Reply by HorizontalMike

FWIW, I found my 8in G0593 on CL and have been happy with it. That said, I do not think you need to break the bank to get a good jointer.

Sounds like your jointer may have been dropped or had something dropped on it that created that twist. I know cast iron is brittle but..

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