Slartibartfass
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Go for the Grizzly Jointer/Planer combo machine. On my list of future purchases.
Shop layout critiques?
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I always wanted a jointer/planer combo machine as I though it would save me space.
I currently have an old Powermatic 6" jointer and I find I never use it. Most of the lumber I get already has 2 parallel faces and most of the time one edge is joined. When I do have to edge join I find it easier to use my TS-75 and a length of track. The 6" jointer really isn't big enough for face joining anything but a smaller board. For the situations where I do have to flatten the face of a board I'm planning on building a sled that will support a rough board and allow me to flatten it in my thickness planer. In a recent issue of either Woodsmith or Shop Notes (can't remember which) there was a really nice sled design.
This will allow me to sell my jointer saving even more space as a thickness planer is a lot smaller than a combo machine.
At least that's my plan
I currently have an old Powermatic 6" jointer and I find I never use it. Most of the lumber I get already has 2 parallel faces and most of the time one edge is joined. When I do have to edge join I find it easier to use my TS-75 and a length of track. The 6" jointer really isn't big enough for face joining anything but a smaller board. For the situations where I do have to flatten the face of a board I'm planning on building a sled that will support a rough board and allow me to flatten it in my thickness planer. In a recent issue of either Woodsmith or Shop Notes (can't remember which) there was a really nice sled design.
This will allow me to sell my jointer saving even more space as a thickness planer is a lot smaller than a combo machine.
At least that's my plan
WarnerConstCo.
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roblg3 said:
I figured I didn't need to type it all out. Anything can be potentially dangerous, my 30" jointer without a guard, the 36" bandsaw with an open top wheel, a drill bit on a cordless drill, etc.
I don't get why so many people, label the TS as dangerous. I don't find mine dangerous, I did think my 5 head tenoner would take my left arm off the first time I used it though.
curt boyer
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Why in the f-ck would you get rid of the table saw! It is one of the most used and versatile tools in the shop or on the job site. I love and use my track saw every day but it comes in a distant second compared to my tablesaw.
