Dennis O'Shea Posted October 10, 2018 Report Share Posted October 10, 2018 I have had the planner for over a year and love it I have never had a problem with snipe it has performed perfectly I decided it was time to change the blades or i guess just flip them around took me a little over a half hour. Here is my problem I now have developed a snipe at the beginning of the cut about three inches in from the start of the cut.If I take the board and feed it at an angle no snipe .It not bad its just annoying did I do some thing wrong when I changed the blades around.Can't figure it out .I would appreciate and suggestions Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted October 10, 2018 Report Share Posted October 10, 2018 Is the board strait and flat with no twist cup or other? If i feed in boards that are twisted or warped in some manner the snipe is always WAY worse on my 735 than the non-existent snipe when feeding perfectly jointed material. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeslayer Posted October 10, 2018 Report Share Posted October 10, 2018 I’ve never had that problem with my 735 Dennis, is it possible the the infeed table has become misaligned for some reason, are you using original DeWalt blades or aftermarket blades? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis O'Shea Posted October 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2018 3 minutes ago, treeslayer said: I’ve never had that problem with my 735 Dennis, is it possible the the infeed table has become misaligned for some reason, are you using original DeWalt blades or aftermarket blades? I am using the original Blades that were on there I just used the other side I will check the in feed table though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis O'Shea Posted October 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2018 6 minutes ago, Chestnut said: Is the board strait and flat with no twist cup or other? If i feed in boards that are twisted or warped in some manner the snipe is always WAY worse on my 735 than the non-existent snipe when feeding perfectly jointed material. I had run them through my jointer before never had this problem till i flipped the blades Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryMcK Posted October 10, 2018 Report Share Posted October 10, 2018 Have you got the blades facing the right way? Trailing edge has the clearance chamfer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted October 10, 2018 Report Share Posted October 10, 2018 Do you have Dewalts infeed table? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jfitz Posted October 10, 2018 Report Share Posted October 10, 2018 +1 on : - blades facing the right way? - clean your rollers - wax the table - adjust table(s) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis O'Shea Posted October 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2018 33 minutes ago, TerryMcK said: Have you got the blades facing the right way? Trailing edge has the clearance chamfer. The cut is perfect just the snipe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis O'Shea Posted October 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2018 12 minutes ago, Jfitz said: +1 on : - blades facing the right way? - clean your rollers - wax the table - adjust table(s) yes they are did all the cleaning while I changed the blades I need to check the tables I was very careful when I changed the blades 24 minutes ago, K Cooper said: Do you have Dewalts infeed table? yes I do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted October 10, 2018 Report Share Posted October 10, 2018 @Jfitz beat me to it. I would raise the planer head/motor up out of the way and line all three tables up with a straight edge.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted October 11, 2018 Report Share Posted October 11, 2018 If the boards aren't terribly long, try removing the add-on tables. Mine just has the central base, which has no adjustment that I can see. I don't get snipe unless I plane a long board, and forget to lift up on the trailing end. Gravity will lever the leading end up until the rear feed roller grabs it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted October 11, 2018 Report Share Posted October 11, 2018 3 hours ago, K Cooper said: @Jfitz beat me to it. I would raise the planer head/motor up out of the way and line all three tables up with a straight edge.. Coop, DeWalt actually doesn't line them up perfectly. Each one is raised at the far end to help with snipe from the get go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jfitz Posted October 11, 2018 Report Share Posted October 11, 2018 On mine, I raise the planer all the way and then place a straightedge across the bed (through the planer) raised on some coins (nickels), then I adjust the tips of the tables up to that point - this way they're always tipped "up". it seems to help a lot with snipe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted October 11, 2018 Report Share Posted October 11, 2018 2 hours ago, Brendon_t said: Coop, DeWalt actually doesn't line them up perfectly. Each one is raised at the far end to help with snipe from the get go. I did not know that, after 3 years of using mine. Thanks Edit/disclaimer. l probably put mine together using those fairly new darn instructions that have nothing but the funky illustrations instead of instructions that actually have words to follow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis O'Shea Posted October 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2018 Thanks for all your input made a slight adjustment to the out feed table and that was the end of the Dreaded snipe Yipee Again thanks for all your input or was it output well anyway thanks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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