Everything you need to know about thickness-planer snipe
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- Опубликовано: 11 июл 2024
- Everyone with a thickness planer asks this question at some point. My intent with this video was to explain the causes and solutions well enough that snipe never really causes you much trouble again.
I put a lot more work into video production that I normally do, using a new audio setup, ultra-high-definition video, a lot more time preparing and processing, and I sacrificed a few beautiful pieces of wood to the planer so you could see what was going on inside. If you find it helpful, please consider supporting the channel by liking, subscribing, and sharing with other people who might find the information useful. You can also send me a tip at ko-fi.com/thesnekkershow.
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Technical information:
Video: Galaxy S10E cellphone at 4k 60fps
Audio: Rode Wireless Go and Rode lavalier microphone
Editing: PowerDirector 18
Planer: DeWalt DW735 with a Shelix cutterhead
Woods fed to the planer: Red oak, ambrosia maple, birch, and pear. Can you identify which was which?
Makeup and hair: Asked to remain anonymous, but they promised not to bill me if I dropped the charges
Chapters
0:00 What is snipe?
1:36 How machine design affects snipe
4:57 Proper infeed and outfeed support
7:12 Do the infeed/outfeed tables need to be flush or sloped?
11:11 Prepare your boards for reduced snipe
16:30 Sacrificial boards
19:49 Plan your plane train
22:37 Just cut off the snipe
23:40 Recap and conclusion 
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I've got quite a bit of experience, and I have to say this is a straight up, no nonsense, 100% correct video about planer snipe. Everything you say here is right on the money. Presentation is excellent too. Well done.
Thank you.
We recently lumbered a 36" maple, a 36" white ash, and a 32" pecan. After drying, we tried planing with a Rigid (Home Depot) 13" planer with 2 HSS knives ruclips.net/user/postUgkxIzvvTi3_Qc8JnVdYYRJCvuoDC4QjTzeL . This job was clearly too much for that machine. The pecan was particularly difficult, due to heavy mineral deposits, and a sharp pair of HSS knives would be consumed by a mere 3 boards. We were also having lots of problems from chip bruising, due to poor dust collection. The shavings came off like straw and jammed in the 4" hose.We bought the DW735 simply to be able to run carbide blades, which worked brilliantly for the pecan. However, we found it to be a much, MUCH nicer machine. It was far more rigid than the "Rigid" planer, and far more accurate as well. But what I liked most about it was the dust feed. This machine has its own blower, which shreds the "straw" like shavings as they come off the cutting head and helps boost the shavings into the dust collection system. No more clogs! It's also nicely sealed so that the internals stay quite clean. This is just a well tempered machine that's a delight to use. It literally cut the labor in half. Just another example of getting what you pay for.
Best explanation of snipe on the internet. Fantastic!
Absolutely totally agree
At only a few minutes into this video, I began watching this with the same intensity I'd watch the end of a James Bond movie. There is plenty of great information in this video. Thank you for sharing.
Well, I suppose we're both concerned about snipers from time to time. Thanks for commenting.
You can't solve a problem until you really understand it. Great info. Thanks.
My pleasure, thanks for the feedback.
One of the best "Teaching Videos" I've seen. Well done.
Thank you
Alternate title: "Bald Ron Swanson gives excellent lesson on snipe in woodworking"
I was thinking the same thing. He needs a big mustache.
Probably the BEST video about snipe I’ve EVER seen.
Detailed, easy to understand, unbiased, incredibly well presented, multiple options offered - what more can you ask from a video
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This is a fabulous video! Just got a 735, put a level through it, and the feed tables are slightly raised. Had I not seen your video I would have been scooping out my boards with no clue why. Thanks!
Absolutely by far the best video I have watched so far! I wish I lived next door to you Mr Snekker!
Finally the rest of the story has been revealed! Thanks for the great explanations!
Phenomenal video, especially the infeed and outfeed table explanation with the white oak 4 x 4. Thank you so much.
Awesome visual demonstrations and great video Thanks
Being brand new to this I was amazed at your depth of knowledge on how a planer works and how to get boards to be of much better quality if planed correctly. The way you explained how to get bowed and cupped boards to plane flat was fantastic. I would not have been able to figure that out. After working with my new DeWalt 735x for while I'll have to re-watch this video... maybe 2-3 more times so all of the tricks and explanations sink into my memory. THANK YOU for a great lesson.
I'm glad it was helpful, and thanks for commenting.
