Jointer Cutterhead choice

[Larry Ogborn]

I am going to purchase a Grizzly 8" jointer. The model
I'm looking at comes with a 4 blade HSS cutterhead or
is available with a carbide spiral cutterhead for an additional $400. Do any of you have experiece with
the spiral cutterhead and if so is it worth the additional
$400 ?

Thanks
Larry

[Tom LaRussa]

I am going to purchase a Grizzly 8" jointer. The model
I'm looking at comes with a 4 blade HSS cutterhead or
is available with a carbide spiral cutterhead for an additional $400. Do any of you have experiece with
the spiral cutterhead and if so is it worth the additional
$400 ?

Thanks
Larry
Larry,

There was a long thread on exactly this topic a few months back. Here is a link to that thread. http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=7377&highlight=jointer+cutter+head

HTH,

Tom