New Planer

[DaninVan]

I may have mentioned that I pulled the trigger on a new planer...
https://www.kmstools.com/magnum-industr ... laner.html
I Think it's sold in the US under the Cutech name(?)
I love it! Helical carbide insert cutterhead, two speed drive rollers, and an absolutely brilliant cut depth device.
You insert your material into the infeed side but only about a 1/2", under a clearly marked arrow on the case. Crank down the cutterhead until a little button makes contact. It mechanically activates a needle on a gauge which very accurately shows you how much you'll be removing as you very carefully continue to lower the cutterhead. It is VERY accurate.
I was able to plane some thin strips down to .315" when my finished requirement was .3125' (5/16")
I figured the final .02" would allow for a quick pass with 220gr sandpaper.
I also ran some endgrain cutting board offcuts through out of curiosity. I just took a whisker off and it was perfect! No edge damage or other nasty sh*t.
ALSO; NO SNIPE!!!

[DaninVan]

I just noticed that i wrote "I figured the final .02" would allow for a quick pass with 220gr sandpaper."
That should have been .002"...big difference!
Remember at the old website, one of the members was obsessed with working wood to metal machinists standards?... lol

[Cherryville Chuck]

I just noticed that i wrote "I figured the final .02" would allow for a quick pass with 220gr sandpaper."
That should have been .002"...big difference!
Remember at the old website, one of the members was obsessed with working wood to metal machinists standards?... lol

Jerry Bowen in particular.

I wonder how you get away with no snipe? My interpretation for what causes snipe is the planer head lifting up on the infeed side as you start and the infeed side dropping as the board passes the infeed roller and lets that side drop.

[DaninVan]

I just noticed that i wrote "I figured the final .02" would allow for a quick pass with 220gr sandpaper."
That should have been .002"...big difference!
Remember at the old website, one of the members was obsessed with working wood to metal machinists standards?... lol

Jerry Bowen in particular.

I wonder how you get away with no snipe? My interpretation for what causes snipe is the planer head lifting up on the infeed side as you start and the infeed side dropping as the board passes the infeed roller and lets that side drop.

Jerry, yes; I had a brain freeze.
Charles, I have no idea why it's working so well, but I'm not complaining! When I did the overhaul of my old Delta, I concentrated on getting the feed roll to cutterhead adjustment precise and also the infeed and outfeed tables exactly level and flat with the table beneath the cutterhead.
After completing the overhaul, I ran some test wood pieces through it and the snipe had pretty much disappeared. I think those adjustments may well be critical.