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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Noise level. I upgraded my 15” Jet planer to a Shelix Head and on a guess I would suspect that the noise level dropped from almost tolerable with hearing protect to very tolerable without. In my opinion that is the single best benefit. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>As for the speed. Actually Gary I don’t think it would have any effect. The head is still going to spin at whatever speed it spins and the wood is going to pass through at that speed, or at least in theory it should. But what do I know I’m not an engineer </span><span style='font-family:Wingdings;color:#1F497D'>J</span><span style='color:#1F497D'> I don’t think that there was any noticeable difference with my Jet when I upgraded it.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>2Dave<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Woodworkers [mailto:woodworkers-bounces@lists.sawdusters.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>gcw804--- via Woodworkers<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, December 09, 2017 10:15 AM<br><b>To:</b> woodworkers@lists.sawdusters.org<br><b>Cc:</b> gcw804@aol.com<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Woodworkers] Upgrading the DeWalt 735<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Tom, <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Have you read any comparisons of feet per minute with the regular head versus the Byrd head. I would imagine that since there is a blade in constant contact, the Byrd would be a little slower. It wouldn't matter in a home shop, but in a industrial setting, I would think it could add up to a lot more planning time over the course of a year.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Gary Williams<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>-----Original Message-----<br>From: Thomas E Lovelace via Woodworkers <<a href="mailto:woodworkers@lists.sawdusters.org">woodworkers@lists.sawdusters.org</a>><br>To: A place where woodworkers talk about woodworking <<a href="mailto:woodworkers@lists.sawdusters.org">woodworkers@lists.sawdusters.org</a>><br>Cc: Thomas E Lovelace <<a href="mailto:t.lovelace@icloud.com">t.lovelace@icloud.com</a>><br>Sent: Fri, Dec 8, 2017 9:25 pm<br>Subject: [Woodworkers] Upgrading the DeWalt 735<o:p></o:p></span></p><div id="AOLMsgPart_1.2_301e4158-5195-44fc-9bff-52235399a389"><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>If you are not considering changing the cutters in a DeWalt 735, you can just hit Delete.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;background:white'>I received the Byrd Shelix cutting head for the new DeWalt DW735 today.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Unfortunately, the planer has not even shipped yet. Soon, I am told.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>About the Shelix cutterhead:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>This thing comes with both bearings already installed, along with 40 cutters.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The cutting bits are arranged in 4 spirals around the shaft. Each spiral has 10 bits on it.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The package also comes with 4 extra cutters and a TP25 Torq bit and handle<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>As far as sound reduction, the following was copied from the Byrd Tools site;<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><ol start=1 type=1><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white;box-sizing: border-box'><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0D0D0D'>Extreme noise reduction</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0D0D0D'><br></span><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0D0D0D'>When you think of the straight knives in your original cutter head, they work just like a fan that moves air at very high speeds. This is what is causing the high noise levels when no wood is passing through the machine. With a SHELIX helical cutterhead, the knives are only 15mm (about ½” wide) and the air movement caused by each individual knife causes so much less noise that even the addition of all knives doesn’t generate as much noise as one straight knife. When you plane a 10 inch wide board for example, the traditional straight knives will cut these 10 inches straight off which also causes a high noise level. Because of the spiral pattern, a SHELIX head will remove only 15mm (about ½ inch) at any given time, causing a decreased noise level. While the noise level reduction is measurable in db, we cannot put a general number on it as it depends on your machine and many factors (width of the machine, number of straight knives, RPM’s etc.) However, many people report a noise reduction of up to 50%</span></b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0D0D0D'>.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></li></ol><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The heads are now available from Amazon for about $368 and with immediate delivery. Byrd sells them for $370 but has a 3 month waiting list !<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>TomL<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>_______________________________________________<br>I want to be one of my friends for a day so I can see how cool it is to hang out with me.<br><a href="mailto:Woodworkers@lists.sawdusters.org">Woodworkers@lists.sawdusters.org</a><br><br>To unsubscribe from this list -<br><a href="http://lists.sawdusters.org/listinfo.cgi/woodworkers-sawdusters.org" target="_blank">http://lists.sawdusters.org/listinfo.cgi/woodworkers-sawdusters.org</a><br><br>Address to contact the list ADMIN staff -<br>woodworkers-<a href="mailto:owner@lists.sawdusters.org">owner@lists.sawdusters.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></body></html>