Tool Lust - Oliver 24" Jointer Model 166

That is a monster!! I have plenty of respect for my 6” jointer. I can guarantee you I would not feel comfortable using something that big. But that is one amazing piece of equipment.

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Woohoo! Yessiree, Bob! You could be like the Clampetts and use it as the ‘fancy eatin’ table’!

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This is the type of equipment I wouldn’t want to be between me and the door.

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Oliver made some of THE best equipment in their day.

I would buy it if it was much closer. I have a 16” now and my next jointer will be at least 20” with a long bed. This Oliver looks like a nice one. The price is a bit high though. It needs a complete overhaul.

-- Oldworld, Fair Oaks, Ca

Man you could run table tops over that thing. I was touring some professional shops in Annapolis, MD about 8 years ago and they had a 30” It was a two man shop and I will never forget how nice they were about showing me around. The master craftsmen did not say much but you could see his skill in his eyes as he sat at a bench with shavings all about him chisel and mallet with bifocals at the end of his nose. Thanks for jarring my memory

Thanks for the aircraft carrier link:-)

-- Use the fence Luke

Dang! Do you have to sit on it to hold the wood down? ; )

-- Never board, always knotty, lots of growth rings

Big yes, but would I invest that kind of money??? That’s alot of money for what appears to be the condition of it…and what kind of bearings…? I had a 16 inch once…huge…but not exactly the easiest to maintain…

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A 24 inch Oliver just went for $3150 on ebay – 10hp, big and gorgeous as a compound locomotive.

The link that started this thread seems to be busted, but you can see this new one at http://cgi.ebay.com/NICE-OLIVER-24-PROFESSIONAL-WOODWORKING-JOINTER-166_W0QQitemZ360162375107QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item53db59b5c3&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A13|66%3A2|39%3A1|240%3A1308|301%3A1|293%3A1|294%3A50#ebayphotohosting

Heart heart heart….