I am going to be buying a 6" Jointer in the next week. My choices locally
are these,
1. Delta JT360 $349.00 @ Lowes
2. Ridgid JP0610 $399.00 @ Home Depot
3. Craftsman 21706 $399.99 @ Sears
4. Central Machinery 30289-0VGA $279.99 @ Harbor Freight
5. Central Machinery 345253-0VGA $299.99 @ Harbor Freight
Any bargains here ? Any that I should absolutely stay away from ? Get the
cheapest at 279.99 or the more expensive at 399.99 ? Is the any real
differences at this price point ? I am new to woodworking and trying my
hand a furniture making. Any help is welcome Thanks
SteveD61
Look at the Grizzly, Sunhill, and Yorkcraft options as well. Good things
have consistently been written about them.
Brian.
"SteveD61" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I am going to be buying a 6" Jointer in the next week. My choices locally
> are these,
> 1. Delta JT360 $349.00 @ Lowes
> 2. Ridgid JP0610 $399.00 @ Home Depot
> 3. Craftsman 21706 $399.99 @ Sears
> 4. Central Machinery 30289-0VGA $279.99 @ Harbor Freight
> 5. Central Machinery 345253-0VGA $299.99 @ Harbor Freight
>
> Any bargains here ? Any that I should absolutely stay away from ? Get the
> cheapest at 279.99 or the more expensive at 399.99 ? Is the any real
> differences at this price point ? I am new to woodworking and trying my
> hand a furniture making. Any help is welcome Thanks
>
> SteveD61
>
>
In rec.woodworking
"SteveD61" <[email protected]> wrote:
>I am going to be buying a 6" Jointer in the next week. My choices locally
>are these,
>1. Delta JT360 $349.00 @ Lowes
>2. Ridgid JP0610 $399.00 @ Home Depot
>3. Craftsman 21706 $399.99 @ Sears
>4. Central Machinery 30289-0VGA $279.99 @ Harbor Freight
>5. Central Machinery 345253-0VGA $299.99 @ Harbor Freight
>
>Any bargains here ? Any that I should absolutely stay away from ? Get the
>cheapest at 279.99 or the more expensive at 399.99 ? Is the any real
>differences at this price point ? I am new to woodworking and trying my
>hand a furniture making. Any help is welcome Thanks
I have the 30289 at Harbor Freight. If you search the archives, I did a
review about it. The one thing I will definitely say is, never forget the
#1 rule of Harbor Freight: Never buy anything not on sale. I paid $179 for
that jointer.
In short, it works fine. I don't like the fence adjustment but if you lock
it down at 90 degrees, it works fine. The blades are a bit soft and dink
easily.
SteveD61 wrote:
> I am going to be buying a 6" Jointer in the next week. My choices locally
> are these,
> 1. Delta JT360 $349.00 @ Lowes
> 2. Ridgid JP0610 $399.00 @ Home Depot
> 3. Craftsman 21706 $399.99 @ Sears
> 4. Central Machinery 30289-0VGA $279.99 @ Harbor Freight
> 5. Central Machinery 345253-0VGA $299.99 @ Harbor Freight
>
> Any bargains here ? Any that I should absolutely stay away from ? Get the
> cheapest at 279.99 or the more expensive at 399.99 ? Is the any real
> differences at this price point ? I am new to woodworking and trying my
> hand a furniture making. Any help is welcome Thanks
>
> SteveD61
>
>
I have the Craftsman. As with most Sears, wait for it to be on sale.
Buying this one was like getting a kit. The main body and tables was
preassembled but everything else needs to be put together. Lots of
screws to make the base. For me this was a partial plus since it
allowed me to get it into my car while the Rigid was just a little bit
too big to fit.
This was my first experience moving up from a bench top unit. I just
ran a bunch of oak through it to make some 20 edge joints. Every one
was straight with no gaps - can't ask more than that for an edge joint.
John
If you get the HF then be sure to get it on sale--which is most any
month, less than $220, sometimes less (I got one for $189).
Be forewarned, the instructions were written by non-English speakers
who never assembled one themselves. It's not really that bad (it's a
fairly simple tool), but be prepared to fiddle with it a little on
your own. There've been some good posts on it here if you care to do a
search.
The fit and finish of the others might be a little better, the
assembly definitely easier, if not already assembled, so there's that
to consider.
