DeWalt DW734 Thickness Planer unboxing and first Impressions | Bobby Sharp

This is an unboxing of my new DeWalt thickness planer. This is going to be another great addition to the shop. This will give me more choices when it comes to rough materials. This DW734 planer came from the big orange store and has three blades on the cutter head. Speaking of blades these are reversible and disposable. This is not a review per say , after I use this benchtop planer for a while I will revisit this machine and give me opinion as to how it works and likes and dislikes. I don't plan on buying the DW7350 stand I will look at my shop layout situation and design a stand that will meet my needs in my shop. Look for that episode in the near future.

[@carlcox7332]

The magnetic handle is to hold remove the blade and blade cover without having to touch it with your hands.

[@shawnmcdole1057]

I need to make 2 boxes to put a 734 in for checked baggage on an airline. Can the base be removed easily? Can you tell me the exact measurements (LxWxH) of the base as well as the dimensions of the unit without the base? Thanks much

[@trep53]

I like this planer. Pick one up today (1/12/2022) at Home Depot $499 I didn’t see any better price locally. My decision to buy the DW734 was because the low budget competitors where not that much less and the DeWalt planers offer more as I saw it. Besides, getting a better planer with 3 blades, the carriage lock, ready to go 4” dust port and good reputation only hurts once. I’ll not have wish I got something better or say it’s good enough for the money. I luckily fell in to 100 bf of kiln dried cherry, white oak, ash and walnut from a local mill so I needed a thickness planer now.

[@bobbysharp]

This is a great planer for the money. I'm making countertops for our Airstream throughout and the hard maple is not a problem for this guy. Thanks for watching, happy woodworking!!

[@danb2837]

Great review. I just ordered one from home depot. They have a deal going on. $399 and it includes a Dewalt 24" organizer. Applied for their credit card and they took and extra $50 off bringing it down to $350👍

[@bobbysharp]

Thanks for the info! I was up in the air as to which brand to buy. I'm so glad I went with this model of DeWalt. Great planer!!