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Discussion
Discussion for the Delta TP400LS Type 1 12-1/2" Planer
The dust chute for the TP400LS is part number 5140070-54. It has been on a factory back order for a while, but according to the factory it should be available for shipment any day now.
My Delta planer is about 5 years old and has worked very well for my purposes. It now does not start. When the problem first presented, it started, stopped, and restarted when I would work the switch. I have taken the switch apart, cleaned, and reassembled. It still does not start. Can you help me with this?
I have heard of people trying to take this style of switch apart before, once they go bad there is really nothing you can do about it. They look simple enough inside but, they are just not repairable. The best thing to do is to replace the switch. It a cheap and quick fix to get you planer going again.
Snipe is deeper cuts left by a planer at the ends of a piece of lumber. It is caused by the lumber only being supported by one of the feed rollers as the board first enters the planer and then by only one roller as it exits the planer. I am guessing the problem you are seeing in the middle of the board is a series of ripples spaced about 1/4" to 3/8" apart. The ripples are almost always caused by one of the knives in the cutterhead being set lower than the other. The low knife cuts a little more wood than the other and leaves the ripple.