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04-30-2013, 12:46 PM
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Location: Cumberland,RI
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8 inch vs 10 inch Jointer/planer
Found a Jet Jointer/planer I like. it comes in 8 inch and 10 inch. Difference in price is about 125 bucks but the 10 inch comes with a stand. they both have the same 12 Amp motor (2 HP) .
My question is , how often do you have to plane boards more than 8 inches wide? I will never have to Jointer anything that wide so its really just the planer function if I go for the 10 inch.
Right now I'm leaning towards the 8 inch but can swing the 10 inch if there is justification.
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Saltheart
Custom Crafted Rods by Saltheart
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04-30-2013, 02:19 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Lexington, MA
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If you are building multi board panels for cabinets/furniture a wider planing capability is very useful... if you do not plan to glue up multi board panels go with the smaller unit.
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05-01-2013, 11:07 AM
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Certified Mass-hole
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Jackson, NJ but born and raised in Massachusetts.
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How much is the 8 inch unit? I would think for the lousy $125 you would get all the capacity available. You may never plane 10" stock but you may get into stuff that is over 8."
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05-01-2013, 02:29 PM
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Land OF Forgotten Toys
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Central MA
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Get the ten it will give you the ability to do wider if you want to.
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05-01-2013, 02:50 PM
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It's about respect baby!
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: ri
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No one ever says I should have bought the model capable of doing less work. Although you may not have an immediate need to plane 10" if the need should arise you've got that covered.
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05-01-2013, 03:31 PM
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Land OF Forgotten Toys
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Central MA
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What he said ^ I have a 15" and have used all of it
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05-01-2013, 06:21 PM
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Location: Cumberland,RI
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Good advice. I also noticed the table on the 10 inch is much longer so that has me leaning towards the 10 inch. Right now the debate in my mind has now switched to whether I should get a seperate Jointer and planer. The planer would likely be about 13 inches wide.
Like a kid in a candy store, I can't make up my mind.  |
Saltheart
Custom Crafted Rods by Saltheart
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05-01-2013, 10:22 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: S. Jersey Shore
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Buy the planer!
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 "The lips stand out because she wants to suck on your Pikie."....Mike Laptew
Van Staal Service/Repair Technician
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05-20-2013, 06:09 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2000
Location: Cumberland,RI
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Got the 10 inch Jet do to longer table and included stand. Its a little heavier too. Also noticed Norm on New Yankee workshop uses the width of the blade a little at a time so even doing mostly jointing of thinner stock I will have 25% longer blade life as I work across the extra 2 inches of width vs the 8 incher. Will eventually get a separate thickness planer but can use this ones capability until then.. Need the jointer now for a project I'm doing.
Anyway , got it from a company called Equipment Surplus and Sales. They are an outlet for Jet and Powermatic. Best available price online. Free shipping , no sales tax. Took a month to decide to buy it and now I can hardly wait the few days for the delivery. New Toy!!
Last edited by Saltheart; 05-20-2013 at 06:14 PM..
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Saltheart
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05-21-2013, 12:24 PM
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Certified Mass-hole
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Jackson, NJ but born and raised in Massachusetts.
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Mike;
I hope you get many years of service from your new toy. Enjoy it.
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05-21-2013, 06:10 PM
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Annisquam Assassin
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Peabody, MA
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good choice! My wife chose the 10 inch over the 8 inch and has been happy ever since!
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Calling fishing a hobby is like calling brain surgery a job. ~Paul Schullery
There he stands, draped in more equipment than a telephone lineman, trying to outwit an organism with a brain no bigger than a breadcrumb, and getting licked in the process. ~Paul O'Neil, 1965
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