The video I wish I watched before buying a SHELIX

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  @TheSnekkerShow · 5 years ago (edited) · pinned

  After numerous questions and comments about amperage measurements and circuit breakers, I decided to disassemble the original circuit breaker from this planer and overload it with twice the rated amperage: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24f-J0lVo-E">https://youtu.be/24f-J0lVo-E</a>. Thanks for keeping me on my toes and challenging anything that doesn&apos;t sound right, it makes this channel a lot more interesting for all of us.<br><br>Fun fact: This video resulted in Byrd Tool Experts (a distributor of Byrd Tool Corp products) contacting me for an interview, which you can see here: <a href="https://byrdtoolexperts.com/the-snekker-show-interview">https://byrdtoolexperts.com/the-snekker-show-interview</a><br><br>If you&apos;re looking for an installation video, your search is over: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8J0rvBi8a0k">https://youtu.be/8J0rvBi8a0k</a>

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  @molhuwmartins9723 · 3 years ago (edited)

  We recently lumbered a 36&quot; maple, a 36&quot; white ash, and a 32&quot; pecan. After drying, we tried planing with a Rigid (Home Depot) 13&quot; planer with 2 HSS knives <a href="https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxIzvvTi3_Qc8JnVdYYRJCvuoDC4QjTzeL">https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxIzvvTi3_Qc8JnVdYYRJCvuoDC4QjTzeL</a> . This job was clearly too much for that machine. The pecan was particularly difficult, due to heavy mineral deposits, and a sharp pair of HSS knives would be consumed by a mere 3 boards. We were also having lots of problems from chip bruising, due to poor dust collection. The shavings came off like straw and jammed in the 4&quot; hose.We bought the DW735 simply to be able to run carbide blades, which worked brilliantly for the pecan. However, we found it to be a much, MUCH nicer machine. It was far more rigid than the &quot;Rigid&quot; planer, and far more accurate as well. But what I liked most about it was the dust feed. This machine has its own blower, which shreds the &quot;straw&quot; like shavings as they come off the cutting head and helps boost the shavings into the dust collection system. No more clogs! It&apos;s also nicely sealed so that the internals stay quite clean. This is just a well tempered machine that&apos;s a delight to use. It literally cut the labor in half. Just another example of getting what you pay for.

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  @TravisSon-w8p · 2 weeks ago

  Excellent work. The preparation, testing, and the way you backed up your conclusions with actual measurements really stood out. I’m working toward becoming a content creator myself, and this is the kind of work I want to model: clear, thorough, useful. You didn’t just give an opinion; you showed the work. Much respect from Chicago.”

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  @codacreator6162 · 2 years ago

  I’ll probably never install a Shelix in my DeWalt planer, but I learned a ton that I didn’t know about my planer just by watching. Thank you!

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  @skibird7733 · 5 months ago

  I&apos;m amazed that the sound of just the machine running is so different. &nbsp;Never would have predicted that.

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  @das250250 · 4 years ago

  Thumbs up because you invested in the video by buying two units ..got to admire anybody who puts skin in the game

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  @G.I.JeffsWorkbench · 1 year ago

  First time viewer, now subscriber. I’m attracted to your straightforward and scientific-ish style. Watched this vid. as part of my research on the DW735, and interest in the wisdom of forking over ~60% of the planer cost to upgrade the cutter head. Your vid. was full of helpful data points. My biggest takeaway is the need for a 20A breaker. Though advertised as only needing a 15A circuit, it’s clear to me that 20A is the way to go, particularly if upgrading to a shelix. Good to know. You raised so many other key points that other YouTube “actors” don’t (OEM vs. undersized; planing end grain, effects on warranty, etc.), that I consider your vid. one of the best, if not the best, that folks should watch as part of their DW735 research. Final plus: no outrageous/clickbait title. Bravo sir.

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  @Thescribler · 4 years ago

  i like this guy. he&apos;s doing some due diligence. respect.

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  @HoroRH · 5 years ago

  Wow. This was the most comprehensive and analytical review of a home hobbiest product I’ve seen. Thx very much for an excellent vid.

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  @ThomasLips · 4 years ago

  I really appreciate you making this video. It answered a lot of questions. I recently bought the dewalt as my 25 year old delta was getting tired... or maybe I was getting tired of it 😉<br>I solved the tear out problem years ago by buying a thickness sander. I go to the sander with my material .0625&quot; thicker than finished dimensions and take .015&quot; per pass.<br>As a small furniture maker the extra effort guarantees me a perfect product with no tear out. <br>I subscribed to your channel after watching this first video... well done!!!

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  @prodigalglenn · 11 months ago

  THIS is an excellent video, done with clarity and valuable info. &nbsp;Thanks Snekker!!

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  @DIYerGuy · 3 years ago

  This is a very interesting video and comparison especially because I&apos;m also an electronics engineer. &nbsp;As was previously mentioned, there are issues with the differences in age of the bearings, wear-and-tear, etc with the older planer. &nbsp;How much of a difference, or to what extent those differences would have a direct correlation to amperage draw is hard to say. &nbsp;Since one machine is from 2017 and the other from 2020 (I think that&apos;s what you said), there would obviously be differences between the two machines in terms of &quot;burn-in&quot;, meaning that all mechanical aspects of the system are more or less &quot;settled&quot; (though of course, nothing in a mechanical system is ever permanently settled). &nbsp;Another consideration would be the possible differences in the motor efficiency between the older machine and the newer one: I doubt DeWalt would be willing to provide any quantitative numbers on either machine&apos;s motors in terms of efficiency based on their respective serial numbers (which could be traced directly back to a production run, etc). &nbsp;If the newer machine&apos;s motor &nbsp;(and other machines going forward) reflects a slight design improvement that increases its efficiency to do work, how would anyone know, except DeWalt perhaps. &nbsp;Also, there may be some unknown &quot;minor improvement&quot; in some other parts of the the system that could yield less stress on the motors and so produce less current draw. &nbsp;Too many unknown variables. &nbsp; Since your first machine has been in use, it&apos;s probably not a good test candidate to use as a DUT (Device Under Test) in a comparison because of the previously mentioned use/wear-tear issues. &nbsp;It would be more accurate to make a comparison between two of the same model machines, from the same manufacturing runs - if that&apos;s even possible, which I doubt - that are newly purchased together, and from the same vendor. &nbsp;But there could still be a question on the efficiency of the motors between two of the same machine, so purchasing two new machines is not a perfect solution, not to mention a costly one. &nbsp;It would be less costly to simply swap blades, i.e. put the stock blades from the newer machine into the old machine and see what the results produce, and visa-versa, put the helix blades into the newer machine and see what that produces then compare the results. &nbsp;Though this was not exactly a scientifically accurate comparison, I still think the comparison was revealing enough and was a very interesting video. &nbsp;Thank you for taking the time and effort to do this. &nbsp;And I hope you find use for the 2nd planer! &nbsp;By the way I am thinking of purchasing the very same DeWalt planner so not only was your video interesting and informative, I learned that there are after-market Helix blades (who knew!) and a bit about the internals of that planner as well ! &nbsp; I look forward to some of your other videos !

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