DeWalt 735 height adjustment

[Rick Potter]

I just cut some 1/8" kerf spline slots in mitered corners. I used to use hardboard for splines, but just discovered that mine is slightly more than 1/8". So.......I went to the planer to mill some splines. Put it on the 1/8" setting and they were a bit big, so I adjusted the adjustment bolt underneath the knob, several times, at 1/4 turn each time, and it still is too big. Went to 1/4" thick, and cut some, which is now about 3/16, so obviously the planer will not go down to the full 1/8" size, and moving the stop was doing nothing.

Any ideas? I will reset the bolt so it reads right for 1/4", but I would sure like to be able to use the 1/8" setting on the dial and have it right.

Rick Potter

PS: Yes, it is a 1/8" kerf. Frued flat top rip. Even checked the kerf with my brass bar guages.

[JohnT Fitzgerald]

Hmm. I have never planed anything that thin on my 735. Short of finding out 'why' you can't get that low, you could always run it through on top of another board.

[Charles Wiggins]

http://forums.finewoodworking.com/fwn-experts/bob-van-dyke-no-questions/planing-thin-stock

[Rick Potter]

Thanks guys,

While I am aware I could make a sled to do it, the planer has a 1/8" setting on it, and I was wondering if there is some adjustment somewhere I am missing.

Rick P

EDIT: Well, I made a quickie sled and did the shims I need, but it still annoys me that I have a 1/8" setting that I can't use.

[Myk Rian]

I never go to 1/8" on mine. Too much chance of it getting sucked up into the head.