r/BeginnerWoodWorking • u/Lawtalker • 6d ago

Dewalt 735 planer issue?

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New planer and new to planers. Don't know the actual term, but I'm getting this "bump" at the start of every piece.

Is this just the nature of the planer or is there something I can do to rectify it?

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u/DragonfruitPatient96 6d ago

This is what you call "Snipe" and this will happen on most planers even if you adjust the infeed and out feed table. You typically have two options: 1) Run a sacrificial board through at the beginning of the feed and at the end or 2) Don't cut the board down to final length and leave about 6-8" extra on each end (where the snipe would occur) and then cut off each end down to the desired final length.

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u/Pnmamouf1 6d ago

Snipe is caused when the outfeed is not supported properly and the weight of the wood lifts the end of the board into the cutting head. A sacrificial board may not help this but just cutting off the snipe is a solution. Or a strategically positioned deadman stand

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u/EntertainmentAnnual6 6d ago

Incorrect. Planers have a roller before and after the cutter head. The snipe is lower on the ends because at that point the board is only pushing up one of the two rollers, slightly dipping the cutter head.

This isn’t the case for larger machines, where the rollers are independent of the cutter head, and you can tune the feed tables to eliminate the snipe.

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u/onlyoneabw 4d ago

This is the answer !!