Hi y’all I just got a jet 13 inch benchtop helical style planer and I’m having a little trouble because the infeed and outfeed tables and the table itself are all kind of warped and it’s a little difficult to get things perfectly straight and this is messing up the cuts sometimes it takes deeper cuts on one side deeper cuts on the other side and most of the times it does snipe on both ends just wondering if anybody has this planer and notice the same issues and what they’ve done to correct it I have just built a all-in-one table for the planer but yet to try it just curious thank you.
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"Kind of warped" is not really enough information. Are they damaged as in "bent" or just in need of alignment. The brand and model of planer might be helpful and some photos of the "kind of warped" would definitely help.
(oops. I just noticed that my brain skipped right past the name "Jet". Sorry)
Snipe is probably a separate issue. There has been lots of discussions on this and other forums about its causes and corrections.
Your "all-in-one" table might be a good work around.
Having said that, my best advice would be to use the name and model number to search on line for a user manual. That will give you all the information you need to make adjustments.
Yea the bed is bowed horizontaly to the in feed and outfeed and and lining everything up with a straight edge makes it worse I'm guessing because of warp in bed table
I'm assuming that this is not a new machine. If it is, of course, take it back. If not, I would be worried that the problem goes deeper than the bed being warped. Why is it warped? Did the machine roll off of someone's work bench? Is the frame bent or cracked? Much closer investigation seems warranted. A partial tear down would seem appropriate until you find the cause.
Like the man said return it if it’s new. In addition you might consider returning for a refund and switch to the new version of the Oliver. It has a true Byrd Shelix head. It may be $100 more but the Byrd head would be worth it.