Hi Will,

Just to be sure, can you confirm that you are speaking of surface planner which most here on FOG will call Jointer. Yes, European terminology makes more sense but that is what we are stuck with here in USA.

Yes occasionally people here have reported frustration with setting up machines. If I was in your position, my first goal would be to determine if the machine is usable and has no manufacturing defect.?

From your description it appears you have the knowledge and experience so hopefully a hammer owner here can help. For starters, can you confirm that you have checked the individual tables for flatness and coplanarity? And how did you check them.

Here are couple of files from files section, that may help, if you have not already reviewed them.

Imran

?I ordered my C3 31 on 12/29/2019; received it on 1/24/2020.? I've been trying my level best to set it up and have not been able to get the planer to stop kicking and/or sniping boards.? I've worked with tech support and now a field tech has been working with me as well over the phone and email.? I've been using very accurate gauges (0.01 mm) and have sent photos and videos to the Felder staff multiple times over the last few weeks without any success.?

I am at my wits' end with this machine.? I've filled a large dust collector bag already with just the chips from attempting to adjust this planer.? I'm about ready to tell Felder they can take the machine back and I'll go with another brand.? I've setup other machines previously and never had anywhere near this much trouble and never had to spend more than 6 hours adjusting even much less expensive and/or sometimes poorly built machines (Harbor Freight, Grizzly, Dewalt, Steel City, Delta, etc.)

Has anyone else had problems like this or struggled this much to get a new machine to work properly?