Back in January, Stuart gave us a sneak peak of the Dewalt DCP580 cordless planer. Dewalt has now officially announced that their DCP580 20V Max brushless planer will soon be headed to the USA. If you have been eagerly anticipating this tool, your wait will soon be over.
The motor on this cordless planer spins up to 15,000 RPM, and besides being more efficient, Dewalt says the brushless motor helps the planer head maintain speed when the tool is under load. Dewalt’s press release doesn’t mention this, but according to the Amazon sales page, the cutting head is driven by a Poly-V drive belt.
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The planer’s twin-blade drum uses reversible carbide blades. This means that when one side dulls, you can rotate them around to expose fresh cutting edges. That also gives you time to order and receive replacement knives. They might be sharpenable, but that remains to be seen.
The planer has a 3-1/4″ width capacity and a height adjustment from 0 to 3/32″. It also has the capacity to cut up to 5/64″ rabbets. The sole of the plane also has a built in V-groove for chamfering sharp edges.
The 6.7 pound tool is ergonomically designed with a comfort-gripped handle, and it should be well-balanced for either horizontal and vertical planing.
A closer look at the height adjustment knob reveals a scale graduated in 1/256″ increments. It also looks to have a grippy overmold for user comfort.
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The planer features on-board key and blade storage, and a flip down foot or “kickstand” to keep the blades from getting damaged when you set the planer down. The kickstand will also protect finished or delicate surfaces from getting nicked by the blades.
The cordless planer will ship with an edge guide.
It features a built-in dust port that’s compatible with Dewalt’s universal dust connector system, which is sold separately.
This Dewalt adapter (~$16) is all you need to be able to connect a standard 1-1/4″ hose. A Dewalt dust extractor vac will fit without the need of an adapter.
- 3-1/4″ cutting width
- 5/64″ rabbet capacity
- 15,000 RPMs
- Height adjustable from 0 to 3/32″
- Weighs 6.7 lbs (tool only)
Dewalt says the DCP580B 20V Max brushless planer will sell for approximately $199 as a bare tool. It looks like Amazon is already taking pre-orders, with the early price set a $228 shipped free with Prime. Check back soon to see if the price drops down.
Price: ~$199
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First Thoughts
Dewalt describes their new cordless planer as being ideal for use in scribing cabinets and countertops, leveling framing lumber, chamfering handrails, post beveling door edges, as well as shaping and tapering wood trim.
As a reminder, Milwaukee has also come out with a new M18 cordless planer. Both look to be very competitively designed, in terms of motor specs, cutting specs, and ergonomics (going by the images, as we haven’t handled the Dewalt yet).
The Dewalt is equipped with a brushless motor, which might give the Dewalt an edge in terms of cutting performance, runtime, or both.
What do you think, is this everything you could want in a cordless planer?
fred
Maybe
This was a class of tool – along with routers that really challenged the notion of what could be made as useful cordless tools. I was very skeptical – about how a cordless planer could possibly compete with a corded model like my old Porter Cable 126 used mostly for doors or my more compact Dewalt DW677. Considering the number of brands that are now offering cordless planers – I must have been wrong – and while this Dewalt cordless will not exactly replace all sorts of corded planers for heavy-duty work – I guess it will fill a niche. Now when they can make a cordless to replace a big Mafell then they will have something.
Adam
$199 would compare very favourably against UK prices. I could be tempted if it wasn’t for the fact I have a very lightly used corded yellow. Lovely kit but I can’t justify it against my anticipated usage.
mike
Hi
already shipping in Europe (UK / Germany)
I have one since about a week
first usage/experiance is Great !
first cordless planer from Dewalt ever
several sales / shipping options
dcp580n (bare tools boxed) NO Dustbag
dcp580NT , T = comes in a TSTAK
dck6xxx big 4-7 Kit planer & Dustbag
I can highly recommend !
Nathan
color me intrigued I bought a planner years ago for a project and it didn’t work for squat. I don’t know what compelled me to consider the thing, other than price but I decided I’d probably never use a skill product again either.
normally I’d want a corded model but now that I have so many batteries I can contend with the cordless flavor – especially when they offer something more. I mean I’ve acquired over 2 years some 5 or more batteries so swapping out and continuing shouldn’t be a big issue.
Chance
It should be noted that this planer also has an electronic brake which stops the blades very quickly. I feel the ergonomics are a bit off, but all-in-all a nice planer with good power and excellent run-time, a 5ah battery will usually last through a day of moderate use.
Ryan
It would be nice if it had the option to switch between left or right chip ejection liked the Milwaukee does. If Milwaukee made a fuel version it would likely be king in this segment.
Nate
Until they make it comparable to my PC 126…….no thanks!
fred
My personal USA-made #126 was bought in 1987 – and still works flawlessly. From what I read the PC replacement for the 126 – ( #9118) may have had some QC issues. Anyway – both are discontinued. I’ve tried the newer carbide spiral cutter (873096) that they made for the 126/9118 and it does not cut as well IMO as the older steel cutter. Because the PC steel cutters were getting hard to come by I bought a Dewalt DW677 in 1999 for rough work.
JoeM
Yeah, I want one. Don’t know why, but I do.
craig
I noticed that you have to purchase the dust bag separately if you purchase the bare tool. My question is do they have the dust bag available yet to purchase? Thank You
Benjamen
I can’t find it for sale in the US yet, there are a bunch of places in the UK selling it, just search for “DCP580B dust bag”