Improving a Portable Planer (minimize snipe)

[@jeffreydelong3747]

I made one of these for my Rigid 13 inch planer which I battled for years on the snipe issue. First use I was in shock and awe how smoothly the board 8 ft. long fed into the machine. 3 passes and clean up on the other side. ZERO SNIPE " ZERO " Thank you for the shared knowledge.Jeff's Quality Wood Shop is a happier place .. Well done Sir.

[@brianweekley5700]

Fantastic! I'm glad you found it useful.

[@christophermckinney984]

@Ralph Williams when you say that you need to replace the rubber rollers, where did you get what you replaced them with?

[@stevesiefken6432]

I have the same planer. How long is the jig you made?

[@starseeddeluxe]

WOW. Thanks Jeffery for sharing your story. This makes me wonder why manufactures can't sell a stupid piece of thick laminated particle board when you buy your machine. They could sell a million slabs of wood to go along with the machines, because the machines are trash without the sled. It's one of the only machines that is sold defective, after 100 years of being built, with no improvements. They shouldn't sell something that you can't use properly without building a whole custom assembly.

[@christophergolden4713]

i love little technique gems that can be found all across youtube. the manual installation of the threaded inserts using the press chuck is genius.

[@brianweekley5700]

Thank you very much. I can't take credit for the threaded insert trick--saw someone else do that.

[@whosaidthat5236]

Thread tapping works great in the drill press also

[@richardfowler3254]

This is how we all learn by watching someone else show everyone a "new" tip. I will be saving this for sure in my memory bank, Thank You !!

[@Tinker1950]

You obviously have a much reduced understanding of "genius". I think the word you struggle to apply is, "ingenious". Yes, I know, it's confusing to American hewers of wood.

[@christophergolden4713]

@@Tinker1950 "exceptional creative power" I used it correctly. You would have lost nothing by not posting your unwelcome and pretenious (not to mention wrong) opinion on a comment from years ago.

[@scottclark798]

As soon as I saw you ripping with the radial arm saw , I knew you were the real thing ! Nicely done sir . . Cheers

[@brianweekley5700]

LOL Thank you!

[@MONNIEHOLT]

That was the best detailed modification to the planner I have ever seen, congratulations it’s beautiful and will last a lifetime, it’s one of those items that will be handed down from generation to generation

[@brianweekley5700]

Thank you!

[@dt2419]

Hopefully the planer doesn’t crap itself

[@LabworksVapes]

This could turn just about any cheap planer into a serious workhorse - thank you for the design & ideas you have brought to the table

[@brianweekley5700]

A cheap planer is still a cheap planer. It doesn't completely eliminate snipe, but definitely helped on my machine--mainly because of the extreme flex in the table.

[@jasonlong30]

I like your design. I did one step more and add 2 additional rollers that are spring loaded to hold the board flat to the table and now I have zero snipe and zero waste. thanks for the video. Video to come soon on how I did that.

[@brianweekley5700]

Thanks-glad it helped. Look forward to see your additional rollers.

[@drewjohnson4673]

You deserve the highest grade I have given for a DYI video. Well done, Sir.

[@brianweekley5700]

Thank you very much-kind of you to say.

[@juleyfarley2877]

I never knew what it was called snipe, usually it gets called a more inappropriate name as soon as it happens. Thanks for the video, I also didn't realize it happens to more experienced wood workers as I thought it must be the way I was putting the board into the planer.

[@allanh4803]

Excellent video Brian. I'm about to purchase my first planer. I don't intend to buy a high end machine at this stage but I will surely pay attention to the flaws from the pressed steel bed components. It's guys like you that pave the way for newcomers to woodworking like me and the things we can learn. Thank You!

[@brianweekley5700]

Thanks. Try to buy one that has a good locking cutter head. Even so, a longer, continuous table like this will still help because it provides a smoother transition and better support for the boards..

[@eeronirk5325]

I’m waiting for my Dewalt to arrive, have been watching all the videos on preventing snipe, this looks like an amazing solution, I will be following your footsteps, thanks. By the way, great video, no music, no “um, ahh” voiceover, just information, others need to learn this technique.

