Jack Ganssle
03-11-2007, 3:49 PM
Just wrote #1 son's final college tuition check, so I decided to celebrate by spending more money! The Rigid planer and jointer complement my Rigid TS3650.
The jointer has a cheesy 90 degree stop adjustment, but otherwise does a great job.
The planer just tears through wood. Using a normal shop vacuum there's nearly no dust that gets uncollected (other than when I forget to turn the vac on). But the vac sure fills quickly; some sort of cyclone is next.
Thanks to you Creekers for all of the discussion of these sorts of machines, which taught me a lot in terms of what to look for. With a narrow, steep staircase to the shop size and weight were first priorities.
The planer's cutter head lock was another important aspect. In use if I don't lock the head there's pronounced snipe. Locked, there's none.
Jack
The jointer has a cheesy 90 degree stop adjustment, but otherwise does a great job.
The planer just tears through wood. Using a normal shop vacuum there's nearly no dust that gets uncollected (other than when I forget to turn the vac on). But the vac sure fills quickly; some sort of cyclone is next.
Thanks to you Creekers for all of the discussion of these sorts of machines, which taught me a lot in terms of what to look for. With a narrow, steep staircase to the shop size and weight were first priorities.
The planer's cutter head lock was another important aspect. In use if I don't lock the head there's pronounced snipe. Locked, there's none.
Jack