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I recently bought a 735 and immediately installed a Lux Cut III helical cutterhead in it- never used it with the straight knives cutter head. Might be a bit foolish, sure, but I knew I wanted a helical from the get go. And considering I’ve noticed nicks in the straight blades I removed without having ever used them, it seems that Dewalt blades are likely indeed as crummy as people say they are, and even if you went with the carbide edged straight blades from infinity tools, you’d be missing out on some of the benefits of the helical cutterhead over the stock blades.
Anyways, I say all this to say that one of the biggest oh **** moments I had the whole time I was swapping out the head, had to be putting the belt back on. I ended up needing to install the wheel with the belt already around it, using a clamp for leverage. It was a MASSIVE frustration.
Side note- got the lux cut going on a few test cuts, they’re really really nice, but it leaves some super faint lines along the length of the cutting operation. I think it might be a slightly mis seated cutter, gonna try to diagnose which ones are mis seated soon and better seat them, but could use any suggestions from people who have had experiences with Byrd or Lux Cut heads.
Anyways, I say all this to say that one of the biggest oh **** moments I had the whole time I was swapping out the head, had to be putting the belt back on. I ended up needing to install the wheel with the belt already around it, using a clamp for leverage. It was a MASSIVE frustration.
Side note- got the lux cut going on a few test cuts, they’re really really nice, but it leaves some super faint lines along the length of the cutting operation. I think it might be a slightly mis seated cutter, gonna try to diagnose which ones are mis seated soon and better seat them, but could use any suggestions from people who have had experiences with Byrd or Lux Cut heads.
