For god's sakes, man RUN, don't walk back to the dealer and ask for an
exchange! I've seen that thing with my own eyes, and inspected planed
boards and there has been NO snipe at all! You've got something
seriously wrong with yours if everything that you've mentioned is true.
At the very least call tech support and see if you there is a simple
solution; otherwise get a replacement and stop whining about it.

dave

BRFordJr wrote:

For those of you thinking about purchasing this planer, DON'T! I purchased
this planer in the hopes that it would be a good compromise between the 12 1/2"
planer which I have and the 15 inch planer I don't have the space for. I have
had tear out and snipe on every pass. The snipe exceeded that of my old DeWalt
12 1/2" planer in depth and length from the end of the board. On thin boards
1/8"-1/4" the board gets pulled toward the cutter head creating deep gouges in
the wood. As I was giving the yellow beast one more chance to prove itself, I
noticed that the hand wheel moves as the planer vibrates buy as much as a half
turn. That is a 32nd of an inch, enough to make fitting joints later a real
challenge. Before I am inundated with advise emails, I know all the little
tricks for getting better results. I am really disappointed with this product
from a company that I have been generally pleased with.
Brian