Clisby Clark
09-30-2007, 9:59 PM
I saw an ad in the garage sale section of the paper advertising asstd. ww tools starting at 7:30 Saturday. I pull up at 7:15 feeling I've wasted a trip because the whole town seems to pulled up on curbs all around the sellers house. Apparrently they all wanted other stuff because he still had what I'd come for: a gently used Ridgid jointer (6 1/8 inch, grey model) and a DW 733 planer. I don't think I got a steal, but not bad for $450 seeing as how new, these would be around $800. Here are my questions- The jointer knives are dull and nicked. I've heard good things about the Freud so I'm thinking about buying Freuds and having the OE knives sharpened for future use. Any comments on this strategy? The 733 planer seems to be the older model than what is available now, but runs like a champ. Are the knives in this model the disposable kind or are they resharpenable? What is the consensus best replacement knife for this planer? I will appreciate all feedback concerning these two tools. Thanks.