[@brianweekley5700]

Thank you very much. Notice that I don’t claim it completely eliminates snipe, but it significantly reduced it on my machine. I believe the longer, continuous bed is an advantage. Good luck with your new planer.

[@brianweekley5700]

@Capt’n Crims Thank you!

[@Christeky]

I recently purchased a Makita 2012NB planer and have been thinking about improving the bed and in/out feed length. Discovered your video today and almost jumped for joy! You have created precisely what I need. It suits me to make the new bed a permanent fixture as you did. I have been procrastinating on this project, but now am motivated to get this done! Thank you, Brian.

[@brianweekley5700]

Thank you. Glad you found the video helpful. Good luck!

[@harley121]

Outstanding!!!! I just purchased a Ryobe 12.5 planer to replace my old Delta, I'm starting this build tomorrow! Thank you for posting!

[@brianweekley5700]

Thanks. Glad you found it useful. I find the continuous, long table very helpful for feeding boards.

[@simonflr]

Best design and build of this modification I've seen.

[@brianweekley5700]

Thanks. Much appreciated!

[@Deecups510]

Great idea to reduce snipe and make a more professional tool out of your hobbyist planer. I like the metal bars to keep them straight and the adjustable feet. Good work. Next step: hook up a shop vac to that chipper outlet! I used to plane so much before and can't imagine why I wasn't collecting it. The planer makes by far the most mess of my tools and there is no reason for that.

[@brianweekley5700]

Thank you. Absolutely, it needs dust collection! Unfortunately, there is no dust port or accessory available for that particular model planer. I do need to fabricate something for it.

[@eddiemoreno2922]

I have this exact same planer and I'm glad I ran into this video, can't wait to make one for mine, thanks for the video.

[@brianweekley5700]

Thanks. It works nice on mine!

[@brianweekley5700]

BTW, here's a great example using the longer table and extensions with my planer... kzbin.info/www/bejne/fXbcZYSFrM2qptE

[@batimusmaximus2743]

Brilliant! I love your videos, Mr. Weekley. I learn so much from them!

[@brianweekley5700]

Thanks. Glad you enjoyed the video!

[@Dennis-kj9qx]

Haven't used my thickness planer in years thanks to a drunk driver. Just getting back to my home wood shop [40 yrs].. I could not remember how I dealt wit this problem. Started with the stock fence then a ah hah moment I found you. I used to clamp a board running through the planer and used it as a skid. Thanx for your time. And I do see that you need a fixed table..D

[@brianweekley5700]

Thanks. Hope it's useful.

[@zfotoguy71]

I have the exact same planer with the exact same problem. I see a bed improvement in my future. Thanks so much for the video!

[@brianweekley5700]

Thanks. I found the longer, continuous table to be a definite improvement.

[@PPMOCRG]

I never thought of using mu drill press to install inserts! Great idea! 🤯

[@brianweekley5700]

I can’t take credit for the idea of using the drill press to install inserts, but thanks!

[@courageous-schools]

I have a Radial Arm Saw I purchased nearly 40 years - it’s still going. Great to see one on KZbin!! Love the rest of the video as well.

[@brianweekley5700]

Thanks. The RAS is definitely one of my favorite tools.

[@tomt9543]

Definitely something you don’t see much of anymore! And the minute I saw you ripping with it, I was transported back in time when Black and Decker built great equipment! I had a Craftsman RAS in the early 80’s, and decided to try ripping on it one day. The result was a 30” piece of ripped 2x4 being shot out of the saw, through a window pane in the garage door, and landing in the driveway! And the kickback pawl was in place! Never attempted that again, and actually wound up selling the thing! Never could get the slide to stay running parallel with the table. Great project on the planer!

[@fritzanderson5408]

Learned at least three great ideas from this video. Laminating the steel into the plywood is genius. Thanks for posting. Great work!

[@brianweekley5700]

Thanks. Glad it was useful. I can’t take credit for the steel bar lamination. If you search for “Mr. Sawdust table”, it’s a method commonly used to make dead-flat tables for radial arm saws.

[@stevesoukup3273]

This is exactly what i did to mine with castor wheels on bottom, to run long boards to outside of shop. Very nice vid.

[@brianweekley5700]

Thank you!

