A thickness planer is a woodworking machine to trim boards to a consistent thickness throughout their length and flat on both surfaces. A planer consists mainly of an in feed roller, which pulls the board through to the cutting knives, then an out feed roller that ejects the board, which results in a smoother board. …
The purpose of a jointer is to turn rough lumber (warped, bowed, etc.) into a flat, usable board. A jointer can also straighten and square edges on your boards as well. A jointer can take the larger top or bottom surface of a board and make it perfectly flat. If you do not have a …
Is there a long lead time for DW735 SHELIX heads? Yes, but there are a lot of factors that cause such a long lead time. First is that the SHELIX head is one of a kind, and only one factory in the world can make this high quality head- and that’s the Byrd Tool Corporation. …
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We get this question a lot: Why would I pay for a blade that goes inside the machine that cost as much as the machine itself? We get that it may seem difficult to justify this purchase. But it’s not just another purchase for workshop, it’s an investment. Here’s a few reasons why we believe …
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Some woodworkers may tell you the switch to a more expensive Shelix head is not worth the money. Most likely, those who haven’t experienced the difference. After making the switch, you’ll wonder why you didn’t make it sooner. We’ve compared the standard factory blade on our planer and jointer, to the Byrd Tool Shelix Head, …
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This step-by-step guide will take you you through the straightforward process of installing a Shelix cutterhead in a Delta DJ-20 jointer.
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I first found Ben from The Snekker Show while searching for a Byrd Tool Shelix head installation video for a Dewalt 735. But what really caught my attention, what really pulled me in was how detailed his observations were when it came to the installation process. After perusing Ben’s youtube channel, and then later his …
This step-by-step guide will take you you through the straightforward process of installing a Shelix cutterhead in a Dewalt (DW735) planer.
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