Jet Planer/Jointer

[Saltheart]

Thanks for the input. The snipe is always on the first end in and always the same length from the end. I think this does point to a problem with the first roller. The rollers are hard to get at and I hate to pull it apart because the rest is working fine. I mayhave to though. One thing in the trouble shooting directions is to feed in a short sacrificial piece ahead of and behind the good piece and butt the good pieceright up tight against the piece ahead of it. In theory this may work although I hate to condemn myself to a future of always having to have extra pieces around to pull this off. If I am doing multiple good pieces I guess its an easy thing but if doing just one board it seems like a PITA.

[Grapenuts]

Just cut the boards longer before you put them through the planer...then cut off the bad parts to get your useable lenght....don't think there's a planner alive that doesn't chatter on the leading edge or the tail end.