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Acceptable snipe.

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#1 · (Edited by Moderator)
I got myself a new lunchbox planer. Set up the tables to be higher at the ends than the main table by about 1/16".
Ran a piece of 2×4 on one side only and measured the snipe with a dial indicator. It says the snipe is about 0.004" on one side and maybe 0.003" on another.

I can see it if I look for it and can feel it but barely. Where does my planer belong to ?

Unacceptable.
Bad
Average
Good,
Exceptional
?
 
#5 ·
.004" is good for a lunchbox planer. If you need a board dead flat, leave it long and cut the snipe off the ends. Otherwise a quick sanding or scraping will make it undetectable.
 
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