Wixey WR510 Electronic Digital Readout Kit: Get Accurate Measurements for Portable Planers

Old Hilly: 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.

Australia on Oct 07, 2023

Daniel G.: I’m terrible at reading analogue gauges of any kind, at lest of precision is required. This tool is a dramatic improvement for my Dewalt 735, after calibration, digital calipers match the read out. This lets me truly measure twice, with confidence that I didn’t misread what side of the line a metal indicator is. Instruction for installation are complex and confusing, but it really is pretty easy if you follow a YouTube tutorial.

United States on Aug 22, 2023

Hernan Garcia: 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.

Canada on Jul 27, 2023

Wesley Owls: Display flickers and goes out when running the planer seller was not very helpful, I am pretty sure it was used and returned, they just sold it to me again.

Canada on May 10, 2023

renaissance man: If you eyesight is good, you probably do not need this. But it sure makes it easier to read the height of the planer. The accuracy is less than the precision of the instrument. This is due to the fact that the planer moves as it processes the wood. So I still use a caliper to check the last 1/128". I have not used it enough yet to completely trust it to 1/64", but it is definitely good for 1/32".

I like that it gives both the decimal and fractional readings simultaneously. It would be nice to show the nearest fraction at all times and have an indicator on when the fraction is spot on.

United States on Jan 15, 2023

richardrichard: I suffered with a useless gauge forever, it would only work for 10 seconds at a time before resetting and glitching like crazy. I tried everything, disassembling and cleaning and taping the inside connectors, even additional solder. The final solution turned out to be a few dabs on hot glue.

Problem: Unit glitches like crazy and resets constantly, unusable. appears the battery's jiggle and loose connection.
Solution: put some hot glue over the batteries to secure them in place and provide constant contact with power. Instantly fixed the problem for me.

United States on Dec 14, 2022

Scott Pelly: Exactly as advertised works great

Canada on Nov 24, 2022

TASTAS: 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...

United States on Jan 19, 2022

K Whiteway: 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.

Canada on Apr 09, 2017

Raymond W Bowers: I love it! This is far more useful and easier to zero out than I expected. I thought it just told me the height setting absolute or with incremental changes. Little did I know that I could also take a piece of wood freshly planed, lift up the gauge and get an absolute measurement of the board's thickness too. Which then answered my question about how to zero it out. Just hit the button with that board in place and it is zeroed.

The instructions are horrible and there's different pieces in there to accommodate different types of planers. I was a bit anxious at first, but In the end it was easy and I only had to drill 2 small holes, and reused 2 which were already there.

Here is what worked for me.

Secure the Main Back Bracket over the old ruler:

1. I took the spring off the gauge, pulled the ruler and the gauge off the back mounting plate. It makes it easier to install since you can clearly see the holes and stuff.
2. Take the red thickness gauge marker off the DW735 and keep the 2 screws.
3. I clamped a straight edge across the infeed table. This lets you have hands free for the next 2 steps!
4. I took the mounting bracket/back plate, held it...

United States on Dec 19, 2012