[@rustyrag]

Hello Brian, VERY cool! I got into the portable planer game in the very beginning. long before the recognized names got in the market, I bought a Taiwan 12" unit. I forget the name, but it was the only one on the market, and very expensive. I saw the same machine in various catalogs under different names. .Mechanically, it wasn't TOO bad, but it wasn't the best thought out overall. I solved my snipe problem with a piece of aluminum, 12x48x1/2. I got it from a friend who had a one man machine shop, and did lots of high end work. I told him what I needed, and he pointed me to a large plate, handed me a sawzall and told me to take what I needed. As I was cutting he let me know that this was a very special piece of metal, and told me what he paid for it. I was sweating the cost, until he told me that the job paid for it, and he gave it to me for a token. I discarded the in and outfeed tables, countersunk flathead bolts, and attached it to the machine with wingnuts.I finished off the top with Formica (using contact cement) and Johnson's paste wax.

[@brianweekley5700]

Thanks. An aluminum one sounds very fancy. Did you find adding a longer, continuous bed helped yours too?

[@jonwarren9979]

Awesome addition and solution for an addressed issue

[@brianweekley5700]

Thank you. Doesn't completely eliminate snipe, but definitely helps having the longer, continuous table.

[@tonykazulen2485]

I have got to do that to my planer.I have problems with the snipes off and on,happy that I watched how to do. thanks

[@brianweekley5700]

Not perfect and depends on the planer you have, but really helped on mine.

[@bnelson313braveheart]

I really like this. I have an 6 ft. long aquarium stand that I’ve wanted to use for my planer or jointer base. I think the planer is the best choice. Thanks for beating the dreaded snipe!

[@brianweekley5700]

Thanks. Sounds like an interesting base. Can't say I totally eliminated snipe, but significantly reduced it on my machine--probably because all of the flex I had with the factory bed. Good luck with yours.

[@ginoasci2876]

Well done !!! No worries about reducing the thickness, hoow often do we plane anything that thick any way. It's the width we want. Awesome job, well worth the time and energy. Don't you love it when a project works out and makes our woodworking life easy.....it's nice to just look at it :)

[@brianweekley5700]

Your comment is very much appreciated. It actually works very nicely too! You are correct--it is very rare folks need a capacity to plane something greater than 4 inches thick. If you're working with wood that big, you probably should be using a bigger planer anyway. Thank you.

[@kevinwood9993]

That's what she said last night ;p. Good video though.

[@mkbcoolman]

I had that exact same thought. I've never planed a board thicker that 4"...10/4 may be the largest I've ever worked with, and the VAST majority of the time I'm working with 6/4 or thinner. So 'sacrificing' 2" of clearance on my planer is really no sacrifice at all. But being able to easily handle 8' with a setup like this with make my 13" Ridgid planer much more functional.

[@angelaprater2679]

Very good stops the snipes in the wood and tears alot smoother

[@brianweekley5700]

Thank you.

[@dovesdiyconstructionreview1742]

Thank you for sharing this. Even with long boards, with your original extension set up world work well as long as there was someone at the other end making sure the board was even with the surface and no upward pressure was being exerted on the planer upon exit. Of course adding those extensions just makes things much easier all around. Worry free work is the best!

[@brianweekley5700]

Mr. & Mrs. Dove. Thanks. It does work much better than the original setup!

[@dustinclark8946]

Wow, amazing. Woodworking is awesome.

[@brianweekley5700]

Thank you very much!

[@imanutnur7]

I had some scrap 3/4" plywood and a foot wide x 8' strip of countertop Formica and watched your video and said why not. It is an old 12" Delta that has mostly been cursed at but I put a framework on the plywood along with the Formica raised it up and stuck it in the planner. It still did the same thing so I took the sides off of the delta planner and seen where there were 4 - 3/8" hole already drilled in the base from the factory so I put bolts in the holes clamped it down and it works great.

[@brianweekley5700]

Glad you figured something out to make it work better!

[@paulkelly1702]

Thanks to this vid, instead of not using my benchtop planer, I will make one of these. Makes perfectly good sense.

[@brianweekley5700]

Thanks. It definitely works well for me.

