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toolwizard 6" jointers
December 31st, 1969 06:59 PM
I just bought the Sears 6" jointer. It is still in the box, I will let you know how it works.
2222 6" jointers
December 31st, 1969 06:59 PM
I have a Sears six inch Jointer and have been looking for one that can rabbit. I think that would be good to have, I don't think any Craftsman have that feature.
Pat Unger 6" jointers
December 31st, 1969 06:59 PM
I bought the 6 1/8 Jointer/Planer a couple months ago, and I really like it. It was easy to set up and works flawlessly. Like someone else I got my on a Craftsman club sale so I saved big money. The sawdust port is the down side, but I use a 5 gallon bucket to catch 90% of the dust which works well. I also made a caster system for it, so it is much more versitile to move around the shop.
Grandpa 6" jointers
September 28th, 1998 07:41 PM
I'm trying to put some info together so I can halfway intellegently buy a 6" jointer. I could sure use some tips of what to look for. Thanks!
Wizz kid 6" jointers
November 5th, 1998 02:39 AM
I have a Craftsman 6 1/2" jointer and love it. It has a the rabbet feature but I would not recommend using it due to the fact that the area for rabbeting is not very large and the safety shield needs to be removed to use that feature. Rabbeting is done much safer with either a router or on a table saw. The Craftsman jointer is rated at 3hp which is more than enough power to joint both soft and hard woods.

This jointer comes with a floor stand and it has a cast iron bed and a fence that tilts from 90 degrees to 45 degrees. The tilting fence is great for putting a bevel on your wood. I was lucky enough to

get mine on sale plus during a Craftsman club sale, so I saved approx. $150.00 on it. The one negative about it is that it does not have a dust collector port and so the wood shavings collect on the floor during heavy use. But I can deal with that.
Wilson 6" jointers
July 16th, 2001 09:45 PM
I too am looking for a 6 inch jointer. I was thinking about a bench top. Is there any diadvantage to a bench top? Also, a side note to other people looking for jointers in this web page, Sears is refering to them as "Joiners" not "Jointers"
rchamberlain 6" jointers
July 16th, 2001 09:45 PM
Wilson,
Bench style jointers will typically have the following features:
1. Universal motor with adjustable speed settings (good if you want to work with plastics, but universal motor is less powerful and makes more noise)

2. The work bed is shorter, so handling longer pieces is more difficult.

3. The fence is usually much shorter and has less weight than the floor units.

4. You can usually get one for around $250 or so.
The floor units are more powerful, have larger infeed and outfeed beds, and have stronger fences. They also only have one speed, so cutting plastics is out.
Both units have their place, it depends on the work you want to do. A friend of mine only has a 4" bench jointer, and he makes some beautiful tables. I am not as patient, so I have a 6" floor jointer and it serves me much better.
Determine the types of wood you want to work with. If you want to work with maple, you will probably want the floor model. If you're going to work with pine or smaller pieces of oak, get the bench unit.
Happy jointing!
don spindleman 6" jointers
March 26th, 2003 07:56 PM
when I try to use my joiner planer I feed the stock in the right direction but I get narrow side on one end than the other. what am I doing wrong? Am I putting to much preshure on the in feed or the out feed?
can anyone help me with this problem? thanks.
Adam Not thickness
May 4th, 2007 11:23 AM
May 4, 2007 Not thickness


Jointers are good to use for a narrow range of tasks.

A straight, square to one other edge is their main purpose.

Trying to use a Jointer to do thickness planing is going to be frustrating at best.

There are no provision for the two faces to even be parallel to one another, let alone have equal thicknesses at infeed and outfeed ends.

A Jointer is the beginning, with a Thickness Planer or Sander being the next step.

Then all you'll have to content with is "snipe".
Mike Helpful hint
May 27th, 2007 02:23 PM
Gentlemen: The term is rabbEt, not rabbIt.
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