Looking for some advice from my fellow wood workers:
I'd like to get a jointer for my shop, but I really don't have tons of
room or money to do so. I'm thinking of the Delta JT360 stand jointer.
Can anyone give me some advice as to this jointer and where I might
get it for a good price?
Basically I'm looking for a jointer that can mostly edge boards (I
already have a nice planer) and be under $500 total cost, $350-$400
would be even better. But it has to be able to edge 6-8' boards.
Thanks,
Carl
[email protected]
Hi Carl,
Your planer is used after you have joined a side and an edge. If you get
a 6" joiner you are limited to boards 6" or less. This is not normally
much of a handicap but for those larger boards an 8" is nice. Cheers, JG
Carl Swanson wrote:
> Looking for some advice from my fellow wood workers:
>
> I'd like to get a jointer for my shop, but I really don't have tons of
> room or money to do so. I'm thinking of the Delta JT360 stand jointer.
> Can anyone give me some advice as to this jointer and where I might
> get it for a good price?
>
> Basically I'm looking for a jointer that can mostly edge boards (I
> already have a nice planer) and be under $500 total cost, $350-$400
> would be even better. But it has to be able to edge 6-8' boards.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Carl
> [email protected]
With sharp blades and slow feed, nearly none. Certainly no more than one
pass on the planer can handle.
You _have_ noticed that a lot of species feature grain reversals in the same
board?
"Alan W" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> "Bob" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:<[email protected]>...
> > While an 8" jointer would certainly be nice, a 6" jointer is not limited
to
> > boards of 6" width. I have done boards up to 10" wide on my 6" jointer
> > simply by turning the board 180°. It's not perfect but it gets the
board
> > flat enough so it can be put through your planer. I believe one of the
ww
> > sites has a video or an on line tutorial that shows how to do this -
safely.
>
> How much tearout do you tend to get with the 180 reversal being
> against the grain.
>
> Alan
Exactly as George stated. I have my infeed table set to take only .015" (15
thou) off per pass. That seems to be an optimized setting that I can live
with and works well for the woods I've been working with - maple, walnut,
white and red oak as well as poplar, pine and cherry.
If there is a lot of grain reversal, on the last couple of passes, I'll
dampen the board lightly with a wet cloth or sponge, wait 15-30 seconds then
make the final pass or two on the planer. If I still get tearout, then I
resort to the Performax sander.
Bob S.
"George" <george@least> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> With sharp blades and slow feed, nearly none. Certainly no more than one
> pass on the planer can handle.
>
> You _have_ noticed that a lot of species feature grain reversals in the
same
> board?
>
In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] says...
> Looking for some advice from my fellow wood workers:
>
> I'd like to get a jointer for my shop, but I really don't have tons of
> room or money to do so. I'm thinking of the Delta JT360 stand jointer.
> Can anyone give me some advice as to this jointer and where I might
> get it for a good price?
>
> Basically I'm looking for a jointer that can mostly edge boards (I
> already have a nice planer) and be under $500 total cost, $350-$400
> would be even better. But it has to be able to edge 6-8' boards.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Carl
> [email protected]
>
Shoot here is the URL for Sunhill!!
http://www.sunhillmachinery.com/Jointers%20CT60L.htm
-bill
Not sure what happened to my 1st post but, I like my 6" sunhill. New
news reader!!!It was about $425 i think with shipping and an extra set of
knives and a dust port. The nice thing is it has a 52" bed so you can
joint longer stock on it. So far it's been a reliable machine. I've had
it for about 4 months now. No real problems.
good luck on your search.
here is the URL again:
http://www.sunhillmachinery.com/Jointers%20CT60L.htm
-Bill
In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] says...
> Looking for some advice from my fellow wood workers:
>
> I'd like to get a jointer for my shop, but I really don't have tons of
> room or money to do so. I'm thinking of the Delta JT360 stand jointer.
> Can anyone give me some advice as to this jointer and where I might
> get it for a good price?
>
> Basically I'm looking for a jointer that can mostly edge boards (I
> already have a nice planer) and be under $500 total cost, $350-$400
> would be even better. But it has to be able to edge 6-8' boards.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Carl
> [email protected]
>
This may help........
http://tinyurl.com/2lkwo
or the long version
http://www.woodmagazine.com/wood/woodmall/templates/woodMallReviewPage.jhtml?tool=woodmall/toolreview/135sixinchjointers
Bob S.
"Carl Swanson" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Looking for some advice from my fellow wood workers:
>
> I'd like to get a jointer for my shop, but I really don't have tons of
> room or money to do so. I'm thinking of the Delta JT360 stand jointer.
> Can anyone give me some advice as to this jointer and where I might
> get it for a good price?
