The blades are closer to the table than the old blades, by a hair? That would reduce, by a bit, the pressure from the rollers for the same depth of cut as before you changed blades. Could that explain the reduction in snipe for you?
Besides which, the OP stated that new blades sniped less. wouldn't new blades be longer than the worn ones, and thefore, proves the point, because the only change in position is RELATIVE; the relative height of the blades in relation to the rollers.
"stoutman" wrote in news:QRDqe.242$ snipped-for-privacy@twister.southeast.rr.com:
Blade sharpness significantly impacts how hard the machine has to work to reduce the surface of your stock. If the stock is cut more easily, then the forces which would cause snipe (stock moving relative to the cutter head after the ends move across the rollers) would have less relative effect.
Or something like that, I would think.
It's an idea. But I'm in software. Ask a hardware engineer.
And change the blades when the sound the planer makes seems to change. At least take them out, and clean the gunk off of them. Maybe a quick hone with some 800 grit wrapped around a chunk of maple.
Sharp blades can snipe plenty if you've got a snipe-prone machine (some brands are worse than others) or if the tables aren't adjusted properly. I'm not sure the fact that the blades are sharp, in and of itself, would reduce snipe one iota. Then again, maybe I'm wrong.
mac davis wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@4ax.com:
Lotsa big leaf maple in Norcal, Oregon & Washington. Good turning stuff. There's a 48" log of paper birch, 15" diameter, on my driveway that a friend rescued from the chippers when the tree trimmers were done.
I'm near Oakland, CA.
Friends are good to have. There's walnut due in this weekend.
hmm... I'll have to beat on my kid up at Fort Lewis to find me some hardwood! I have a garage and side yard full of logs and blanks now, but all pine, fir, etc...
Maybe it's just my area, Central Calif.... all soft wood here... When I lived in the Bay area, especially San Carlos, there were white oaks all over the place as street trees...
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