Justin, a planer with segmented chipbreakers ( PB ) will also have a segmented infeed roller.? Mine are either rubber or corrugated steel but the segments match the width of the chipbreakers and are spring loaded as well.? Dave
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I am confused by this thread.
I have had a couple planers now, the segmented pressure beam only holds things down. If you want the ability to feed more than one board in any situation, you need the rubber feed roller. That is the only part that moves the wood through the planer. Non-rubber
rollers will not feed more than one piece of wood at the same time in most situations.
Sometimes you can just tape several pieces together to force it. Sometimes you can put one piece on the extreme left and another on the extreme right if they are close enough in dimension.?
I've even had uneven boards cock sideways just a bit due to the metal roller only grabbing the left or right of the board. This causes a small snipe in the middle of the pass.
My metal infeed roller is the bane of my existence and as soon as I can get a better machine I'm going to sell it at a terrible loss. For me, it is a feature that can't be understated.
