Richard Tanner
06-04-2012, 1:52 AM
First time poster, I tried searching but couldn't find anything close enough to my exact question. I'm new to woodworking and am needing a jointer to complement an old Foley-Belsaw 910 5hp planer I was given over the weekend.
I found a local CL ad for a Grizzly G0500 8" jointer with a Byrd spiral head and mobile base. Looks to be in excellent condition and the Byrd cutter w/ 10 extra inserts is practically new as well as the mobile base which I will need. $675 is the negotiated price.
I haven't committed yet. Wanted to get some professional opinions and also wanted to ask if the Belsaw planer is anywhere close to comparable to this Grizzly jointer, or will I be wanting to replace it soon after getting the new jointer? Haven't actually fired up the planer yet, hope it works.
Thanks and looking forward to going broke woodworking!
Richard
I found a local CL ad for a Grizzly G0500 8" jointer with a Byrd spiral head and mobile base. Looks to be in excellent condition and the Byrd cutter w/ 10 extra inserts is practically new as well as the mobile base which I will need. $675 is the negotiated price.
I haven't committed yet. Wanted to get some professional opinions and also wanted to ask if the Belsaw planer is anywhere close to comparable to this Grizzly jointer, or will I be wanting to replace it soon after getting the new jointer? Haven't actually fired up the planer yet, hope it works.
Thanks and looking forward to going broke woodworking!
Richard