anybody have have one.is it worth the iron its made of. the price looks good but thats what scares me thanks
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Could you give a link? Not sure what you are talking about here.Hank Lee
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Steelex is a division of Shopfox which is owned by Woodstock International.. Do a Google. The Utter Guys down in Orland are a big E-Bay seller and handle a bit. I have not seen the jointer but the floor mortiser I looked at several years ago before I got a steal on an Industrail floor model was not bad at all.
I would compare what I have seen of them to the York-craft Wilke Machinery used to carry. They are made on the Pacific Rim as the Shopfox (which is owned by Grizzly owner Shiraz B) and they are basic knock-offs of Grizzly and Shopfox without a few refineries at a bargain price.
But... I would want to look at the individual machine to see if it is indeed a bargain or just poorly made. Again.. I only have experience with the floor mortiser but the rest of the machines look familar to other Pacific Rim machines as many components come from the same source regardless of Brand name. Not all.. but many.
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I looked at the Steelex ST1001 6" jointer when I was shopping for one as well and wasn't able to get much info on them. I opted to go with a benchtop model Sunhill 6" jointer instead. The Sunhill is made by Geetech and is sold under a variety of names, all of which get good reviews...Please like and subscribe to my YouTube channel. Please check out and subscribe to my Workshop Blog.Comment
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I haven't seen the Sunhill bench-top but... I owned a Sunhill 6" with the 56" long bed for several years. It was an excellent machine and I sold it to someone on this site local. As far as I know it is still an excellent machine comparable to the Jet.. Delta.. at that time.
Gee-tech does make the Sunhill as you stated.. they also make the Saw-stop for that matter. I was fortunate to get to go to dinner with the owner of Gee-tech at the International WW Fair in Atlanta last fall. He can drink some expenisive wine and that's a fact.
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Last edited by leehljp; 02-22-2009, 09:55 PM.Hank Lee
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That particular machine looks like a clone of the older Delta 37-190 and current Delta JT360. It should have several advantages over a benchtop model.
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My descision to go with the Benchtop Sunhill was based on size. I am working toward a 16x12 shed for a workshop, and did not want a long bed machine eating up that much floor space when I can put a shelf system in and stack benchtop tools...Please like and subscribe to my YouTube channel. Please check out and subscribe to my Workshop Blog.Comment
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The JOINET is the female gender version of the male JOINTER, Hank.
The JOINET is used for delicate operations where finesse is required to produce a very fine finish. It has safety gaurds that are fixed in place and is operated in the manner the manufacturer reccomends to get those results with use of a light touch.
The male version JOINTER has a gaurd easily removable so we can get our hands as close to the spinning blade as possible.. crank it down to deep bites to save time before shoving it through with reckless abandon and spewing chips in all directions. All while exhibiting the boisterous macho spirit that goes hand in hand with those rituals.
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no the guy who started this thread didnt catch yhe typo and he cant spell very wellComment
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I think that would be a "Joinette".The JOINET is the female gender version of the male JOINTER, Hank.
The JOINET is used for delicate operations where finesse is required to produce a very fine finish. It has safety gaurds that are fixed in place and is operated in the manner the manufacturer reccomends to get those results with use of a light touch.
The male version JOINTER has a gaurd easily removable so we can get our hands as close to the spinning blade as possible.. crank it down to deep bites to save time before shoving it through with reckless abandon and spewing chips in all directions. All while exhibiting the boisterous macho spirit that goes hand in hand with those rituals.
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Is that "hand-in-hand" or is that "hand-w/o-fingers"?
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JOINET is used down south to shorten the word JOINETTE and save energy much as a tomato is just a "mater".
"Hand in hand" is the politically correct version of "hand-w/o fingers" used by real macho men as only joints lower on the body are the only one's of any real significance that require a bit of caution to avoid dis-membering.
We are havin' (another shortened southern term) some fun with this little typo error... aren't we.
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