Man, I just can't get my Grizzly 12 1/2 " planer to not snipe. I have the outfeed table a little lower than level and the infeed a little higher. Is this the correct adjustment? I've seen some mention of using a wide sheet of malamine with cleats on top of the table to help support the wood being planed. I would love to hear some ideas to get this machine to behave. When I got it from Amazon, a lot of reviewers said they didn't get any snipe. As nearly as I can measure, I'm getting around .05" of snipe, on around 3 inches of each board end. Thanks in advance, Eddy
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I've always run both tables on the same level (to eachother). To reduce/eliminate snipe, run a backup piece with your stock.
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Adjust the tables both slightly high so that a straight edge sitting on the ends of the tables is the height of a nickel above the center table.Don, aka Pappy,
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PlatoComment
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Five thousandths and you're complaining? I'd be ecstatic if that's all I got out of my Delta. That's the best I've ever gotten, usually mine's up around eight or nine....
I usually keep a sacrificial piece of stock that I run through before and after the train of parts--first a throw-away, with a good piece butted up against it, followed by as many good pieces as possible, then another throw away. If the good pieces are long and narrow enough that you can start each one before the preceding is done, all the better. Butt them together tight, if not, trying to keep that head stock from whipping around.
Good luck, hope you do better than I!Measure it with a micrometer...
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Wood ButcherComment
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.05" is not 5 thousandths; it is 50 thousandthsJerry
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Ed
You set the tables backwards
You want them high not low (but ideally level)
An alternative is to simply place a 12-1/2" piece of wood across the entire unit from the infeed to the outfeed table. This creates a bed if you will and then alignment of the tables becomes moot
Put a small strip of wood under the infeed side of the "sled" to prevent it from being pulled into machine with the drive mechanism
I would also put some paint on the top surface to avoid friction (you could use Formica or even use particle board covered with foilwrap you know the white stuff used for shelves)
Anyway good luck
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Dr DaveComment
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Well Eddy, I feel your pain! I have an old Ryobi planner that has given me fits over time. The snipe was so bad that I was losing 3” of wood on both ends of the board I was planning and that is a lot of wood to waste.
Well one day I decided I was going to solve that problem so I sat down and came up with a design. I ended up buying a little kitchen type table made of Birch from IKEA as I could not even think about building one for the price they had that one on sale for. I then bolted my planer too it and then I then constructed out feed and then in feed collapsible support surfaces.
What I show here is pictures during the construction. This one shows the out feed one done and in its storage position.
This is a picture of the first test I ran through the new setup prior to doing the in feed side.
Where the folding sections meet the table of the planer they are dead level with it. On the out feed I made it go up a bit higher towards the end but it is like only a 1/8” rise. So anyway this took care of my snipe problems and is portable which is so important in my little shop.
KenComment
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FWIW - your technique may also be an issue. Whenever I get snipe using my Ridgid planer, it's usually due to "over-operating" the wood. If I use a gentle touch on both in-feed and out-feed I don't have any problems.
I also take very small cuts - 1/32" to 1/16". This also helps a great deal.
YMMV.
JRJRComment
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The both of the tables ends should be set slightly higher.
In a recent planer test the Grizzly showed the highest degree of snipe.
I believe kwgeorge's set up would significantly reduce snipe on practically any planer. Nice job!Comment
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Thanks for the advice guys. It sure is great to have this resource!! I already have my planer on a wooden roll-around stand. I think I could build folding extension tables pretty easily. I'll try to post a photo when its done (after I get over this flu bug). Thanks again. EddyComment
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