Most of use who have the HF and feel comfortable messing with
machinery like it well enough and consider it a great deal for the
money. If you have the money to spare, one of the other models might
be worthwhile.
These cheaper 6"-ers are probably all made from the same factory,
however, so if you accept the limitations of this group of tools then
you'll be happy with most any one. Nice shops will have at least 8"
older machines, or the higher end Delta's, Powermatics, etc.
My 2¢
H
"SteveD61" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> I am going to be buying a 6" Jointer in the next week. My choices locally
> are these,
> 1. Delta JT360 $349.00 @ Lowes
> 2. Ridgid JP0610 $399.00 @ Home Depot
> 3. Craftsman 21706 $399.99 @ Sears
> 4. Central Machinery 30289-0VGA $279.99 @ Harbor Freight
> 5. Central Machinery 345253-0VGA $299.99 @ Harbor Freight
>
> Any bargains here ? Any that I should absolutely stay away from ? Get the
> cheapest at 279.99 or the more expensive at 399.99 ? Is the any real
> differences at this price point ? I am new to woodworking and trying my
> hand a furniture making. Any help is welcome Thanks
>
> SteveD61
I have recently purchased the Ridgid JP0610 at Home depot. This is my first
jointer so I am far from being an expert, but here's my $.02 worth. I was
able to look at the Craftsman Pro and the Jet in person. I also considered
Delta, HF and Grizzly, but I did not actually see any of those. In just
looking at them, the Ridgid seems to be built about as well as any of them.
I have not looked at the HF jointer, but other HF equipment that I have
looked at is missing something. Like metal. The castings are much lighter
in weight and maybe even made out of a less expensive metal (not sure about
that one, just an impression). Fit an finish of the tools is also lacking.
I would think that all of this would lead to more vibration, less
durabililty, less accuracy, and more time to set the tools up properly.
But for my Ridgid, assembly was easy, but there were a couple of steps when
a helping hand was needed from wifey. When it was all together I had to
make a couple of minor adjustments to the fence. According to my engineers
square, it wasn't exactly 90 deg out of the box. Maybe something like 88.
And the preset stops for 45deg and 135 deg were not set at all. Other
alignments were good.
I have not had to change knives yet, so I don't know how that is going to
go. From the manual, it doesn't look like rocket science. Tables are
dovetailed with gibs provided to make sure they are, and will stay, nice and
snug. Handwheels are nice and work smoothly.
It has a partially open stand with the legs splayed out to the sides as
opposed to a vertical cabinet like on all the others that I looked at. When
I first saw the Ridgid I was thinking that this was kinda cheap. But now it
seems to me that the wider base would tend to make the Ridgid a little more
stable in that direction. I ran some 6' pieces through it and the stability
was good.
Other than that. . .sweet.
The reason that I purchased the Ridgid was price. I was at our local Home
Depot looking at the Ridgid. After a few minutes speaking with the sales
rep, I was getting ready to leave. Another sales person came over and said
that they only had one more in the box and that a new model was coming out.
The current model was selling for $399 and the new model would be selling
for $479 (I think). I had checked the Ridgid website just that morning and
it looks like the only change is the color of the base. Mine is all a light
grey and the new one is Orange and dark grey. Anyway, he said I could have
the last one in the box for $250 to which I replied "I'll get my truck".
Sweet!
My only other comment is that you say you are new to woodworking. I would
suggest that if your budget allows, you should purchase good quality tools
and stay away from the bargain tools like HF and others. I say that because
you just might get hooked on wood and if you do, a good quality tool will
provide greater precision, dependability, and repeatability over a longer
period of time. And if you do get hooked, you would probably want to
"upgrade" in a year or two anyway. If you should decide that woodworking is
not for you, I think it would be easier to sell your equipment.
