Wixey Digital Planer Gauge – Electronic Digital Readout & Thickness Measuring Tool – Accurate Calibration & Digital Dimensions – Perfect Portable Planer Accessory for Woodworking Upgrade

I'm a bit of a gadget/mod nut, so I was attracted to the idea of a DRO on my new DW735 planer. Also, like many I know, I don't use the planer every day, so I have it on the bottom of a rolling cart with another tool on top (in general, I see a lot of people with this planer set up considerably below eye level). With the planer low to the ground, it is sometimes difficult to get the first setup correct as the built in depth gauge isn't very accurate and is difficult to read unless you view it head-on. This changes everything. The display faces up and I can very easily get a very accurate setup without having to crouch way down to the ground. Frankly, I'd be happy if this got me in the ballpark but the thing seems really pretty accurate. Checking against a caliper I'm within .005" (usually even better) to the DRO reading on typical thickness boards (i.e. 3/4", 1", etc). I haven't planed any super thick stock but see no reason why this wouldn't be accurate across the entire range of the planer. Only a couple of downsides. The manual sucks. Keep it handy for reference, but when you are ready to install, search YouTube for this DRO and watch a couple of the several videos there on setup. None are great cinema, but there is some really useful info there. Once you see it, it all makes sense. The only other criticism I'd have is the way the controls work. Honestly, once you set it up you really don't have to touch anything unless you want to change units but a couple of times I've hit the wrong button as they aren't clearly marked as to whether the text refers to the button above or below the text at first glance (I just realized looking at the picture on the Amazon listing that my text is printed differently than in the picture - mine has the text below the button, no "hold to cal" lettering and no "brackets" indicating which button the text belongs to). A couple of times I've held the On/Off button to turn it off (just muscle memory from other devices) and it goes into calibrate mode (I'm glad they seem to have added "hold to cal"). Regardless the DRO works great and is a great timesaver and just makes it easier to get the result you are after. If they have updated the display buttons like in the listing picture since I bought mine (December, 2021) even better.

I have the Dewalt 735 and the Wixey Digital Planer Guage really made a huge improvement on matching board thickness. Easy to install. I highly recommend!

So far so good. Haven't really put it through the paces but what bit I have used the gauge it has been dead on. Makes sizing boards a breeze. Install was very easy on my DeWalt 734. A couple things to watch out for during install. I aligned the edge of the gauge with the edge of the yellow plastic shroud around the planer. I also used the screws along with the sticky pads to attach the gauge. Aligning with the edge caused a couple issues. First the top screw that holds the should on interferes with lifting the gauge bar to calibrate a board. Second the infeed table when folded up just barely rubs on the bracket screw of the gauge. Had I moved the gauge over just 1/8 inch both of these issues would be eliminated. I drilled a new hole for the shroud screw moving it over about an inch. The screw rubbing on the infeed table should not cause a problem. I do fold up my tables quite often as my planer and miter saw are on a flip table.

I would have rated this product 5 stars except for the problems I had during installation. First of all, the use of metric nuts and screws makes this project tougher than it needs to be. I have some metric sockets but not a 7mm. I had to wrap paper around the nut so it would fit with a 9mm socket I had. I ultimately had to use vise grips to ensure the screws were firmly in place. Next the drill bit is metric, broke drilling the first hole! It seemed close to a 1/8" size so I used that. If it was provided in English units instead of metric, the job would have been done faster. Despite these problems, the unit is excellent and provides very accurate measurements. I am not sure why this is not an option when buying the planer! After spending all the money on the planer, this is a no brainer! The existing red indicator for thickness is useless. I would highly recommend purchasing this. Also, check out You Tube videos for a simplified explanation and sequence to install, recommend Dirt Farmer Jay - best one out there. Enjoy!

Very good 👍

Easy to install and works well

Relatively easy to install and calibrate. Adds a lot of accuracy and repeatability to planing. Instructions are a bit cryptic but there are plenty of good YouTube instructional videos out there to guide your installation.

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Love this little unit so far. I've installed it on a DeWalt DW735 planer and it has performed flawlessly since I installed it. I love the ability to know how much further I have to go until I reach my desired thickness as well as knowing how much I am taking off per pass and exactly how thick the board is when done. I've been procrastinating on buying this for a while but if I knew then what I know now, I would have purchased it ages ago. One thing to note is that the thickness scale on my DW735 had an offset to it which made the supplied hardware unusable for mounting the new scale to the planer. (it was too short) Nothing to worry about because a 1/2"X#8 self tapping screw corrected that problem quickly. Love this little product.

Excellent device, easy to fit and calibrate, the many youtube videos help but the written instructions are adequate. It certainly beats a tape measure for measuring board thickness.

It was very easy to install and calibrate. The instructions are easy to follow. After use it shows to be very accurate when comparing to the results using a calliper. Would recommend.