Date: Mon, 04 Dec 1995 16:16:14 -0700
From: mscalora@itsnet.com (Mike Scalora) Organization: Novell
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From: wdubrof@eng.clemson.edu (Bill DuBroff) Newsgroups: rec.woodworking
Subject: Re: DELTA 12" planer snipe .. Please repost Date: 4 Dec 1995 
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In article <49vc2f$dar@hpcc48.corp.hp.com>, gph@corp.hp.com says... ;>
;>Pete Smullen (Pete_Smullen@ConnSTEP.state.ct.us) wrote: ;>: I received 
the following from a Delta rep. Maybe it will help. ;>
;>: Pete
;>
;>: The planer is built with 4 posts, and 2 screws which allow ;>: for 
better support on all 4 sides of the machines. Sometimes ;>: these screws 
can allow for sloppy travel up and down. ;>: Turn the planer on its side, 
and you will see at the bottom ;>: of the screws, a nut. If the planer 
moves up and down on the ;>: screw very easily, then yoou can taek up some 
of the 
>;;: backlash out.
;>;:
;>;: Take a wrench ( I think a 3/8") and tighten the nut snug on ;>: the 
screw. DO NOT RATCHET IT DOWN !!!After you have locked ;>: the nut up, 
just break ot open. Repeat this operation on the ;>: other side of the 
planer, and you will see a great ;>: improvement in the operation of the 
machine. ;>
;> This advice is great, except that I couldn't get a socket over ;>; that 
nut, because the gear that drives the mechanism on the other ;> side is in 
the way.


Paul, maybe you have a different model/age unit. I went through the 
process this weekend and did not have any problem using Pete's approach. 
The result, however, was not the total elimination of snipe, but it did 
get better. Nothing seems to beat putting upward pressure on the piece on 
the outfeed side.

wd