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OPERATION
ELIMINATING SNIPE
Snipe is a short depression created at the beginning
and/or end of a board after it passes through the
planer. Figure 5 shows how snipe occurs when a board
enters the cutting area of the planer with the leading
end elevated. The same effect can be created when
the trailing end of the board becomes elevated as the
workpiece exits the planer.
There are a few ways you can control snipe.
The most common cause of snipe is failure to fully
support the workpiece as the leading end enters the
planer and as the trailing end exits the planer. This can
be addressed by securely holding the workpiece to the
surface of the infeed table and not allowing the leading
end to elevate as it contacts the cutterhead.
If, after trying the above, snipe is still present,
try lessening the depth of cut by slightly raising the
height of the cutterhead (see previous section, “Height
Adjustment”).
FIGURE 5
FIGURE 6
A
B
If the workpiece continues to exhibit snipe, you may
need to adjust the height of the infeed and or outfeed
table. To do this, see Figure 6, then:
1. Fold the infeed and outfeed tables up in order to
locate the two infeed (A) and two outfeed (B) stop
screws.
2. Using a 10mm open wrench, loosen the retaining
nuts.
3. Adjust the stop screws, one set at a time, making
sure that they are at the same height. To check the
screw height, lower the table and confirm that both
screw heads are flush against the bottom of the table.
4. Re-test for snipe.