Subject: Jointers...Delta or Jet or someone else

From: [email-masked]
Date: Thu, 27 Mar 1997 14:44:33 GMT

I'm looking to purchase a jointer in the near future and I have no
idea which brand to go with. A maintanence man at work said that
Jet machines don't last very long. Is this true? Do all jointers have 
to have there tables shimmed eventually? If anyone can steer me
in the right direction I would appreciate it . Thanks

 [email-masked]

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From: damian drewek <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 27 Mar 1997 13:52:07 -0600

> in the right direction I would appreciate it . Thanks

I'd be interested in having him clarify this and I can't see why
anything would need to be shimmed eventually?  I don't think they wear
out the gibs do they?  I have a Powermatic 54 which is very similar to
todays Jet.  (the Jet has some newer better features than the PM does).
I really like the PM and technically speaking they are the same design.

Damian

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From: damian drewek <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 27 Mar 1997 15:13:10 -0600

> in the right direction I would appreciate it . Thanks

PS.  The posts on the "affordable" Delta have not been to positive.  The
DJ series is over a grand and maybe thats what the "maintanence" man
referred to is an industrial strength vs. homeshop.

Good Luck

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From: [email-masked] (Darren Scott Cobb)
Date: 28 Mar 1997 16:32:00 GMT

>in the right direction I would appreciate it . Thanks

This doesn't really answer your question, but:  A few weeks ago 
I read the discussion here on rec.ww about using a router & straight
bit as a jointer.  I tried it, and it works unbelievably well.  Check 
out Dejanews for the details if you're interested.  (Maybe you already 
know about the technique, but on the other hand I thought it might 
save you a couple hundred bucks).

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