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I think if the shank is all the way into the collet (backed out a millimetre or so is often mentioned) it'll be ok, but it's a huge thing; take only very, very shallow passes at low RPM. The cutting faces will be moving very fast indeed.
I mostly use my one of those bits for flattening really curly interlocked grain that the thicknesser just tears out. For reducing the thickness by more than a couple of millimetres I have a smaller diameter bit that can go a bit deeper at a time. I may be over-cautious though.
Where did you source the rails, and the bits that they run through?
also I found I had to put strips of MDF under the side rails or the top rails wouldn’t clear a body blank. You can always then put a MDF sheet under the workpiece if you’re working on something thinner like a neck or fingerboard.
Yes that is sticking out too far , saw the shank off and file/grind it flat.