Delta TP400LS Snipe

I had a similar problem with my planer (different brand). I ended up putting
paste wax on the entire feeding surface. This worked like a charm. It turned
out I had a little sap residue making the wood bind just enough to cause
snipe.

Bill wrote:

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> It's the last 2 inches or so on the side opposite the cutting head lock.
> Everytime.

Try lifting up the end of the board slightly as the board exits the planer.

--
Jack Novak
Buffalo, NY - USA
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Bill wrote:

> This "Virtually Snipeless" planer is sniping like a @#&^*%. I've tried
> extra outfeed supports and aligning the built in infeed and outfeed
> tables. Aside from getting NASA engineers down here to align this
> thing, what's the trick?

What are you trying to plane? How are you trying to plane it? Are the
knives clean? Are the knives sharp?

For example, I've heard of people getting good results when the infeed and
outfeed tables are at a slight upward angle in relationship to the planer
tray below the cutters.

You may also have some sap in the knives.

--
gabriel

... Or you may be trying to take off too much in one pass, or the wood in
questions is specially knotty/figured and you have to take off much less on
each pass, etc...

So tell us more!

--
gabriel

Bill,

I'll do a little shilling for John Lucas and his site
http://www.woodshopdemos.com . Look here
http://www.woodshopdemos.com/plan-pm.htm which shows the "carrier" he's
using on his planer. There is an article about what he did to
reduce/eliminate snipe someplace on his site and I can't find it right now,
but the url I gave you shows a picture of it. Maybe if John is lurking
about he can provide a link for that article.

Bob S.


"Bill" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> This "Virtually Snipeless" planer is sniping like a @#&^*%. I've tried
extra
> outfeed supports and aligning the built in infeed and outfeed tables.
Aside
> from getting NASA engineers down here to align this thing, what's the
trick?
>
>

"gabriel" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Bill wrote:
>
> > This "Virtually Snipeless" planer is sniping like a @#&^*%. I've tried
> > extra outfeed supports and aligning the built in infeed and outfeed
> > tables. Aside from getting NASA engineers down here to align this
> > thing, what's the trick?
>
> What are you trying to plane? How are you trying to plane it? Are the
> knives clean? Are the knives sharp?


New blades, pine and poplar today, has also done it on oak. I have inverted
and reversed the boards to see if grain was the problem


>
> For example, I've heard of people getting good results when the infeed and
> outfeed tables are at a slight upward angle in relationship to the planer
> tray below the cutters.
>
> You may also have some sap in the knives.


It's the last 2 inches or so on the side opposite the cutting head lock.
Everytime.


>
> --
> gabriel