Jesus, this guy is good. This is by far the most thorough video on snipe that I have seen, and I have been consuming them because I just got the 735 yesterday and want to do it right from the beginning. I want to get the good habits early, so it becomes muscle memory.
Plane train, chooo chooo!
Thanks for the posting this. I'm new to woodworking and just learned a whole bunch! Awesomeness sir.
Best video on snipe I've watched. Three great takeaways: thick boards that do not flex will hollow in the middle if exit/entry plates are elevated, table saw snipe issue, and jointer snipe (or in my case on a router table). You communicated these issues and their remedy clearly! Thank you !
Great video and presentation. No nonsense and straight to the point.
I had already decided to like this video at the end but the free ticket to snipeville made me chuckle so I liked it immediately! Thanks for the video
SUPER detailed best info on snipe you will ever get.
An excellent presentation without any extraneous distractions! Thank you!
Great video, best description of snip and how to solve the problem. Subscribed to your channel because of it. I'll also share your video with my friends.
Great explanation! Thank you
Fantastic video! Clear presentation of the content. I just got this planer and had snipe. Think I’ve got a good plan to combat that now. Thank you!
Well thought through and presented. Thank You
Nice job on the video. I have the DeWalt 735 planer with the original diameter Byrd Shelix head. I use some of these tips already, but I appreciate the good job you’ve done on this video, and I have a much better understanding of the machine and snipe than I had before.
Yeah a solid video. Comprehensive. Very helpful.
Simply a great instructional!!!
Great video, Exactly what I was looking for & very insightful. Keep up the good work!
Very helpful and simply explained. Thank you!
Very well explained! Just bought this planer and am new to this. Extremely educational.
Thanks, best knowledge on the web regarding snipe
This is a really fantastic video! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge 😄
I ended up getting that exact Dewalt planer. I have short (~20"x2"x1/2") slats that I am using to make two cutting boards, and I'm getting heavy snipe on the front and back of the boards. The "sacrificial" piece and train technique is very helpful. It's been a long time since I had to throw a bunch of wood through a planer, let alone a portable one like the one I own.
Thank you. Your video is very helpful, even two years later :)
Sacrificial board.... never thought of that!!
That’s a great idea! Thanks, and keep the videos coming.
Excellent video, loved 'Dimensionally challenged' !
Excellent. Great info. Thank you!
Awesome video, thanks for sharing
Thank You. Very Informative.
Awesome video filled with good information. Good job.
you my good sir have got it figured out. so many good ideas, thank you!
This is the best video I've seen on snipe. Thanks so much.
Excellent description of snipe and the causes. Thanks, and happy new yrear!
Thank you. Happy new year to you as well.
Nice video. Thanks for this!
Great video! very informative!
Excellent video, very helpful. Thanks!
Incredible explanation and detail, thank you
Great video. Thanks for sharing.
Awesome video. A natural teacher!
I'm glad it was helpful. Thanks for commenting.
Well done, all good points and well presented, thanks!
Very very good explained. Regards from Germany.
Best explanation ever. .. thank you
Best video about snipe I've ever seen. Thanks!
"Just a rumor, but I'm pretty sure it's true." Hahaha! That got me! Excellent video! I recently got this same planer and it's my first experience with the machines so this video was very helpful for me. Definitely subscribed!
This is by far, the best illustrative video of snipe I've ever seen. Great job and thanks!
You're welcome, and thanks for the feedback.
This was the best and most clear explanation and description. Ty
My pleasure
Outstanding video
So glad i found this video. You did an excellent job of showing how snipe is produced and how to resolve this. Keep up the great work and thank you again for taking the time to explain it all.
I'm glad it was helpful. Thanks for leaving a comment.
Excellent tutorial and video demo. Man, this is great. Thanks for the content. I'm so glad I just came across your channel. I just subscribed and look forward to more of your instruction. Cheers!
Thank you, and welcome to the channel.
I've watched a ton of videos on thickness planers and snipes and this is by far the most informative one. Very clear explanation on the cause and also the solutions. Thanks for making the vid, I really appreciate it.
My pleasure, thanks for the feedback.
Great information as I just bought a dewalt 735x planer! Thanks I subscribed also 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
This is the best video that I have seen on this topic. I finally feel like I have an understanding of the problem and I am confident that I will be able to minimalize the snipe that I am getting. Thank you.
Comments like this keep the channel alive. Glad it was helpful.
