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   hammer1 | Mar 15, 2010 10:06am | #1

   I don't think we have the Triton thicknessers available in the U.S. Snipe is difficult to avoid due to the way planers are made. I don't know if there are any adjustments to the bed rollers on the Triton. Unplug the machine and raise it open. Take a straight edge, like the 12" metal rule from a combination square. Run that across the bed rollers. You will hear and feel the rule drop as it comes off the front roller. This is where you get most of the snipe. If possible, you can adjust the bed rollers as close to the bed as possible. This will reduce the depth of the snipe so it can be sanded out. One problem is that the machine may not feed stock that is rough on the bottom.

   I just finished readjusting my 15" Delta planer which is a stationary machine, not a portable. Snipe has been reduced to almost nothing, at least I don't have to allow extra and cut it off. You also get some when the end of the board passes through the feed roll and is released by the pressure bar. Holding flat to the outfeed table eliminates this but my machine is much larger. I can also adjust the pressure bar which you may not be able to do. I don't know how much adjustability the portables have.

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   WyoRob | Mar 15, 2010 12:21pm | #2

   use strips

   In addition to adjustments, etc. on your machine, I have found that on a short piece it helps to attach strips of cheap wood (plywood works) to both sides a tiny bit thicker (to start) than your board and at least 6" (15 cm) longer on each end. Double sided tape works, or brads. The snipe ends up on your sacrificial wood, not your board.