>
> Basically I'm looking for a jointer that can mostly edge boards (I
> already have a nice planer) and be under $500 total cost, $350-$400
> would be even better. But it has to be able to edge 6-8' boards.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Carl
> [email protected]
"Bob" <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:
> While an 8" jointer would certainly be nice, a 6" jointer is not
> limited to boards of 6" width. I have done boards up to 10" wide on
> my 6" jointer simply by turning the board 180°. It's not perfect but
> it gets the board flat enough so it can be put through your planer. I
> believe one of the ww sites has a video or an on line tutorial that
> shows how to do this - safely.
Part 4 of "Get Straight with Crooked Wood" by Shane Shaunesy addresses
jointing boards that are wider than the jointer blades. A reprint of the
article is available on the Woodcraft web site at
<http://www.woodcraft.com/Woodcraft/assets/html/Jointer.asp>.
Cheers,
Lowell
"Bob" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> While an 8" jointer would certainly be nice, a 6" jointer is not limited to
> boards of 6" width. I have done boards up to 10" wide on my 6" jointer
> simply by turning the board 180°. It's not perfect but it gets the board
> flat enough so it can be put through your planer. I believe one of the ww
> sites has a video or an on line tutorial that shows how to do this - safely.
>
> Being an amateur wood-hacker I would find it difficult to justify the
> expense of a decent 8" jointer and have not done a project yet where my 6"
> Jet jointer wasn't up to the task.
>
> Bob S.
>
One would assume you have removed the guard, or do you remove the
fence and hang the board off that side?
How much tearout do you tend to get with the 180 reversal being
against the grain.
Alan
While an 8" jointer would certainly be nice, a 6" jointer is not limited to
boards of 6" width. I have done boards up to 10" wide on my 6" jointer
simply by turning the board 180°. It's not perfect but it gets the board
flat enough so it can be put through your planer. I believe one of the ww
sites has a video or an on line tutorial that shows how to do this - safely.
Being an amateur wood-hacker I would find it difficult to justify the
expense of a decent 8" jointer and have not done a project yet where my 6"
Jet jointer wasn't up to the task.
Bob S.
"JGS" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Hi Carl,
> Your planer is used after you have joined a side and an edge. If you get
> a 6" joiner you are limited to boards 6" or less. This is not normally
> much of a handicap but for those larger boards an 8" is nice. Cheers, JG
>
> Carl Swanson wrote:
>
> > Looking for some advice from my fellow wood workers:
> >
> > I'd like to get a jointer for my shop, but I really don't have tons of
> > room or money to do so. I'm thinking of the Delta JT360 stand jointer.
> > Can anyone give me some advice as to this jointer and where I might
> > get it for a good price?
> >
> > Basically I'm looking for a jointer that can mostly edge boards (I
> > already have a nice planer) and be under $500 total cost, $350-$400
> > would be even better. But it has to be able to edge 6-8' boards.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Carl
> > [email protected]
>
I'll repost:
Hi, I have the Yorkcraft 6" jointer from Wilke Machinery, www.wilkemach.com
I love it, no problems what so ever. Paid $299 + shipping.
Tony
Carl Swanson <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Looking for some advice from my fellow wood workers:
>
> I'd like to get a jointer for my shop, but I really don't have tons of
> room or money to do so. I'm thinking of the Delta JT360 stand jointer.
> Can anyone give me some advice as to this jointer and where I might
> get it for a good price?
>
> Basically I'm looking for a jointer that can mostly edge boards (I
> already have a nice planer) and be under $500 total cost, $350-$400
> would be even better. But it has to be able to edge 6-8' boards.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Carl
> [email protected]
On Sat, 22 May 2004 14:32:43 GMT, "Bob" <[email protected]> typed:
>While an 8" jointer would certainly be nice, a 6" jointer is not limited to
>boards of 6" width. I have done boards up to 10" wide on my 6" jointer
>simply by turning the board 180°. It's not perfect but it gets the board
>flat enough so it can be put through your planer. I believe one of the ww
>sites has a video or an on line tutorial that shows how to do this - safely.
>
>Being an amateur wood-hacker I would find it difficult to justify the
>expense of a decent 8" jointer and have not done a project yet where my 6"
>Jet jointer wasn't up to the task.
Thanks. I needed that.
==
A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart and can sing it back to
you when you have forgotten the words.
On 21 May 2004 12:55:48 -0700, [email protected] (Carl Swanson)
wrote:
>Looking for some advice from my fellow wood workers:
>
>I'd like to get a jointer for my shop, but I really don't have tons of
>room or money to do so. I'm thinking of the Delta JT360 stand jointer.
>Can anyone give me some advice as to this jointer and where I might
>get it for a good price?
>
>Basically I'm looking for a jointer that can mostly edge boards (I
>already have a nice planer) and be under $500 total cost, $350-$400
>would be even better. But it has to be able to edge 6-8' boards.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Carl
>[email protected]
Are you unable to see the many good replies to your question posted
this morning?
Look into Grizzly, nice machines at a fair price.
Zeke
On Sat, 22 May 2004 14:32:43 GMT, "Bob" <[email protected]> wrote:
>It's not perfect but it gets the board
>flat enough so it can be put through your planer.
What about grain direction?
Barry