Well, not *that* big, but certainly big enough to cause injury. I've packing up the shop to move, and the jointer has me worried. It's the 8" Yorkcraft, and it's HEAVY. It arrived in two boxes - the completely assembled jointer and the base. Those were a royal pain to get down into my basement shop, and I imagine an even bigger one to get back up and out. I'm thinking about breaking the jointer down into its components for easier transport - the cutter assembly, the infeed and outfeed tables, the motor, and the base. Each piece should be manageable on its own, but I'm worried about re-assembly. The thing works magnificently now, I don't want to screw it up and never be able to get it adjusted back to good working order.
Any of you guys ever taken a jointer apart completely like this? Am I going to need all the king's horses and all the king's men to put Humpty Dumpty back together again, or is it as straightforward as I'm hoping? I realize there will be a lot of tuning and tweaking once I re-assemble it, but I figure after moving it halfway across the country, I'll have to do some tweaking anyway.
Any of you guys ever taken a jointer apart completely like this? Am I going to need all the king's horses and all the king's men to put Humpty Dumpty back together again, or is it as straightforward as I'm hoping? I realize there will be a lot of tuning and tweaking once I re-assemble it, but I figure after moving it halfway across the country, I'll have to do some tweaking anyway.
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