Quote Originally Posted by Steve Demuth View Post
Snipe on the 735 is almost always traceable to one of two things, in my experience:

1. Not having adequate support to prevent board movement. This includes having the tables adjusted properly for short stock, and extended support for longer.

2. Backlash in the nuts on the posts that position the head. If there is any backlash there, the head can rock. You'll get leading edge snip if the back of the head settles on the posts, then rises when the leading edge of the board hits the back feed roller and pushes it up. You get trailing edge snipe if the front of the head falls after the board leaves the front feed roller.

If you have snipe, you can verify that it's #2 by wedging the head up tight against the backlash with plywood wedges along the edge of the table next to the posts.
Interesting. I never saw mention of the wedge check before.