Patrick Curry
07-16-2020, 6:25 PM
Hoping someone familiar with the 735 might be able to help troubleshoot this for me. The machine is new and never used but has been sitting for longer than the warranty so a return isn't an option for me.
It powers up, the feeder works, but there was is no cutting action...none at all. I've lowered the cutter heads to a point where I'm certain they'd be taking a significant amount of wood if they were turning. I took the top off just to make certain the machine was shipped w blades installed. While the top was off I noticed a spring action release latch on the side which I believe is some sort of safety measure. It certainly kept me from running the planer with the hood off just to see what's happening, or not happening as the case may be. I put the hood back on correctly and it fit just fine, but still no cutting action.
All I can come up with is maybe the release lever isn't releasing the cutter head when the hood is back on? I did notice the 'speed' lever (fine cuts or fast removal) was sort of in between 1 and 2 but I moved it all the way over to 1 while the motor was running. I'm not sure what else to look for and so I'm hoping somebody here might have some idea or experience with this issue.
Tried calling Dewalt help center but I was on hold for 30 minutes until their 5pm closing. The "dial 1 for a call back" feature wasn't working :(
It powers up, the feeder works, but there was is no cutting action...none at all. I've lowered the cutter heads to a point where I'm certain they'd be taking a significant amount of wood if they were turning. I took the top off just to make certain the machine was shipped w blades installed. While the top was off I noticed a spring action release latch on the side which I believe is some sort of safety measure. It certainly kept me from running the planer with the hood off just to see what's happening, or not happening as the case may be. I put the hood back on correctly and it fit just fine, but still no cutting action.
All I can come up with is maybe the release lever isn't releasing the cutter head when the hood is back on? I did notice the 'speed' lever (fine cuts or fast removal) was sort of in between 1 and 2 but I moved it all the way over to 1 while the motor was running. I'm not sure what else to look for and so I'm hoping somebody here might have some idea or experience with this issue.
Tried calling Dewalt help center but I was on hold for 30 minutes until their 5pm closing. The "dial 1 for a call back" feature wasn't working :(