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| Wizz kid |  6" jointersNovember 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. |
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