Jointer snipe help please
#14
Raise the outfeed table a little and do test cuts until the snipe disappears.

This works for me with helical head cutters.
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(09-08-2020, 07:18 AM)stav Wrote: If I am reading this correctly, it sounds as if the board is dropping into the cutter as it leaves the in feed table. So I would go with the suggestion that the out feed is too low.  I am no jointer expert though.

(09-09-2020, 09:41 AM)rwe2156 Wrote: Raise the outfeed table a little and do test cuts until the snipe disappears.

This works for me with helical head cutters.

As I had not removed the infeed table, I did just that, cleaned it, and spent way too much time re-aligning everything. This time, it appears to be dialed in -- I am not seeing snipe. We'll see if it sticks.

Thanks for the advice.
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Aram, always learning

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#16
It sounds like the out feed table is too low, I would ever so slightly raise it. That solved my snipe issue.
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