[@madzebra5491]

After watching numerous of your videos, I've concluded you've been misspelling your name. It is actually Brain. Seriously, you rock my friend. I've learned a lot from your videos.

[@brianweekley5700]

Yes, sometimes that was my nickname because it’s often misspelled. Thanks, I appreciate it.

[@azmike1956]

Pretty darn nice. If I can't adjust the snipe out a full bed will be next. Thanks!

[@brianweekley5700]

Thank you!

[@btrswt35]

That's old school, ripping on a radial arm saw. I have never, ever seen that on KZbin until now.

[@brianweekley5700]

LOL. Check out my other videos--I frequently rip on a RAS! If it's properly aligned and you know what you're doing, it can be done safely.

[@chrisgrubisa3819]

omg right tho lol exactly what i thot.

[@whosaidthat5236]

My dad just gave me that exact RAS it needs a clean up and a base, I’m planning on getting it set up this summer when it’s warmer in my garage lol , it will be my dedicated daddo...er

[@SW-zu7ve]

I have time life home improvement series from 1979. There is a book dedicated to the home shop and one also for wood working. Both have operation of radial arm saws both show how to rip. Sad they have the reputation they do. I love my radial arm saw. I haven't been in any situation where I've felt the thing was any more dangerous then any other tool. I've seen a few others ripping with them on youtube but you are right its rare.

[@maxfedor1]

Brian Weekley before I was a carpenter by trade, I worked for a company in my early 20’s ( no previous power tool experience) and used 5hp 3phase ras to rip plywood for building wood tables with collapsible legs with pvc edging. Just basic common sense was enough for me to rip ( probably ripped more then cross cut on saw) safely for a couple years. So it wasn’t later until I became a carpenter that I heard about bad rap ras have. Never quite understood it. Every tool can be dangerous when not used properly. I now have 2 ras like u and also 1959 dewalt mbf, like u said proper set up and mr sawdust table and no problems ripping. Great retrofit by the way, definitely going make me one

[@TheScorcher541]

Brilliant, and great workmanship !

[@brianweekley5700]

Thank you. Much appreciated!

[@ronaldlight7578]

Well done. Your attention to detail is evident!

[@brianweekley5700]

Thank you very much!

[@billc6087]

Great stuff! Look forward to the mobile cart build. Thanks!

[@brianweekley5700]

Unfortunately, I don’t currently have a shop until my new house is built. However, I have another video showing a cart build for my RAS and the one for my planer will probably be made in a similar fashion: kzbin.info/www/bejne/f4nSe3RtZcpjgKMsi=uC-1iZhKio6ADLUF

[@paulrafter6715]

Nice work !! Very impressed with your solution, thanks for sharing 😊

[@brianweekley5700]

Thank you very much!

[@TomHorsmanAmateurBBQ]

Awesome modification to help take away snipe! I’m going to do my own version, Thank you!

[@brianweekley5700]

Thank you!

[@canniballectus2560]

Great video. Finally youtube suggested a video worth watching. I foresee a new project in the near future.

[@brianweekley5700]

Cannibal Lectus Thank you!

[@ferraridan4883]

I use a similar setup; use double faced however on the in-feed and out-feed tables. Like the adjustable feet!

[@brianweekley5700]

Thanks-the adjustable feet work great (you could also use bolts instead).

[@billybike57]

Outstanding video, very easy to understand without all the chatter from the a host drowning on and on!

[@brianweekley5700]

Thank you. Much appreciated.

[@chuckroast5735]

Nice set up. I like it. Thanks for sharing.

[@brianweekley5700]

Thank you.

[@barefootlyrooted]

Excellent design! I think I'll be copying this. Thanks for the inspiration!

[@brianweekley5700]

Thanks. Glad it was useful.

[@stormbytes]

Simple and bulletproof. Outstanding!

[@brianweekley5700]

LOL Thanks!

[@markd.621]

Nice video. I made a bed out of melamine mostly for planing thinner stock than allowed by the machine. Never thought about making one to replace the flimsy bed and out-feed tables. I just ordered a new planer and will make something similar to yours for it. I also noticed you discovered a trick I use to reduce snipe, angling the board through the planer. Works amazingly. Thanks also for the material contact information in the description as UHMW can be hard to search for.

