A while back after much research and waiting for the right price I bought a Dewalt DW 735 planer. I have been very pleased with it's design and performance and have recommended it to others.:icon_thum A majority of my projects so far have utilized recycled heart pine which after decades of finishes and usage has grit imbedded now and then despite my best efforts to clean the boards before planing. Since minor knife chips were inevitable I have not reversed the knives until now since the flaws after planing have been easily removed with a ROS. Today I reversed the knives since my current project list will be completed with "new" as opposed to recycled wood. My first board through the planer after the knife reversal was 4/4 walnut and I still have one line appearing lengthwise in the board .:wmad: I checked the knives and the new edges appear to be intact, the planer bed is unscarred and I cleaned the infeed and outfeed rollers with DNA. I plan on removing the knives again to examine them under magnification but before I do I am looking for ideas :help: as to a possible cause.:icon_scra The fewer times I have to remove the 24 screws :eusa_doh: holding the blades in place the happier I will be. :gar-La; Thank you in advance for sharing your collective wisdom and experience. :wsmile:
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