hi all, I bought a Dewalt DW735-XE thicknesser with a view to eventually fitting a Shelix spiral cutter head for reduced noise and superior quality of cut, esp with cranky grains.
At one of the stands at the recent Melbourne Timber and Working with Wood Show, the sellers of the Shelix head told me that their biggest seller was for this particular thicknesser. They had a demo thicknesser which showed just how quiet the Shelix head was. Mind you, the thicknesser was very quiet too, with a big induction motor.
Big shock when I fired up the Dewalt and the noise level was 95 dB unloaded. A real screamer :o
Checked the manual, sure enough, it is rated at 95dB. Put a piece of hardwood through it, and the sound level only went up to 96dB. For a comparison, the nearby 2HP dust collector was only putting out 85 dB measured from 2.5 metres away.
Wondering why such a little machine makes such a loud sound - the universal motor, the three blades? Any suggestions please?
Having a re-think about getting a Shelix head for this unit - I doubt it will lower the overall noise, unless the three blades are the main culprit.
Does anyone have any experience with the Shelix spiral cutter on this Dewalt thicknesser?
At one of the stands at the recent Melbourne Timber and Working with Wood Show, the sellers of the Shelix head told me that their biggest seller was for this particular thicknesser. They had a demo thicknesser which showed just how quiet the Shelix head was. Mind you, the thicknesser was very quiet too, with a big induction motor.
Big shock when I fired up the Dewalt and the noise level was 95 dB unloaded. A real screamer :o
Checked the manual, sure enough, it is rated at 95dB. Put a piece of hardwood through it, and the sound level only went up to 96dB. For a comparison, the nearby 2HP dust collector was only putting out 85 dB measured from 2.5 metres away.
Wondering why such a little machine makes such a loud sound - the universal motor, the three blades? Any suggestions please?
Having a re-think about getting a Shelix head for this unit - I doubt it will lower the overall noise, unless the three blades are the main culprit.
Does anyone have any experience with the Shelix spiral cutter on this Dewalt thicknesser?
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