SpeTool H01001 13-inch Spiral Helical Cutterhead for DeWalt DW735 / DW735X

I have been dragging my feet for about a year to do this upgrade to my plainer. The cost for this cutterhead came down enough to spend the money, because I was needing to buy new knives and for a couple hundred dollars and a couple hours of work it made sense.
The installation went well, the most time consuming work was installing the inserts.
As you can see by my picture all the tools and replacement cutters fit in the tool tray inside the Dewalt 735.
Time to make some more dust!

Changed my straight knives to the SpeTool helical head on my planer and it is so much quieter and butter smooth! Plus it has more cutters than the shelix and costs much less! Well worth the investment.

The process was fairly easy, and the thing works as hoped for immediately. I don't have any lines or anything straight away, didn't even have to adjust anything (though was was careful to thoroughly tighten and verify the cutters were seated properly as I initially installed them). The sound volume reduction is honestly impressive, I did not buy it for that reason but the difference is huge - the straight blades absolutely SCREAM compared to this. Of course you should always wear ear protection, but it goes from "my neighbors are angry" to only really needing EP if you're actively working next to it. The finish is great too. I once saw it mentioned that upgrading to helical would keep your machine on the edge of popping it's circuit breaker (due to the constant contact/resistance of the helical cutters, versus a straight blade that contacts, then doesn't, then does again, repeating) but I have not had any circuits trip either on the machine or from the wall - granted I do finish cuts always, never fast, and I never go more than 1/16th per pass, so I'm not pushing it as hard as you possibly could. My only complaint is the blades themselves could be sharper (were not able to pass the arm hair shave test like a fresh set of dewalt blades are) so the machine is working harder than it would otherwise be. Be aware, it requires an unusually large socket (24mm) to get the main nut off, and it also requires a pair of snap ring pliers to complete the task. I suggest you watch the installation video all the way through before beginning so you make sure you have what you need and don't have to stop and visit Lowe's Depot half way through like I did haha

So far so good. Easy to install and leaves my stock buttery smootg

The cutter head comes nicely packaged, with each little cutter blade in its own slot in the plastic containers. Also helpfully comesd with a tool and bit for installing the cutters. It is heavy and solid and has very high quality feel. I did have an issue in that one of the holes for the screws whcih hold the cuters was improperly threaded. Coudl nto get it to go in flush after much effort. That was frustrating. But I wrote to their customer service email address and within 48 hours they had responded and they already had a replacement head on the way. INstallation was a bit tricky -- at least for me -- and make sure to review teh whole video before doing anything, as I installed all of the cutters and then had to remove them to get the tool in. But all in all, very happy with it so far. Workds great and produces smooth wood requiring littel sanding.

I was talking myself out of upgrade to helical head for almost a year. I chose spetool as I have used their router bits that are excellent so I knew they knew how to work with carbide. Omg ,,, the noice reduction is worth the upgrade by itself. I can hear myself without the noise protection . I ran some cherry boards and they look like 180-220 grit finish already. Long term use needs to be seen but I am very impressed right now

The SpeTool 13-inch Spiral Helical Cutterhead for the DW735/DW735X is a fantastic upgrade. Installation was much easier than I expected, and one detail really stood out: the carbide inserts come packaged separately in their own box, not pre-installed on the head.

That might sound small, but it actually saves a ton of time during installation - unlike other brands where you have to remove every single insert just to seat the cutterhead properly. With this design, I was able to drop the head in, torque everything correctly, and install the carbide inserts cleanly afterward.

Overall, great build quality, noticeably quieter operation, and a huge improvement in finish. Highly recommended.

The installation was (relatively) easy. Watched several YouTube videos on how to do it. Old cutter head was not easy to remove. I have only used it for two weekends and love this cutter head. Smooth boards, way less noise and way less bogging down/blowing the breaker when taking passes above 1/16.

I wanted to wait until my planer was out of warranty to replace the cutter head and really wish I hadn't. Overall a great purchase and experience.

Received the product on time. Packaging was perfect. Disappointed by no instructions included however there are very good Youtube videos online from individuals. Installation went well and first cuts proved great value. Installation will take no less than two hours for most. Strongly advise placing all screws and spring clips in a tray so you don't lose them!

This is a great price on a great upgrade. The installation wasn't difficult, but you definitely need to set time aside for it. There is noise reduction. Anecdotally, it doesn't appear to be as much as 50%, though. The finish is quite good and better than the straight blades. SpeTool makes great stuff. I am a repeat customer.