Have fun making sawdust,
Wayne
"SteveD61" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I am going to be buying a 6" Jointer in the next week. My choices locally
> are these,
> 1. Delta JT360 $349.00 @ Lowes
> 2. Ridgid JP0610 $399.00 @ Home Depot
> 3. Craftsman 21706 $399.99 @ Sears
> 4. Central Machinery 30289-0VGA $279.99 @ Harbor Freight
> 5. Central Machinery 345253-0VGA $299.99 @ Harbor Freight
>
> Any bargains here ? Any that I should absolutely stay away from ? Get the
> cheapest at 279.99 or the more expensive at 399.99 ? Is the any real
> differences at this price point ? I am new to woodworking and trying my
> hand a furniture making. Any help is welcome Thanks
>
> SteveD61
>
>
Steve, 3 years ago i bought that 6" Delta jointer at Lowes, and while i cant
compair it
with your other choices, i can tell ya, except for keeping the blades
sharpned once in a
while, ive had no probs whatsoever.........(sometimes thats worth the xtra
$$)...
daviswoodshop
"SteveD61" <[email protected]> wrote
> I am going to be buying a 6" Jointer in the next week. My choices locally
> are these,
> 1. Delta JT360 $349.00 @ Lowes
> 2. Ridgid JP0610 $399.00 @ Home Depot
> 3. Craftsman 21706 $399.99 @ Sears
> 4. Central Machinery 30289-0VGA $279.99 @ Harbor Freight
> 5. Central Machinery 345253-0VGA $299.99 @ Harbor Freight
>
> Any bargains here ? Any that I should absolutely stay away from ? Get the
> cheapest at 279.99 or the more expensive at 399.99 ? Is the any real
> differences at this price point ? I am new to woodworking and trying my
> hand a furniture making. Any help is welcome Thanks
>
> SteveD61
I've got the Ridgid and LOVE it, smooth as silk. A winner for sure!
SteveD61 wrote:
> I am going to be buying a 6" Jointer in the next week. My choices locally
> are these,
> 1. Delta JT360 $349.00 @ Lowes
> 2. Ridgid JP0610 $399.00 @ Home Depot
> 3. Craftsman 21706 $399.99 @ Sears
> 4. Central Machinery 30289-0VGA $279.99 @ Harbor Freight
> 5. Central Machinery 345253-0VGA $299.99 @ Harbor Freight
>
> Any bargains here ? Any that I should absolutely stay away from ? Get the
> cheapest at 279.99 or the more expensive at 399.99 ? Is the any real
> differences at this price point ? I am new to woodworking and trying my
> hand a furniture making. Any help is welcome Thanks
>
> SteveD61
>
>
I heard that! Mine was $319 on sale over the holidays. And $268 for
the BT3100 Ryobi table saw.
Gregory Jensen wrote:
> If you go with the Rigid at the Home Depot be "SURE" and ask if they will
> give you a "sale Price" I have seen these excellent Planers go as low as 199
> at the HD.. More typical is $299 But Hey what a DEAL..
>
> Ya gotta ask!!!
>
>
> "Grandpa" <jsdebooATcomcast.net> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>
>>I've got the Ridgid and LOVE it, smooth as silk. A winner for sure!
>>
>>SteveD61 wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I am going to be buying a 6" Jointer in the next week. My choices
>
> locally
>
>>>are these,
>>>1. Delta JT360 $349.00 @ Lowes
>>>2. Ridgid JP0610 $399.00 @ Home Depot
>>>3. Craftsman 21706 $399.99 @ Sears
>>>4. Central Machinery 30289-0VGA $279.99 @ Harbor Freight
>>>5. Central Machinery 345253-0VGA $299.99 @ Harbor Freight
>>>
>>>Any bargains here ? Any that I should absolutely stay away from ? Get
>
> the
>
>>>cheapest at 279.99 or the more expensive at 399.99 ? Is the any real
>>>differences at this price point ? I am new to woodworking and trying
>
> my
>
>>>hand a furniture making. Any help is welcome Thanks
>>>
>>>SteveD61
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>
Hi, I have the Yorkcraft 6" Jointer from Wilke Mach. www.wilkemach.com
I love it, no problems at all, was $299.00 + Shipping.
Cya...
SteveD61 <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I am going to be buying a 6" Jointer in the next week. My choices locally
> are these,
> 1. Delta JT360 $349.00 @ Lowes
> 2. Ridgid JP0610 $399.00 @ Home Depot
> 3. Craftsman 21706 $399.99 @ Sears
> 4. Central Machinery 30289-0VGA $279.99 @ Harbor Freight
> 5. Central Machinery 345253-0VGA $299.99 @ Harbor Freight
>
> Any bargains here ? Any that I should absolutely stay away from ? Get the
> cheapest at 279.99 or the more expensive at 399.99 ? Is the any real
> differences at this price point ? I am new to woodworking and trying my
> hand a furniture making. Any help is welcome Thanks
>
> SteveD61
>
>
In Jan. I picked up a 7" jointer, from HF. The book is lousy, don't
think the auther has ever seen a jointer.
