I have the same planer -- the Rigid
I have been very happy with the quality of the cut.
Snipe: I began to have a slight problem with snipe, so I asked the Rigid guys at the recent WW show at the Odeum in Chicago about this. They replied: "Adjust your infeed table a dime's width higher than level with the platen under the rollers." I was getting a little snipe on the front of the board.
Do not kid yourself -- this is an excellent planer. Those pricier 2-speed planers look real nice (like the Dewalt) but their cut isn't any better than the Rigid.
The blades on the Rigid are double sided and disposable. This is fine for me. This also means that setting the blades is completely FIXED --- there are no adjustments -- you bolt the blades in place and you are done, period -- and the tools to do this are attached to the planer in a little plastic box. This tool is darn near foolproof. My plan is to make a platform to use the planer as a 12" wide jointer -- per a FWW article.
Open up the box!
I own the Rigid planer and I'm very satisfied with it. Of course, it's my only planer experience, so I don't know how it compares with the SnipeMaster. 
It seems beefy enough for a hobbyist. One thing I really like is the preset thickness slider on the right side as you're looking at the infeed. I use the preset above the final thickness I want (1" for 3/4", e.g.) and then shave off a little at a time until I get the thickness I want.
I didn't have any problems with snipe at first, but after I "adjusted" the infeed & outfeed tables, I got a little snipe if I wasn't careful. Shoulda left it alone.
Of course, if you can get the Big Boy planer for about the same price, it may be a better deal....
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It seems beefy enough for a hobbyist. One thing I really like is the preset thickness slider on the right side as you're looking at the infeed. I use the preset above the final thickness I want (1" for 3/4", e.g.) and then shave off a little at a time until I get the thickness I want.
I didn't have any problems with snipe at first, but after I "adjusted" the infeed & outfeed tables, I got a little snipe if I wasn't careful. Shoulda left it alone.
Of course, if you can get the Big Boy planer for about the same price, it may be a better deal....
g.
Snipe: I began to have a slight problem with snipe, so I asked the Rigid guys at the recent WW show at the Odeum in Chicago about this. They replied: "Adjust your infeed table a dime's width higher than level with the platen under the rollers." I was getting a little snipe on the front of the board.
Do not kid yourself -- this is an excellent planer. Those pricier 2-speed planers look real nice (like the Dewalt) but their cut isn't any better than the Rigid.
The blades on the Rigid are double sided and disposable. This is fine for me. This also means that setting the blades is completely FIXED --- there are no adjustments -- you bolt the blades in place and you are done, period -- and the tools to do this are attached to the planer in a little plastic box. This tool is darn near foolproof. My plan is to make a platform to use the planer as a 12" wide jointer -- per a FWW article.
Open up the box!
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