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Looking for advice on planer and a jointer- new to forum
noobie here- I did a quick search on planer didn't find a thread discussing my perceived need.
Background -
Retired about a year ago and purchased a house w/ workshops in Mississippi. My grandfather was a carpenter/cabinet maker and I am very familiar with basic woodworking. BUT up to last year my workshop was limited to a 15' x 15' area in the basement. Centered around my grandfather's circa 1960 Delta 10" table saw.
I now have 4 workshops, totaling about 5,500 square feet, fully powered and lighted but not air conditioned. A previous owner had also installed piping for compressed air running thru all buildings.
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I'm probably going to dedicate the workshop with the large white sliding doors to my sawmill and the low building on the right to woodworking. It's about 30'x60'.
My wishes/plans are to build stuff for my own use (and relatives), mainly cabinets and such but plans change.
I've about 300 acres of mainly mixed hardwood, I'm familiar with chain saw milling (CSM) and have two Stihl 660's to encourage trees to lay down and I can CSM up to about 36" wide. I've also got a Woodmizer LT10 to make them into lumber up to about 24" wide. And tractors and a Ford F350 7.3L DRW to haul it all.
Now I'm interested in getting something to process the wood the next step and I'm thinking a planer and a jointer. I realize I will need a dust collection system.
My shop has single phase 220.
My thoughts were to focus on a used planer in the 15" to 20" size first. I've seen a few used for sale in the 20" range for < $1K. So I'm asking for advice on brands, sizes, places to look to get the most bang for the buck. This is not for a profit making business, just something to keep me busy.