Poll: What size jointer do you have?

[Van Huskey]

What size joiner do you won? If you post in the thread add the make and model.

[Paul Greathouse]

Van

I have a 12" Grizzly GO609X with the spiral head and am very pleased with its performance. I don't see where I would need anything larger but wouldn't want anything smaller either.

[Chris Rosenberger]

I have a Unitronix Polamco 16” Jointer. It was made in Poland in the 1970s.

[Van Huskey]

Wouldn't you know the first person to respond will give most size envy... :cool:

[Van Huskey]

And the second one trumped the first...:o Anybody got a 24" jointer???

[Chuck Saunders]

Grizzly 16" G9953 plain knife version

[Steve Jenkins]

Oliver 16" made in 1949

[Eduard Nemirovsky]

I have 12" Jet combo with plain knifes.

[Rod Sheridan]

Hammer A3-31

[Doug Shepard]

Hammer A3-31

ditto.......

[Paul B. Cresti]

MM FS41 Elite (older version) 16" j/p

[Jeff Monson]

Hammer A3-31

same here :)

[Kirk Simmons]

Mine's a Ridgid 6" JP0600, the older enclosed-base version.

[Dino Drosas]

Felder AD741, 16" J/P

[Glen Butler]

Own a Powermatic PJ882HH. Wish I had a 12". Accually I wish I had a 20" Martin, but that will never happen. 12" is a reasonable expectation for me.

[Jeff Sudmeier]

I have an 8" Delta DJ20. The 8" is great but I would really like a 12. I can't see that I would use over the 12" width enough that I could justify it but someday I would like to upgrade to a 12"

[Dino Drosas]

And the second one trumped the first...:o Anybody got a 24" jointer???
As a matter of fact, I recently sold a Hofmann 24" J/P for a friend of mine - most likely the only one of its kind in the US.

http://sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=116788&highlight=hofmann+jointer%2Fplanner

[Scot Ferraro]

Hammer A3-31 for me.

[Hugh Jardon]

Mine's a Ridgid 6" JP0601, the $199 version :)

[Myk Rian]

Grizzly G1018 8" 65" bed.

[John Thompson]

Steel City Industrail 8" with granite fence...

[Matt Meiser]

Restored 6" Powermatic 50 from about 1961.

[Don Jarvie]

Wow there are some nice jointers here..

Me, a 6 inch Relient. Hopefully I will be able to upgrade to a better 6 inch or 8 inch. Been looking for a restoration but their few and far between.

[Tony Shea]

Yeah for the most part if someone has a nice old jointer they usually don't want to part with them. That's shows the importance of a nice jointer in the shop. I've been on the hunt for a couple years now and still haven't found that old beauty worth restoring.

[Larry Crowder]

I have a 12" Northfield, but I'd like to sell it cause I need the space in the garage for my wife's car. PM me if interested. Memphis area.

[Matt Day]

Shop Fox W1741 8" - Solid machine.

[Karl Stowe]

DJ-20 1987 yr model. The DJ-20 has nice smooth decks and can take a lot of material off quick. I believe I am the 3rd owner but really the 2nd owner to actually use it. Also the construction shop I work at has a ? brand jointer thats 12".
Larry, some would say to sell the wife before a man's tools. :D:D:D Just kidding, keep the wife happy or else you might be out on the front lawn with 1/2 your tools.

[Ray Newman]

An 8" JET, bought in 2001.

[Tommy Squires]

Mine is a Formula FS 2 Jointer / Planer / Mortiser. It has a little over 22 inch capacity in either the jointer or the planer set up.

[Dan Duperron]

I've got a 6" vintage (early 1940s) Craftsman that belonged to my Grandfather, and three 4" units, one Craftsman, one Delta, one Atlas. One of the three 4" runs, the other two are waiting for time to restore them. I keep finding them cheap or free, and they're so cute I can't pass them up. Yes, I have a problem.

4*3 somehow doesn't = 12 in this case. I WANT that 12" Northfield something BAD, but it won't fit in my current shop either. I imagine I'll end up with an 8" someday and be happy with that.

[Cary Falk]

Shop Fox W1741 8" - Solid machine.


+2 but with a Byrd head

[Jeff Duncan]

Well here's the problem....I can only enter 1 jointer in the poll. I have both an 8" DJ20 and a 16" Ema:D
Both are very nice machines to work with, though if a 20" Oliver comes my way;)
good luck,
JeffD

[Chip Lindley]

Finally found a nice '98 model Delta DJ-20 at a nice price, 3 years ago. Does everything it's supposed to do! Straight knives; no Shelix head.

