Up until now i have been doing my jointing on a 1956 Shop Smith with a small 4 inch jointer, however this morning I found that it is not working, slow to start, followed by a grinding noise, followed by the power strip fuse blowing. I am now looking for a used jointer on a small budget. I thought I would turn here to see if you guys could give me some advice on models.
Size and power recommendations would be very helpful.
I bought a used Jet 6" JJ-6CSX off CL a few years ago, and I've been happy, except I wish it was an 8". Made a planer sled for wider boards. I have a #7 that gets used frequently as well.
I'd get the biggest you can afford or fit in your shop.
It helps with longer boards, but I'm sure it will do. Heres a video that helped me TREMENDOUSLY. I mean it, until i saw this i couldn't figure out what i was doing wrong.
I always thought to just run down the board, apparently i have tendency to take off more on the left side.
Dave,
If you are going to go the hand plane route, I would suggest trying to find a large wooden jointer. They are much, much lighter to use and can do a great job.
Here is my 22in Auburn with its big thick blade.
NOTE: The biggest issue with going the hand plane route is to have a good sharpening routine and/or system. Planes that are not sharp, or are not sharpened correctly can be a great source of frustration.
Other than that, CL has 6in jointers all of the time. Boatloads of folks start with a 6in and then move up to an 8in or larger, so they end up selling the 6in on CL. As @gfadvm points out, on occasion you may see an 8in pop up on CL. AS a matter of fact, that is exactly how I scored my 8in spiral head Grizzly G0593. I paid $700 for it when it was just 2yr old at the time. Keep your eyes out and good luck.
Dave,
Here are a couple of ideas, since you truly want a "user". I personally would find an old wooden plane 22-26in long with a good thick blade such as what I posted. From there I would rebuild a laminated plane around that blade with new lumber using the original plane as a guide. Building a laminated plane makes the cuts much simpler to do correctly.
Jet 6" jointer on a budget. I had one and it worked well, except it was often not wide enough.
Now I use a Delta DJ-20 8" jointer. It has 1-1/2 hp which is plenty. The extra bed width and length make it much easier to handle most boards I come across.
I bought a 6" grizzly that was about 20 years old for $225. I think I should have paid less, but they didn't come up very often. I feel that the 46" bed is perfect for what I do. Longest thing I expect to joint is a 6ft table plank. So I would think in the range of $150 - $225 for a 6".
Dave,
David Finck takes you through all the steps of selecting the best wood and building. Follow the link I posted above and select the video link (on the second line of text). That should answer give you a better idea of what is expected and offered.
That grizzly on cl looks to be the same grizzly I got and a similar age. Definitely not worth 400. A brand new grizzly is about 450. It would be good for 175 as long as it checked out ok, but someone trying to get 400 for it is gonna be hard to convince that it's only worth 175. Maybe try for that powermatic for 250.
There was a lot of discussion on here a couple of years ago about Powermatic jointers and …..seems like the infeed table sagging or something. Bertha had one I think. Check with him.
Wanted to give an update on this. The parts to fix the shop smith are on the way, no thanks to their customer service.
Two, Mike this is the wood plane I aquired a few years ago
Its marked as a Scioto Works 22 inch plane, it appears a previous owner left it in some motor oil. Does it appear to be worth the effort to fix, or do I use the blade and ditch the plane body
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