I recently purchased a 12" TWM thicknesser and a book on jointers and thicknessers.
On the outfeed there is zero snipe.
However on the infeed there is always snipe from the start of the piece of wood to exactly 50mm in.
I have adjusted the infeed table as recommended in the book but this appears to have little or no effect. I have also lifted the board at the start of feeding as is often recommended, however this also does not solve the problem and often exacerbates it creating a 2nd gouge out of the piece of wood further up.
I have read that adjusting the actual rollers can also help solve the problem however i've studied the thicknesser and manual and i'm fairly confident this is NOT possible on this model.
The book suggests snipe can always be eliminated, but from reading around i suspect that this may only apply to more expensive models.
Do i have to live with snipe or is there something else i can do?
What thicknessers do you recommend that have managed to eliminate snipe?
On the outfeed there is zero snipe.
However on the infeed there is always snipe from the start of the piece of wood to exactly 50mm in.
I have adjusted the infeed table as recommended in the book but this appears to have little or no effect. I have also lifted the board at the start of feeding as is often recommended, however this also does not solve the problem and often exacerbates it creating a 2nd gouge out of the piece of wood further up.
I have read that adjusting the actual rollers can also help solve the problem however i've studied the thicknesser and manual and i'm fairly confident this is NOT possible on this model.
The book suggests snipe can always be eliminated, but from reading around i suspect that this may only apply to more expensive models.
Do i have to live with snipe or is there something else i can do?
What thicknessers do you recommend that have managed to eliminate snipe?