It's jointer time

[LCHIEN]

http://atlanta.craigslist.org/nat/tls/2615255046.html

oh yeah, jump on that!

[cabinetman]

You say that now, but I'm already lookin for an 8 incher to replace my 6, works way better for larger boards, I'm seriously considering that one for $700 if I can find someone to buy my 6 inch

There's always an interest in used equipment. Between CL and eBay you shouldn't have a problem selling it. You also might consider your local newspaper classified.

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[Cochese]

http://atlanta.craigslist.org/nat/tls/2615255046.html

Yep, going to pick it up in a few hours if it checks out.

[Cochese]

Well, picked it up and it's sitting in my shop now. Very well maintained, no rust that I can see anywhere. Makes a very nice cut, although I had snipe on both pieces I tried. Assume that's user error vs machine error - I've never used a jointed before two hours ago. Push pads were a nice bonus, guess two more can't hurt. He threw in two walnut cutoffs that I'll use for something. Nice rolling base, HTC? Table have zero twist that I could tell.

Chip collection will be interesting. May fab something up to connect to a hose. I think I'll get a lot of practice in before I attempt to use it for real.

[LCHIEN]

sniping on a jointer is usually a tuning issue, I think.
On a properly aligned jointer the blades tips are even with the outfeed table.
Should be fixable as opposed to a thickness planer where it is sometimes a permanent part of the planer design.

[Cochese]

A bit more info:

It's a 113.232240, made in 1996.

The base is a HTC 2000. Vintage unknown, but it is probably at least 5 years old.

In looking at it again last night, there might be one or two dots of rust on the beds, nothing that can't be solved with materials I already have on hand. Hopefully I'll get out there later today, do a bit of maintenance, run a few boards, and take a few pictures.

[tommyt654]

Didya get a manual for it as well?

[Cochese]

Downloaded and printed. Friggin 40 pages!

Cool thing was he even had the knife gauge.

[tommyt654]

Great enjoy it.

[Cochese]

Think after some trial an error finally got the snipe under control. Edge jointing is easy, face jointing feels like it's going to take off. Normal?

[dbhost]

Explain what you mean. Take off. Like the board is going to get ripped from your hands and flung? No that's not normal...

[Cochese]

I was doing my testing on some cherry, jointing the edge (small side) was no problem. Jointing the face grain (large side) took considerably more effort to control, as it felt like if I used the same resistance I would get major kickback.

I got it to the point where I eliminated the snipe raising the outfeed table, and depth of cut is only 1/16. The cut on both was nice and smooth, although on the face I got faint lines that were not tactile.

[toolguy1000]

03/09 issue of wood magazine had a jointer test and an article on proper technique. if i remember correctly, there was even a portion of the article that dealt with face jointing.

[Cochese]

I'll see if I have that one, but probably not. That was right when I got into the hobby.