I have an RC33 Delta 13 ” planer. Have been using it for years with pretty good results. Just startyed to mill some rough red oak and I’m getting snipe on the front end. Check the rollers and they are even at .03 ” above table. Have lighter and heavier cuts but snipe ios still there. Used a smooth board to see if there would be adifference but no. My manual does not have any trouble shooting suggestions. Got on the Delta web site and for the 15″ model (they don’t even list the older 13″job) and their suggestion for snipe is to lower the rollers below the bed. This didn’t make any sense to me why have them if they should not be used? But I tried it anyway, still the same. It’s Sunday of the Labor Day Weekend and nowhere else to turn.Can anyone out there help me? PLEASE
Len
Replies
okay, because its Sunday..... Snipe is usually caused by rollers being to high above the table so that when the board hits the outfeed roller it lifts and causes a slightly deeper cut and when it exits the infeed side it drops causing the same thing in reverse. You can sort of correct the problem by holding the board up as it enters and leaves the rollers but it is not the proper fix just a work around....sometimes. Adjusting the rollers down will work unless the problem is cause by 1) worn out rollers (how old is this machine?) or 2) bent table surface from feeding stock into the tool with the table set too tight. These two reasons can combine to make roller and table replacement necessary. Hope that helps. aloha, mike
when I'm planing short boards and don't want planer snipe, I joint one side first then plane the other side with the rollers taken out of the planer and with the bed waxed. Rough lumber is usually cut 1' longer than needed to accomodate end splitting and planer snipe.
PlaneWood by Mike_in_Katy (maker of fine sawdust!)
PlaneWood
This forum post is now archived. Commenting has been disabled