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Title: Next power tool?
Post by: Apex Predator on May 20, 2008, 10:32:00 AM
I have a 10" table saw that I use for ripping boards and boo to width, a 10" bandsaw that I use for a variety of projects, a drill press that gets some use, and a table top belt sander that I spend hours with on every bow.  I pre-taper cores and prepare boo on the belt sander.  What should I buy next?  I'm thinking of a jointer.  What says the gang?
Title: Re: Next power tool?
Post by: Apex Predator on May 20, 2008, 11:28:00 AM
I was thinking of something like this after watching Buckley's build-a-long.

 (http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o203/Apex-Predator/Delta6inchjointer.jpg)
Title: Re: Next power tool?
Post by: ironrhino on May 20, 2008, 12:29:00 PM
joiner... I just got dean's dvd and I'll be darned if its not the next tool i get!!!
Title: Re: Next power tool?
Post by: Eric Krewson on May 20, 2008, 01:16:00 PM
Unless you are really good at sharpening and setting the blades on a jointer you will find it will chatter down your wood or bamboo and will often cause a knot on osage to splinter. I use my jointer for rough wood removal but finish stuff on a belt sander.