Karl Karlson2
05-23-2021, 3:08 PM
I picked up a used A3-31 a month or so ago and finally got around to start dialing it in after giving a good clean (head and the bed had some surface rust). I dialed in the jointer beds after a few hours (beds were supprisingly flat, within 0.003" based on some other reports, but the unit is 2011, so the cast iron is seasoned).
Then it came to the planer/thicknesser. I'm use to dealing with minimal snipe from my DW-735X, but with all the reports that the Hammer/Felder JP combos can magically get no snipe I thought I would give it a shot;
The bed is level to the cutter head (+/-)
Adjusted the infeed roller to 0.9mm bellow the cutter head
Adjusted the outfeed roller to 0.3mm bellow the cutter head
I had a few issues with the board fishtailing as it went in, the remedy for this was reportably adjusting the infeed roller tension. I've done that to where I think there is minimal fishtailing, the the board doesnt lift up as it hit the infeed roller as much as it did before. But still getting some minimal snipe on the trailing side. So I started adjusting the rollers, but I *think* at one point I may have incrased the tension on one side, while decreasing it on the other, so think I'm out of whack. Is there a way to test the outfeed roller tension is correct from side to side? Or a factory spec from fully backed off for example?
I was testing with a ~2.5-3" wide piece of scrap ash, ~5' long. I don't have outfeed support on the planer, but was supporting the piece as it exited the planer.
Thanks
Then it came to the planer/thicknesser. I'm use to dealing with minimal snipe from my DW-735X, but with all the reports that the Hammer/Felder JP combos can magically get no snipe I thought I would give it a shot;
The bed is level to the cutter head (+/-)
Adjusted the infeed roller to 0.9mm bellow the cutter head
Adjusted the outfeed roller to 0.3mm bellow the cutter head
I had a few issues with the board fishtailing as it went in, the remedy for this was reportably adjusting the infeed roller tension. I've done that to where I think there is minimal fishtailing, the the board doesnt lift up as it hit the infeed roller as much as it did before. But still getting some minimal snipe on the trailing side. So I started adjusting the rollers, but I *think* at one point I may have incrased the tension on one side, while decreasing it on the other, so think I'm out of whack. Is there a way to test the outfeed roller tension is correct from side to side? Or a factory spec from fully backed off for example?
I was testing with a ~2.5-3" wide piece of scrap ash, ~5' long. I don't have outfeed support on the planer, but was supporting the piece as it exited the planer.
Thanks