I planed some wood today and got a little snipe on some of the boards, not all that much and I sanded it right out but it got me thinking about snipe.
From what I can read in-feed snipe happens when the board comes up a little before it gets to the out feed roller. Out feed snipe is cause by the board leaving the in-feed roller.
So what if the manufacturers put 4 rollers on their planers. I would pay $50 more for a planer with no snipe.
Here are 2 really simple drawings of what I am thinking about.
Do you think it would work and if so would you pay $50 more for a planer that didn't have snipe.
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