[Nate Secrist]

8-inch - Delta DJ-20

[Mike Heidrick]

12" Delta DJ30

[Paul Murphy]

16" Unitronix, straight knives.

Was looking for a 12" jointer, but came across this one. Glad to have the capacity, I buy hardwood from a little sawmill that that finds some really nice logs.

[Johnnyy Johnson]

Grizzly 10" combo

[Bill Petersen]

Craftsman 6 1/8, but not all that happy with it. I can see an 8 inch in the future.

[Callan Campbell]

6" Bridgewood, I think the model is the 6R, but I'd have to look.

[Kent A Bathurst]

PM-60-A

tenten

[Mitchell Garnett]

regretted not buying a larger one since the first day but I don't have the room for anything bigger now.

[Matt Winterowd]

Shop Fox 1741.

[Rye Crane]

Hi,

I have a Mini Max FS2 which is a 520mm or 20.5" jointer/planer with
tersa 4 knife head. 4 speed planer and it's 92" long overall and has
9 hp 3 phase. It's a killer at 2400" with the mortising table attached.

Rye Crane
Pittsburg, Ca.

[Stan Mitchell]

G0490X 8" Jointer w/ Spiral Cutterhead

Nice machine. I like the extra long bed.

I've got to work on better chip collection though - seems to spit a lot of chip out the back on to the floor.

[Van Huskey]

Hi,

I have a Mini Max FS2 which is a 520mm or 20.5" jointer/planer with
tersa 4 knife head. 4 speed planer and it's 92" long overall and has
9 hp 3 phase. It's a killer at 2400" with the mortising table attached.

Rye Crane
Pittsburg, Ca.

I assume you mean 2400 pounds, not inches, that would be one huge piece of equipment would fit resonably in the Superdome. If it does weigh a ton and change I guess it takes a "Crane" to move it....:D

[glenn bradley]

G0490X. Like Mith G. I bought a 6" even though EVERYONE here told me I'd be sorry. I was after about 3 days. The 8" has been a good fit for me and there are folks who never need anything over a 6". I'd take a 12" in a heartbeat. Depends what you do.

[Mikail Khan]

12"

Another GO609X owner. Has a Grizzly head.

MK

[Darnell Hagen]

12" General 780, but I'd trade it for a 16" General or Crescent in a heartbeat.

[Alan Bienlein]

Ridgid 6". I've had it about 6 years and never needed anything bigger since any wider boards I'll rip in half and glue back together. Makes for a more stable board.

Oh and the jointer was free!:D

[Chris Tsutsui]

I'm in the hammer A3-31 club, though previously I had a 6" delta.

Originally I was planning on getting an 8" grizzly jointer until I discovered the joy of european combo machines.

[gary Zimmel]

8" General Canada 480-1 with a Byrd head upgrade.

[Tad Capar]

I had 6" Delta/Rockwell for a while, even updated to carbide tipped cutting blades. Was quite happy with it until I came across on CL the 8" Grizzly, practically new, it had not even been washed off from the protective oils. This guy was selling off his newly acquired arsenal of Grizzly's after he retired, but soon after decided to go back to work ( I guess he got the offer he could not refuse). I also got from him the 15" planer and lathe.
What a difference these 2" make and the extra long bed is phenomenal too. So, I've got 2, but will be looking to unload the 6" one soon..

[Louis Rucci]

What size joiner do you won? If you post in the thread add the make and model.


Grizzle G0609 12" jointer

[John Morrison60]

MiniMax FS30, 12" Tersa Head, soon to be Byrd

[Todd Franks]

Delta 6" 52-858. Which I had room for 10" or larger.

[Mark Woodmark]

Grizzly G0660X

http://grizzly.com/outlet/16-Jointer-Planer/G0660X

[Chad Stucke]

I have a 16" Moak I think from the late 30's.
Put a Shelix in it works pretty nice.
Not sure if I am man enough to go any larger.
It's pretty hard to push the large boards thru If you are doing a lot of them.
I think I saw a 20 or 24" with a feeder on it.
Chad

[Mike Cruz]

6" Delta. Would be perfectly happy with an 8". Would love a 12 or bigger, but at that size, I would have space issues. Waiting for a great CL deal to come along...

