13" bench top planer (Reconditioned)

That store just opened up where I live and I bought the same Rigid planer. I had the same experience with snipe as well. I wasn’t using on a project where it would show, like a table top or something. I haven’t tried any adjustments to correct. If you find some something that works please share.

-- Kris

I’ve had the Ridgid TP1300 for almost 9 years now and it is the best. Stopping the snipe completly is very easy, adjust the infeed and outfeed tables so that the outside edge is higher than the inside edge. The inside should be dead even with the platten. The reason for raising the outside is so that with the weight of the wood on it, it will be even too. Raise the outside about 1/8” with the screws under the table that go in towards the platten. For longer boards (5’+) you need to hold the end of the board up as it starts into the planer and as it comes out the other side or set up some roller supports to hold it.

-- Dan-- Info for all @ http://www.hoistman.com

If it’s a longer board try lifting up on the leading end (the one that’s already gone through the planner). There’s also adjustment screws for the outfeed table that will raise the leading end. Try using playing cards between the adjustments and the table. That will let you know if it’s really the problem and how much it needs adjusting. The Ridgid site also has some good information.

Thanks,
Greg

I have owned mine for 4 years, and it my most valued powertool.

-- Powered by Smith & Wilson~~~

Yep, I have one also. It has planed MILES of lumber for me.

I use it daily and have come rely on it heavily, The quality of my work increased greatly when I started using this unit in my own humble shop.

Great price as well….I was thinking I paid around $350 for mine.

Thanks for sharing
Trev

-- Trevor Premer Head Termite and Servant to the Queen - Heirloom Woodworking

I also have one. You HAVE to support the ends of the work when you start and when you stop. I find it’s easy enough to lift lightly on the board for the first couple of inches until the second wheel grabs it and also lift lightly when it’s coming out. Not enough to actually pick it up just enough to not let it fall. Better to be high than too low cause your next pass will easily take off that excess. I pretty much never have snipe because of this. The best thing would be to have a landing table or roller or something to accept the wood when it rolls out, and put this only slightly higher than the bed level. Very nice tool though. Cost me about $400 and came with a nice stand, extra blades and all the tools to remove them. Thanks

-- LAS

Congrats on your new planer.

-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker

I just got mine too and it is my first experience with a planer so I dont have anything to compare it to but it sure is fun to use! I practiced on a 2×4 until I got the hang of it and then planed down some 8/4 hard maple for a cutting board that I am making (I’ll post pictures soon…). It seems to work great but I am having the same snipe issue… I’ll have to tweak it a little bit i guess… Congrats on the new tool!

-- -Spencer, Gilbert Az (http://www.azwoodshop.com)

I’ve had one for about a year. It is a workhorse. Keep the tables waxed and do what papadan suggests and the snipe is nearly nonexistant. I also feed my wood at a slight angle. That has virtually eliminated snipe. Also check out this website:
http://www.ridgidforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=21466&highlight=ridgid+planer+snipe
The ridgid forum is very helpful.
Ellen
That is an incredible price too!

-- Ellen on Cape Cod

If the price is right, 40-50% off normal selling price or “street price”, not a fictional “list price”, I always go reconditioned! I’m local to Coastal Tool and Tools Plus, so I bounce the refurbished price off of what I would pay them.

At least half of the tools I’ve bought new were refurbs. I still get a warranty period to test the tool, and once I use them all of my tools are “used”. I’ve yet to have a bad experience. My guess is that most refurbs are either bought for one job and returned, or the issue that caused the return was properly repaired. Even my iPhone was a 1/2 price refurb… <g>

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I have one and it does the job very nicely. If it is the same model as mine, make sure you keep the dust collector attachment on. I took mine off once while using it outside and burned up a belt! Come to find out they have a cutter-head lock that is held down by a plastic tab on the dust shield. Also there is no kill switch attached to said cutter head lock….I hope they fixed that design flaw in other models.

-- Ooo, er.

Good review and great price.

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

That is a SMOKING deal on that particular planer. Did you get it at Home Depot or where did you score such a deal?

One thing I did notice is the recommendations to support the lumber as it goes in, and comes off. That is what I do with my Ryobi AP1301 and it eliminated snipe entirely… I just wish I had that 4” dust port you do…

-- Trying to follow the example of the master.

I’ve had one for for a couple of years and yes it does seem to have a little snipe problem but since you have to get the output anyway its almost(or will be) automatic to support whats coming through, and I don’t think that this problem is unique to the rigid. My previous planer was a used ryobi 10” which the previous owner had built a cabinet for it with about30” of additional out feed which was mostly just something that was in the way.

-- RTB. "dumb animals are not stupid they simply can't talk "

Didn’t I also see that if you put boards directly in front of it and directly behind it, you’ll have the snipe—if any—on the sacrificial first and last boards??

That IS a smokin’ deal. I’ve been wanting a planer. That MAY be too good to pass up (Heaven help me…..)!

-- -- Neil

Unfortunately the board will still fall down when leaving the planer ( due to weight hanging over the back edge of the planer), even if there is another one right behind it.

-- LAS

Thanks for all the tips, I am going to give it a try this week I hope. I purchased some planned walnut from one of the big box store yesterday and OMG it was about $16 a bf. I think I am going to take it back and get some rough sawn to work with. Even with cutting a couple of inches off to get ride of the snipe it would be much ceaper.

-- Alex

Where did you get such a great deal?

-- Steve, Gainesville, Fl

Made the recommended adjustments and no more snipe. Thanks for all the help and input. I purchased some walnut for $2.50 a bf and planed it down. It is amazing how beautiful the wood looks after one pass. So on my fist small box that I made with this wood that I planed myself it was a savings of about $37 dollars over wood form the big box. I think it will add up fast.

I was at Heme depot and the current price is $399.00

The store I bought the planer from is Direct Tools and it is located in an outlet mall in Johnson creek Wisconsin.

-- Alex

$2.50 bd/ft. walnut.

What a drive-by gloat that is…

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