But after fiddling w/ it, it works good, fence is hard to set, but stays
where you put it. Tables are co-planer.
Paid $219, on sale.
Hylourgos wrote:
> If you get the HF then be sure to get it on sale--which is most any
> month, less than $220, sometimes less (I got one for $189).
>
> Be forewarned, the instructions were written by non-English speakers
> who never assembled one themselves. It's not really that bad (it's a
> fairly simple tool), but be prepared to fiddle with it a little on
> your own. There've been some good posts on it here if you care to do a
> search.
>
> The fit and finish of the others might be a little better, the
> assembly definitely easier, if not already assembled, so there's that
> to consider.
>
> Most of use who have the HF and feel comfortable messing with
> machinery like it well enough and consider it a great deal for the
> money. If you have the money to spare, one of the other models might
> be worthwhile.
>
> These cheaper 6"-ers are probably all made from the same factory,
> however, so if you accept the limitations of this group of tools then
> you'll be happy with most any one. Nice shops will have at least 8"
> older machines, or the higher end Delta's, Powermatics, etc.
>
> My 2¢
> H
>
>
> "SteveD61" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
>
>>I am going to be buying a 6" Jointer in the next week. My choices locally
>>are these,
>>1. Delta JT360 $349.00 @ Lowes
>>2. Ridgid JP0610 $399.00 @ Home Depot
>>3. Craftsman 21706 $399.99 @ Sears
>>4. Central Machinery 30289-0VGA $279.99 @ Harbor Freight
>>5. Central Machinery 345253-0VGA $299.99 @ Harbor Freight
>>
>>Any bargains here ? Any that I should absolutely stay away from ? Get the
>>cheapest at 279.99 or the more expensive at 399.99 ? Is the any real
>>differences at this price point ? I am new to woodworking and trying my
>>hand a furniture making. Any help is welcome Thanks
>>
>>SteveD61
If you go with the Rigid at the Home Depot be "SURE" and ask if they will
give you a "sale Price" I have seen these excellent Planers go as low as 199
at the HD.. More typical is $299 But Hey what a DEAL..
Ya gotta ask!!!
"Grandpa" <jsdebooATcomcast.net> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I've got the Ridgid and LOVE it, smooth as silk. A winner for sure!
>
> SteveD61 wrote:
>
> > I am going to be buying a 6" Jointer in the next week. My choices
locally
> > are these,
> > 1. Delta JT360 $349.00 @ Lowes
> > 2. Ridgid JP0610 $399.00 @ Home Depot
> > 3. Craftsman 21706 $399.99 @ Sears
> > 4. Central Machinery 30289-0VGA $279.99 @ Harbor Freight
> > 5. Central Machinery 345253-0VGA $299.99 @ Harbor Freight
> >
> > Any bargains here ? Any that I should absolutely stay away from ? Get
the
> > cheapest at 279.99 or the more expensive at 399.99 ? Is the any real
> > differences at this price point ? I am new to woodworking and trying
my
> > hand a furniture making. Any help is welcome Thanks
> >
> > SteveD61
> >
> >
>
On Mon, 10 May 2004 02:09:48 GMT, "SteveD61"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>I am going to be buying a 6" Jointer in the next week. My choices locally
>are these,
>1. Delta JT360 $349.00 @ Lowes
>2. Ridgid JP0610 $399.00 @ Home Depot
>3. Craftsman 21706 $399.99 @ Sears
>4. Central Machinery 30289-0VGA $279.99 @ Harbor Freight
>5. Central Machinery 345253-0VGA $299.99 @ Harbor Freight
>
>Any bargains here ? Any that I should absolutely stay away from ? Get the
>cheapest at 279.99 or the more expensive at 399.99 ? Is the any real
>differences at this price point ? I am new to woodworking and trying my
>hand a furniture making. Any help is welcome Thanks
If you live near Florida, want the best 6" jointer ever made, and
don't mind paying more than the numbers you mention above, I have a
Delta DJ15 for sale.
- -
LRod
Master Woodbutcher and seasoned termite
Shamelessly whoring my website since 1999
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