until you have a lot of experience it’s hard not to do. The planer is slightly heavier one side, work out which side and be mindful to apply more pressure the other side while running the planer along.

[@glennstreet6143]

Really helpful and timesaving video. Much obliged 👍

[@Bacrenfencing]

You're welcome Glenn !

[@markdavis9990]

Thanks I was unsure about how to change the blades.

[@Bacrenfencing]

No problem, hopefully the video was useful. Thanks for the comment Mark 👍

[@dpmedhurst]

Thanks for posting

[@Bacrenfencing]

No problem 😊

[@neomatrix2722]

Thank you for sharing I think I'm going to buy the 20 V model

[@Bacrenfencing]

Good choice!

[@jasonshort163]

Not100% but there is a black square plastic thing that comes with the planer.you use that to set the blades.I was looking for a post showing how it’s done.makita is the same

[@Bacrenfencing]

Thanks for the comment

[@davidrobert1855]

No one knows how to use the the blade gauge setter

[@alancooper7018]

Useful guide thanks!

[@Bacrenfencing]

Glad it was helpful!

[@6lr6ak6]

Its a good idea when changing the blades take of the clamps give um a good clean using maintenance spray.

[@Bacrenfencing]

Thanks for the constructive comment !

[@Jam-vj8ig]

thank you, definitely helped me.

[@Bacrenfencing]

Glad it helped!

[@Alrightokayok]

Thanks, nice vid I had no Idea I could change the blades lol

[@Bacrenfencing]

No problem 👍

[@vidpromjm]

Good video, mine came with a blade gauge to align blades when refitting, not sure why its needed though? BTW your intro music was waay too loud compared to the dialogue,

[@Bacrenfencing]

Thanks for the comment and apologies for the music 😁

[@jerrythompson9111]

Are the blades dubble edge??

[@Bacrenfencing]

Yes, as I explained in the video.

[@dannyobrien3355]

Dubble

[@Stevej2013]

You legend. Thank you very much! I did have an issue that you just solved for me. 🙂

[@Bacrenfencing]

No problem 👍

[@DEEVSTHEWORLD]

Thanks for the info great video

[@Bacrenfencing]

Thanks, hopefully the video helped you out 👍

[@sggundrum]

Thank you!!! 🎉

[@Bacrenfencing]

No problem 😊

[@fredmercury1314]

One of my blades sticks out further than the other. It also sticks out when the plane is set to zero, which means it cuts when there should be no blade contacting the wood, and it also means the depth setting is wrong because 0.5mm is more than 0.5mm. That's how it came from the factory, and I can't seem to adjust the blades. So it's pretty useless if you want accuracy. Seems like it's a brute force tool.

[@Bacrenfencing]

Thanks for the comment, can't say I have noticed that as I just use mine as a rough planer.

[@AslamKarim]

Good work ... 🤩

[@Bacrenfencing]

Thanks ✌️

[@davidrobert1855]

Doesent show how to use blade gauge another video no one seems to know how to use one

[@Bacrenfencing]

Thanks for the comment

[@Boxingfanatic-fb8zg]

Not that easy though.. there's about 4mm of play on the blades.. to get them set like when new its impossible

[@Bacrenfencing]

Thanks for the comment !

[@KailaWells]

Thank you for this video! The directions with the unit were terrible.

[@Bacrenfencing]

Glad it was helpful!

[@andrewarthurmatthews6685]

First thing is to remove the battery mate !!!

[@Bacrenfencing]

Fair point !

[@johncolquhoun6416]

Don't have one but now I no. That music is a bit mental.

[@Bacrenfencing]

Cheers, you know me and my mental music John ! 😜

[@ldh7395]

Sorry I meant 3.5 minutes

[@Bacrenfencing]

wow thanks !

[@rym5810]

Worst planer in history.. It is simply impossible to get the blades set as when new. I don't understand all that chew on to hold a blade.. Waste of money and time.. Going back to a bosch planer.. 2 Allan key bolts to hold the blade that is it..

[@Bacrenfencing]

Thanks for the comment

[@Yeshelloyes]

Absolutely agree . The bottom screws that are hidden move and planner becomes un aligned. Very hard to get right.

[@andrewarthurmatthews6685]

Why this irritating music?

[@Bacrenfencing]

Because I like irritating people ! Did it work ?

[@ronnierobinson1502]

6 and half min video for a 2 min job

[@Bacrenfencing]

Ah well, hopefully you can do better..........nothing like appreciation for helping people 🙄