I haven't a thickness planer, thus no snipe, but I will keep these thoughts in mind when I finally get one.Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for a great video with looks inside the planer as wood passes through. Very informative and this ME appreciates the effort! How I attacked snipe on the same planer... I made a long bed from a piece of melamine and stiffened the board with square aluminum tubing attached to the bottom of the board on each side, leaving the center section clear so it can sit on the planer table. I wax the board periodically to reduce friction as the wood passes over it. This supports long boards as they run through, giving me time to dance around from the indeed to the outfield side of the machine to collect the board. This with properly flattened boards, (very important) virtually eliminates snipe. When the job is done I raise the cutter head and slide the portable bed out for storage.
This was so awesome! Thank you Sir. (Did love the “one way ticket to snipeville”
Thank you sir. That hands down was the best overview of planer snipe I have seen to date. The tip about sending a sacrificial piece thru first helped me the most. Keep up the great content.
Thanks for the feedback.
I'm by no means a classic woodworker, however as much as I use my wood working skills, that I got from my shop class days in high school, this was probably the best, most well rounded explanation of snipe. Cheers! Subscribed!
That was an impressive video! Full of information, well thought out and presented, and super useful.
Subscribed.
Thank you, I appreciate the feedback.
Really, Really good video! Just the right pace and no stupid music. I have a snipe machine - the Dewalt DW734. I made a 6' planing bed, but that did nothing, except keeping boards from falling. Three inches on each end is waste (cutoff - I still save some of them). Sometimes an extremely light few passes helps and then I only have to sand. I'll try with the leveling of the factory tables next. And use the train method. Thanks again.
This is the best explanation of causes of snipe and practical ways to eliminate it that I have seen. Excellent photos show what happens when the board enters and exits the planer. Awesome!!
Good to hear, thanks for the feedback.
Nice explanation and good video. Thank you for sharing this.
Thanks for commenting.
Best video I've seen about causes and possible solutions to planer snipe. I wish I'd seen this earlier (like last night, before I planed a bunch of stuff), but it's never too late to get better. Thank you!
Thanks for commenting, I'm glad it was helpful.
Thank you Ben, brilliant video very helpful
My pleasure; thanks for the feedback.
That's Ben. Very informative.
Useful video. Thanks. Very good presentation.
Thanks for the feedback.
Excellent job, very well done! The visual aspect of this video really shows what’s going on behind the guards. Thank you!
Thanks for the feedback.
thanks, it was useful. I try my first planner today and I saw the snipe on 2x4, so now I need to try with the sacrificial board
Great explanations!
Thanks a lot for sharing your experience.
You're quite welcome.
great explanations thanks
Excellent presentation! My father taught me most of these tricks when he gave me his old woodmaster, and I've been using them for a while with decent results. However, your explanations filled in the missing gaps and assured me why we do the things we do. Understanding is everything! (safer, better results, less wasted money & time...)
That is a great idea with the sacrificial board to reduce the snipe. Over all all good tips. Most of them I've experienced but I still learned something new from your examples. Thank you
Thanks for the feedback. I had to give myself a little refresher in the process too.
This was super helpful. I appreciate how in depth you went. Thank you!
Thanks for the feedback.
Wow. Fantastic job! Earned a sub.
Wow, this is so professionally and in-depth made video on a subject!!! Thanks.
Thanks for the feedback.
Great explanation and I have that Dewalt you used. Good to know some of the things I can try. Thanks for taking the time!
My pleasure
Really great video. Thank you
I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Amazing video. Thank you for this. Excellent and helpful content.
Thanks for the feedback.
Hands down the best explanation and remedies for snipe. Thanks for an excellent video.
I'm glad it hit the mark. Thanks for commenting.
Very informative and helpful. Thanks your time and dedication to helping those of us who really wanted it.
Thanks for the feedback.
Just bought that planer, glad I watched this. Thankyou, very easy to understand and helpful!
Good to hear, thanks.
Excellent and very instructive video, I learnt a lot from this, thank you
Thank you for the feedback, I'm glad it was helpful.
No BS, educational, well done
This was fantastic thanks
Very helpful. Thank you!
My pleasure
great video & well done!! i've been a woodworker hobbyist since the late 60"s & still learned a few things you explained. thanks. Subscribed!!
Thank you, I'm glad it was useful.
Excellent, thanks for sharing.
My pleasure.
Excellent video, thank you.
You're quite welcome.
I’ve been watching every video I can on planers and snipe. So far this one is #1! Excellent excellent instructional video on planer operation and VERY WELL PRODUCED! All that from a fat old dude who knows everything except about planers. 👍👍👍
Thank you, much appreciated.