[@brianweekley5700]

Thank you. Glad it was useful.

[@jasonvos3956]

Sure pays off to have well set up equipment. Great series of videos. For the RAS and all the table modifications including outfeed tables. Thanks for sharing

[@brianweekley5700]

Thank you very much.

[@thomastieffenbacherdocsava1549]

Liked the use of the drill chuck to do inserts. Metal will keep the plywood stable.

[@brianweekley5700]

Thank you.

[@wk7060]

Very nice planer bed, great idea.

[@brianweekley5700]

Thank you. I can’t take credit for the idea, but I did make a very flat and robust table!

[@jimmascaro2456]

Wow thorough! Well done. I will replicate this. Thank you.

[@brianweekley5700]

Thanks. Note that my planer had a lot of flex in the planer bed which really added to the snipe. Therefore, this solution really helped reduce snipe on my planer. Your mileage may vary. Regardless, I find the longer, continuous bed provides better support when feeding boards through.

[@chrisl5097]

Excellent video, a good solution for a common problem, now all you need for it is Dust Collection

[@brianweekley5700]

LOL! Thanks. For some reason, that model planer didn't come with a dust collection option. I do need to fabricate something!

[@chrisl5097]

@@brianweekley5700 would make a great follow up video!

[@neiltonge5459]

Really nice of you to post this. Appreciate it

[@brianweekley5700]

Thank you!

[@jefff6167]

Very helpful video. Thanks for sharing.

[@brianweekley5700]

Thank you. Glad it was helpful!

[@handsfree1000]

Think I’ll have a go at doing this, have been ignoring this problem for too long. Thanks for this video,

[@brianweekley5700]

It was a noticeable improvement with my planer.

[@cycledcnva]

Awesome idea! Great work! Thanks for sharing!

[@brianweekley5700]

Thanks!

[@1pcfred]

I made a far less involved auxiliary table for my lunchbox thickness planer. I did it because the minimum thickness on my planer is 3/4s of an inch. I often want to plane wood thinner than that too. So I just glued some sheet metal onto a 3/4 inch sheet of plywood and attached a hook made out of a couple scrap blocks of wood to the bottom of the table that catches onto the wing. I'm sure this table here is better than mine is, but mine works for me. I can slide mine out and put my planer away easily too. I don't have room to keep my planer setup all of the time. I wish I did, but I don't.

[@brianweekley5700]

Great! There are multiple variations out there-just need to make the best solution for you. Did you find it helped?

[@1pcfred]

@@brianweekley5700 I would not use my planer without my auxiliary table. So I find it not only helped but I would consider it essential. One of those must do things.

[@stephenmann8972]

Top class. Thanks for taking the time to produce the video

[@brianweekley5700]

Thank you-much appreciated!

[@richcooke9241]

Love the video, brilliant! Thank you! I have a RAS that I got at a Habitat for Humanity ReStore for $60, you've inspired me to get it set up. It needs a new table & fence. Thanks, again!

[@brianweekley5700]

Thank you. I also have two videos about making tables for a radial arm saw you may be interested in.

[@badbenny8949]

I am looking to add a planer to my collection and just came across you video. Nice job. I will be doing the same to mine when i get it. Thanks for sharing.

[@brianweekley5700]

Thanks.. It has worked very well for me.

[@mdcraig62]

Using a RAS and not chatting the whole video?! Subscribed!!! And while I'm using a much smaller portable planer, I think I can scale this down. Thanks for the video.

[@brianweekley5700]

LOL. Thanks! Best of luck with your planer.

[@starseeddeluxe]

Snipe defined is really: "When the machine is an as$hole and takes a big chunk out of your beautiful boards--apparently for no reason whatsoever, and wildly ignoring your attempts at better calibration." Snipe is one of the great mysteries of science. It should have been easily solved 130 years ago.

[@brianweekley5700]

LOL!

[@lorenzoalmendarez8506]

Thanks for the video! Really helpful!👍👍

[@brianweekley5700]

Great. Glad it was useful.

[@dinotom1]

Nice job Brian, Always love to see the DeWalt in action on a build

[@brianweekley5700]

Thanks. I love my radial arm saws.

