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What causes snipe on a thickness planer?
Snipe is simply when a board is cut deeper on the beginning or end when going through a planer. This is typically caused by the board lifting up into the cutter head while it’s only being held down by one of the pressure rollers. The pressure rollers are on the outside and the cutterhead is in the middle.
Do all planers have snipe?
Planer snipe is a common phenomenon with almost all planers and its one truth one cannot run away from. It will always be around and I am quite sure almost all who use wood have experienced this on several occasions.
What is snipe when planing?
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Snipe, in woodworking, is a noticeably deeper cut on the leading and/or trailing end of a board after having passed through a thickness planer or jointer.
When does a planer Snipe on a long board?
Planer “snipe” is when a planer cuts a little bit deeper at the beginning or end of a long board.
What causes a planer cutter head to snipe?
Another cause of snipe can be if long boards are fed into the planer unsupported. this will cause the board to tilt up a little and get close to the cutter head at the beginning and end of the board. The rubber infeed and outfeed rollers are spring loaded and only press down so hard, so they won’t prevent the board from tilting up a little bit.
How big is the Snipe on a Delta thickness planer?
On my old Delta thickness planer, this snipe is on the order of 0.008″ (0.2 mm). Fortunately, the rollers are very close to the cutter head, so only the first and last 5 cm of the board are affected.
When to use a thickness planer vs hand Planer?
A thickness planer is a worthy investment if you need to reclaim old lumber or dimension boards for a project. It beats painstakingly using a hand planer every time if you need to alter the thickness of long, hardwood boards. However, most thickness planer models have one thing in common: producing snipe.