Tom Sweeney
04-04-2003, 6:37 PM
Hey All,
Yesterday I went over to a friends house & bought a 4" (actually 4 1/2") jointer for pretty cheap. I know it's not much but it will do for now. It's an older machine. Made by Sprunger Power tools. Apparantly these were made between the late 50's & mid 70's. I might still be able to get parts from them, if needed.
It's real small - the infeed table is only 12" & the outfeed is 17" . the infeed adjusts by a small handwheel - no adjustment on the outfeed table. The fence adjusts for angle cuts, don't know if I'll ever need that. It came on a nice metal open stand. It seems to have decent power - I didn't even look to see what size motor it has. The only negative I see, other than the size, is that the fence is secured at the end of the infeed table & I could get it to flex a little, on the outfeed end, if I pushed too hard.
I know it's no big deal, but it will do for now & with my free drill press & my tablesaw it's actually starting to look like a woodworking shop out there - well almost. And the price was right. :)
Yesterday I went over to a friends house & bought a 4" (actually 4 1/2") jointer for pretty cheap. I know it's not much but it will do for now. It's an older machine. Made by Sprunger Power tools. Apparantly these were made between the late 50's & mid 70's. I might still be able to get parts from them, if needed.
It's real small - the infeed table is only 12" & the outfeed is 17" . the infeed adjusts by a small handwheel - no adjustment on the outfeed table. The fence adjusts for angle cuts, don't know if I'll ever need that. It came on a nice metal open stand. It seems to have decent power - I didn't even look to see what size motor it has. The only negative I see, other than the size, is that the fence is secured at the end of the infeed table & I could get it to flex a little, on the outfeed end, if I pushed too hard.
I know it's no big deal, but it will do for now & with my free drill press & my tablesaw it's actually starting to look like a woodworking shop out there - well almost. And the price was right. :)