[@angelorodriguescoelho]

Excelent idea. Great job.. congratulations

[@brianweekley5700]

Thank you!

[@mkbcoolman]

Absolutely beautiful. Now I just need to find space in my garage shop for another mobile cart :). Right now I have my planer mounted in a mobile cart that also has my job-site table saw and a router lift. It works ok, but planing can be a real pain in the butt when I have a lot of lumber to dimension for a project...and it's really a pain when dealing with boards longer than 4'. I think this will be the perfect solution.

[@misterritter9854]

Awesome idea! I had been trying to think of a similar solution and was toying with creating an inset that would level the planer with handmade feed/out feed tables. This is much better though, and way less headaches trying to level and square it.

[@brianweekley5700]

Thank you. The single, continuous bed does make it easy and works well.

[@mollyrockers2401]

Impressive, thanks for sharing.

[@brianweekley5700]

Thank you!

[@jimmascaro2456]

Very very nice. I may have to copy your well thought out plan. Thx.

[@brianweekley5700]

Thank you. Hope it's helpful.

[@paulgreene9997]

Very nice video. I did a smaller version myself this afternoon, but much less elaborate than yours/ I used a long piece of melamine, removed the outfeed/infeed tables altogether and provided support under the melamine with some plywood cut to the appropriate width so it wouldn't bend. The pieces of metal and the leveling feet on yours was a good touch - I"m sure it made it much stiffer. But even my less extensive improvements made a noticeable difference in the cut quality. I think maybe I'll do a 'version 2' and incorporate some of your details to make it even better. Btw, my planer is supposed to have a cut height of 6", but I think the thickest board I ever put through there was 2" thick, so the loss of 1-2" of cut height isn't really significant

[@brianweekley5700]

I rarely need to plane pieces thicker than 6”. If I do, the table can be easily removed when required. Glad to see you found it useful.

[@mikesherrill8695]

I'm in the process of making something like this and you gave me some good ideas. I like the adjustable feet.

[@brianweekley5700]

Thanks. You can also use something as simple as bolts screwed into threaded inserts to make the adjustable feet.

[@billoneil2719]

I get a kick out of the guy that said "I noticed that you didnt have dust collection on your planer" Geez get a life dude. This video was fantastic and you should really get a patent on that idea....

[@brianweekley5700]

Thanks, but certainly not my idea. The table construction (two layers of plywood with steel bars to make a flat, stable table) is often referred to as a "Mr. Sawdust table"--commonly used method to make tables for radial arm saws. I haven't seen anyone use it explicitly for a planer before, but there are others who add a continuous table through their planer. This one is very robust, but the same concept.

[@kyzor-sosay6087]

Bill Oneil agreed man,we all can’t afford expensive dust collection systems,a broom and dust pan works.

[@billytopa]

Nice work pops

[@vieuxacadian9455]

simple and effective , well done . thanks

[@brianweekley5700]

Thanks!

[@danialholt4174]

Too bad planer companies don't offer an accessory to do the same thing. Bolt up directly. Various lengths perhaps.

[@mikewmount]

Fantastic idea! I just made one like yours and love it. Thanks so much for sharing.

[@brianweekley5700]

Glad it was helpful.

[@aaronberk1234]

As soon as you said laminated with two steel bars, I knew there was a RAS shot coming up soon...... Mr sawdust would be proud.

[@brianweekley5700]

You know it! The Mr. Sawdust table has come in handy for a variety of applications.

[@bobznew]

Brilliant. A++++ for ingenuity. I'm copying this for my workshop, including the workbench it's bolted to. Thanks for sharing!

[@brianweekley5700]

Many, many years ago, I built Norm Abram’s workbench from the New Yankee Workshop (S1, Ep2), which I still have and use. In this video, the bench that the planer is sitting on (7:16) is essentially that same design except this one is made out of 2x6’s instead of 2x4’s (minus the tool tray, vise, bench dogs, etc.). If you search for photos of Norm’s workbench on that show, you will see the similarity.

[@ivarsjaastad5682]

this was good....have a good plan for the planer

[@brianweekley5700]

Thank you. It was an improvement for my planer.