[johnny means]

Felder 751-AD with Digi-drive.
20" J/P

[Mike Zipparo]

Northfield 12HD, direct drive, 12 inch x four-knife cutterhead, tilting outfeed table.
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Mike

http://i592.photobucket.com/albums/tt7/mzipparo/Northfield12HD/NF12DH.jpg

[Van Huskey]

I must say I am amazed at the number of big jointers.

[Joe Mioux]

Mini Max FS30 aka 12 inch J/P combo machine

[Neil Brooks]

I must say I am amazed at the number of big jointers.

Noticed that, too!

I've got jointer envy ... and I'm not blue-shifting this thread.

[Joe Mioux]

I assume you mean 2400 pounds, not inches, that would be one huge piece of equipment would fit resonably in the Superdome. If it does weigh a ton and change I guess it takes a "Crane" to move it....:D

at about 200 feet that would make a great sequoia jointer bed. ;)


MiniMax FS30, 12" Tersa Head, soon to be Byrd

hope you post some pictures of that, I would be interested in reading more about that.


Mini Max FS30 aka 12 inch J/P combo machine tersa head, but a byrd head would be nice.

[Jim Becker]

MiniMax FS350 350mm jointer/planer combo..~13.7", give or take.

[Michael Dunn]

6" Central Machinery, I think... It doesn't even have a brand stamp on it. It looks just like all of the other CM stuff though.

It's my first jointer, I have brand new Freud knives installed. It took me a while to get the knives right. In fact, I should probably check them again. My boards look pretty good when I edge or face joint.

Not too bad for $160.

shotgunn

[Paul Murphy]

I have a 16" Moak I think from the late 30's.
Put a Shelix in it works pretty nice.
Not sure if I am man enough to go any larger.
It's pretty hard to push the large boards thru If you are doing a lot of them.
I think I saw a 20 or 24" with a feeder on it.
Chad

I have a feeder on my 16" jointer for the reasons you mention. If I'm running something like full length 6/4 oak it saves me from quite a workout. For case pieces I would rather mark the whole thing out in chalk and cut the boards down before jointing & planing. I don't think I have used the feeder in nearly a year.

[Gary Muto]

6 inch jet does the job for me

[Todd Tyler]

I have an older 6" Delta and a mid 1980's 16 1/2" Invicta
Todd

[Larry Edgerton]

Delta and Porter

[Christopher Stahl]

I have 2 as some others do. I have an 8" Grizzly G0500 and a 12" G0634 combo j/p with a spiral head. I like having both in the shop.

[Jason Stein]

1984 Bridgewood 12" jointer

[Zach England]

Just remember that men tend to exaggerate the size of their jointers. I think medically verified results would be a bit lower.

[lou sansone]

newman 60 16" blades 24" table

nothing like it

lou

[Wade Lippman]

Just remember that men tend to exaggerate the size of their jointers. I think medically verified results would be a bit lower.

yeah, I bet most are 6".
I wonder if only those with big ones are answering, or if there is outright deceit going on.

[Jeff Mackay]

12" Robland X31. To be replaced soon, possibly with a Grizzly 12".

[William Bell]

Delta DJ20 8 inch purchased new in 1990 for $1500.00. Works great. Most people want bigger but who really needs bigger. More money, more weight, etc.

[mreza Salav]

yeah, I bet most are 6".
I wonder if only those with big ones are answering, or if there is outright deceit going on.

It's not size that matters, it's what you can do with it! :D

[Steve Kohn]

12" Grizzly GO609 and wishing I had spent the money for the shelix head.

[Dave Lewis]

8" Delta DJ-20

[David Hostetler]

I have the Sunhill SM-150B Bench Top Jointer... Good little machine. I have had to face joint using a planer sled, once, due to width limitations, but aside from that, I am nothing but happy with this machine. Been a great little work horse...

[Paul McGaha]

Van,

I have a Powermatic PJ-882 (8").

I like these polls of yours.

PHM

[Keith Weber]

Since everyone is flashing their big ones...

...1960's Northfield 16HD, 7.5 hp, 3-phase, 96" long, 1850 lbs.

[Don Morris]

After seeing the previous post I refuse to tell you the size of mine.

[Jacob Griffith]

LOL...a 6" Powermatic Model 50 from the 80's. It is American made and was free, so I can't complain.

[Michael Pfau]

Delta DJ 8. Works like a champ.