With my poorly aligned dull blades that were in my planer (since = sharpened and aligned better) I planed six quarter-inch-thick spruce = laminations for a rib jig. The laminations were noticably thicker in the = middle (the laminations were 9-inches wide and I planed each lamination = both ways in the planer - so the middle ended up thicker than the = edges). Terry, This sounds to me like the blades are, most likely, sharpened "true", AND aligned "true", but your machine's upward/downward pressure is unequal, thus causing the "high spot" in the middle of the stock. I'd tweek the feed rollers/in table/out table positions, if I were you. This may take some large amount of time, but will be worth it, if the derned thing will, "finally, cut "true". You might also try running the stock with scrap stock bonded to it, making the stock wider, (ie "sandwiched")(double stick tape, comes to mind, here.). Your machine may not take kindly to narrow, (as in width), strips. Just some thoughts on the problem. Best Regards, Joe Garrett, RPT, (Oregon) Captain, Tool Police Squares Are I
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