[@joeherz5506]

Solid effort and great execution Brian. Enjoyed the video.

[@brianweekley5700]

Thank you very much. BTW, I see some MGB vids on your channel. My very first car was a 71 MGB that I restored as a teenager (engine, body, and paint). Later, I had a 76 (with the rubber baby buggy bumpers) and finally a 65 that I started, but never finished and eventually sold to a friend. I really miss having one now.

[@jacknick429]

EXCELLENT VIDEO !!! Excellent idea !!!

[@brianweekley5700]

I can't take credit for the idea, but thanks!

[@dannyboy9817]

Fantastic idea. Thanks for sharing this 🙌

[@1980JPA]

amazed that this fixes the snipe issue. I would have thought that there would still be some from the distance in between the rollers and cutting heads. I've though about doing this before but didnt think it would fully solve the issue without addressing the roller/cutting head space. got to try it now

[@brianweekley5700]

Note that I didn’t claim it completely eliminates snipe, but can significantly reduce it. It reduces snipe in two ways: eliminates the unevenness of the table transition and provides a longer table to help keep the board level. If your planer doesn’t have a good locking cutter head or the head suffers suffers from significant flex, it can’t address that component. However, on my planer, it works tremendously well and was definitely worth doing.

[@Adventures_of_Marshmallow]

People just don't even realize how important good infeed and outfeed really is. We used to have one on rolling cart. You want at least 4' of solid surface on outfeed and 20-24" of solid surface on infeed..... I like the secondary table for longer boards.

[@brianweekley5700]

Thank you. This provides a longer, continuous, smoother table and the extra extensions really helps support long boards.

[@ffjsb]

That's an awesome jig, but I would use MDF as it's got a flatter surface and less likely to have any minute differences in thickness. Since this jig is so rigid, you could also use your planer as a jointer as well, or make boards with a slight angle using the legs to create an angle as the board goes through. This is definitely on my to-do list now.

[@brianweekley5700]

Thank you. I'm happy with how flat the UHMW is and chose it because I thought it would be slicker than MDF, but I'm sure that would work just as good. This was a worthwhile improvement to my planer.

[@IEnjoyCreatingVideos]

Good upgrade Brian! Thanks for sharing the video.👍😎JP

[@brianweekley5700]

I Enjoy Creating Videos Thank you.

[@IEnjoyCreatingVideos]

Your Very welcome Brian!😎

[@dawsie]

Thank you for a great idea 🤗🤗 I have already placed my planer onto,its own mobile table so I can move it into place when I need it and I have used those mobile rollers for feeding longer lengths into the planer but your planer bed is even a better idea as well as the extension. Looks like I am making an addition to my mobile planer table and as it has storage under the planer I can place the extensions underneath on the bottom shelf for when they are not needed but with the new improved table feed this will solve the biggest snipe problem I have found with the planer. The second problem I have found is the wood shavings out put is set up incorrectly I had to pull mine apart and drill a hole at the back of the unit and place a out feed at the back of it so,the vacuum could be attached there and this allowed the wood shavings to flow out smother and faster this way. The original wood shaving out feed was off to the side this would only clear one side of the shaving out feed and I would have to stop working and using a stick while the machine was turned off to dislodge the shavings built up on the opposite side of the out feed I go fed up with doing this and once the warranty period was over I made the modification 😹😹 works like a dream now in that part. So once I have built the new feed table I think I should have a pretty good planer setup as I have never planned anything thicker than 250 losing that part of the planers depth is not a problem for me as I have never felt happy at feeding anything that thick and more through it as it was just way too heavy for me to handle.

[@brianweekley5700]

Thank you! Glad you like it. I find my longer planer bed and solid extension tables work much better than trying to align mobile roller stands. Good alignment is important when feeding long boards through a planer or they tilt too easily. I designed my outfeed extension tables to use with multiple tools: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eqDEZHWkqthoqJo. Unfortunately, my planer does not even have a dust port, so you are already in better shape and looks like you made a good improvement to improve yours. I agree--it's very rare that I ever need to plane something thicker than about 500 mm.

