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Hi Guys,
I got one of these recently and i don’t think it’s calibrated properly…
It has a “Calibrated Depth Adjustment Knob for accurate depth setting and eliminating the need to re-zero your depth”
but set at zero, it takes a cut all along the length of a board and i’m getting a slight arc – the end are probably 1/32 lower than the center on a 18 inch board.
Would have though that at 0 it would be only skimming off bumps and i’d get a perfectly flat cut…? Surely i can’t be that bad at using it – can i??
So questions; is it likely it’s calibrated wrong, or am i doing something wrong?
Can i re-calibrate it? I can’t find anything in the manual..
Many Thanks!
Am I reading your post correctly … on an 18″ board the planer is taking off more in the front and at the back of the board? …
There is something called “snipe” on pretty much all planers. This is where the last couple of inches or so of the board are shaved off a bit deeper than the rest. This is normally a function of the last rollers releasing the wood and the slight up movement allows the cutting heads to cut a bit deeper.
Is it snipe you are encountering ??
Colin