Lately I noticed snipe in my Jet 15 inch planer, one of the Tiawanese clones.

I've always done the lifting at the beginning and end, but that didn't help, so naturally I did on a search of Sawmill Creek. THis post by Rod (Thanks!) really helped:

http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthre...459Z&p=1529980

This lead me to believe that the problem was flex of the machine.

The solution was two parts, first I released most of the tension from the springs on the infeed and outfeed rollers by unscrewing the 4 allen screws over the roller springs at the top of the machine. Next, I made sure to really tighten down the height adjustment locking knobs; not just snug, but tight.

The result- I can't feel any snipe. I think that these springs are tightened down a lot when the machines are shipped so that it does not look like something is loose, but with a well waxed bed, you do not need quite so much tension.

PS- Thanks to everybody for sharing all they know, and HAPPY NEW YEAR!