[@dawsie]

Brian Weekley 😹I did wonder why the sawdust was spilling out the way it was 🤔 I tried to plane a lump of wood that was 400x400 but it was just too heavy to use safely with the unit even with a longer table feed in I don’t think I will battle something that large it’s just as easy to sand it down when it’s that big than trying to load it into the machine.

[@sergiopereira]

I hope you meant 50mm :)

[@dawsie]

sergiopereira sorry you lost me, the hight of the machine allows me to put through wood that is as thick as 350mm as I can not lift wood that heavy the most I have done is 250mm it is the thickest I have put through my machine so was not worried about losing a few mm in the setup required to make the machine run smoother 🤗

[@mattg6262]

Great idea, and I loved the radial arm saw featured as well. Will save the vid.

[@brianweekley5700]

Thank you. I'm I big fan of radial arm saws!

[@markw3598]

I used White melamine as my top layer of 2 sheets it made it less thick, and it slides REAL well!!

[@brianweekley5700]

Melamine or laminate tops will work too. The main reason I used the 1/4 inch UHMW was so the table thickness would be the same as my outfeed tables.

[@abid_geming.]

Simple and Practical, Awesome.

[@brianweekley5700]

Thank you. Much appreciated!

[@jacques5259]

Awesome, I will do the same. Thanks for your time

[@brianweekley5700]

Thank you!

[@vicdelrosario4099]

Thanks for sharing an idea to modify the thicknesser.i will do it for my own.

[@brianweekley5700]

Glad you found it useful. It has been a good improvement to my planer.

[@drfrankenbass]

Clever! Good idea. I'll be doing this.

[@brianweekley5700]

Thanks. The overall benefit depends on your planer, but it worked great with mine. Just having a longer, solid, continuous table really makes it easier to run boards through.

[@darwinschierer8575]

Great idea. Very well done.

[@brianweekley5700]

Much appreciated.

[@alittleofthisandalittleofthat]

Wow. I’m making one of those. Thanks. 👍

[@brianweekley5700]

Thank you..

[@starseeddeluxe]

For anyone who is curious how a radial arm saw rips boards, take a look at 1:20; that dust collection is about 99.9% with the stock blade guard. The radial arm saw blade guard completely encloses the cutting portion of the blade during a rip cut, creating a basically perfect vacuum seal. The dust collection in a rip cut (not a crosscut) on a radial arm saw, is the single greatest thing about radial arm saws. It's more effective than any other factory dust system on any machine. I use a small M18 Milwaukee portable vacuum, connected to my Dewalt radial arm saw, and after a rip cut, all of the dust is inside the vacuum, and none of it escapes. Crosscuts on a radial arm saw, are a disaster, and are extremely dangerous--they violently spit dust behind the machine, covering your shop walls. During a crosscut on a radial arm saw, the blade guard is more for aesthetics; it provides neither adequate safety protection, nor any dust collection. And the accuracy of a crosscut on a radial arm saw is far less than the accuracy for a rip cut on the same saw. Really, radial arm saws are masters of ripping medium sized, medium length boards, because they have perfect accuracy and perfect dust collection during a rip cut. The misconception about them being only suitable for 90 degree crosscuts, is completely wrong.

[@brianweekley5700]

Dust collection is always a challenge on a RAS, but it does work reasonably well while ripping.

[@williambranham6249]

Any wood run through a planer or jointer will have mill marks from the cutter blades which have to be removed or will show through most finishes. Eliminate snipe and mill marks at same time with a sharp hand plane. Little to no sanding after hand plane. For those who don't hand plane yours is a helpful technique. Thanks.

[@brianweekley5700]

Agree, but if you can reduce snipe, it reduces the amount of material you need to hand plane. Deep snipe requires a lot of material to be removed (unless you're able to just cut it off).

[@mikerama4724]

Nice idea I hope you don’t mind I’m going to copy it. 👍🏻

[@brianweekley5700]

Glad it was useful!

[@MMehAndy]

What an excellent idea, and solid build...thanks for sharing!

[@brianweekley5700]

Thanks. I can't take credit for the idea, but my construction method is a bit different than others I've seen for the planer.

[@carmandr24]

Thank you for sharing! Great well thought out video. I will be doing this for my planer.

[@brianweekley5700]

Thank you. It works great for me.