RIDGID JP0610 6 1/8 Jointer for $107 at HD

[jared73]

The jointer SKU is 428-428.

[woodinville guy]

None at my local HD and they couldn't find it on their inventory computer. :-(

Do you know the SKU on the jointer? My HD has no clue what a Jointer even is.....

[toolguy1000]

Looks like the HTC has a longer arm which makes the lifting effort smaller but over a longer distance.

looks can be deceiving. the longer arms of the htc operate at right angles to the levers that activate the lifting wheels. so only a portion of the force needed to engage the levers actually lifts the base. the general lifts inline with the wheels, so the force exerted on the levers is almost entirely transferred to the lifting mechanism necessitating less force to engage the lifts. additionally the metal used in the general appears to be of a heavier gauge. hope this helps.

[LCHIEN]

i have that base on my 18" band saw. i will be replacing it once the weather warms up as it is a terrible base. i have my ridgid jointer on this from general int'l:

http://www.general.ca/site_general/a...l/50-025e.html

fairly solid, flexible, easy to asemble and relatively inexpensive.

funny, from the pictures and the linked manual, that general mobile base looks almost identical in design to the HTC2000 - the use of the overlapped angle irons, fixed wheel and corner brackets looks virtually the same. only the lever looks a little different, the General one operates from head on, the HTC, from the sides. Looks like the HTC has a longer arm which makes the lifting effort smaller but over a longer distance.

[toolguy1000]

See attached receipt.

Now I need to figure out a mobile base to put it on. Any suggestions? I've seen a few people using the HTC 2000.

i have that base on my 18" band saw. i will be replacing it once the weather warms up as it is a terrible base. i have my ridgid jointer on this from general int'l:

http://www.general.ca/site_general/a...l/50-025e.html

fairly solid, flexible, easy to asemble and relatively inexpensive.

[Creaton]

Receipt

See attached receipt.

Now I need to figure out a mobile base to put it on. Any suggestions? I've seen a few people using the HTC 2000.

[Cochese]

I need that in my life. The local stores here have stopped carrying the big Ridgid units.

[toolguy1000]

Are clearance items like this normally marked on the price tag?

sometimes. and there are times when the store computer runs ahead of the placing of those ubiquitous yellow markdown stickers that appear in HDs. there have been times when a tool on clearance is priced at one price but scans lower at check out. i've gotten a few corded and cordless power tools for $.01. just make sure to use the self check out and have your cc ready. once it scans, pay for it as fast as you can. some overly ambitiouis cashiers attempt to block sale completions if they think the price is too low.

and i don't waste time anymore calling stores to see what's in stock on a clearance item. scan the overheads personally. i found this BS1400 in a store whose inventory system indicated there were none on hand:



it was clearanced down to $202. the hardware manager took off another $50 since it was the last one, they honored a HF 20% off any single item coupon and applied another 10% "beat the competition" discount. out the door after sales tax for $119.

it helps to watch the woodworking forums and regularly check your local stores.

[herb fellows]

Can you post a receipt, sometimes that helps.

[ivwshane]

Are clearance items like this normally marked on the price tag?

[toolguy1000]

and run you should. that is a steal of a price for the 6" jointer wood magazine rated as a top value in it's 03/09 tool test of 6" jointers.

[Poobah]

Great, now I gotta run all around town to see if I can find on of these!

[Creaton]

Picked one up on clearance in Hyattsville, MD this morning. One also available in the Randallstown, md store as of today. Even the HD staff couldn't believe the price.