My
6" Craftsman jointer is one of
my favorite old tools. It was inherited from my wife's grandfather.
This tool was made for Sears in the late 30's by Walker Turner.
The fence is solid and quite
heavy, but easy to adjust. The cutter guard mounts to the infeed
table just above the depth of cut
indicator. I have installed solid carbide knives in the jointer
and they require very little attention. If I am jointing a lot
of stock, I hook it up to my dust collector with the garbage
can and cyclone lid combination.
I have made a number of hold-downs for thin boards or narrow strips of wood to keep my fingers away from the knives.
My first thickness planer was the popular 12 1/2" Delta Model 22-560, but I recently picked up a factory refurbished 13" Delta Model 22-580. I especially like the ease of installing the double edged cutter knives which fit over indexing pins on these Delta planers. When they get dull you reverse them or install new knives. The model 22-580 has several enhancements over its predecessor. It has two feed rates including a slower rate for finish planing and a depth stop for repetitive planing to a given thickness. I plan to keep my older Model 22-560 for preliminary planing of rough stock which might not be free of grit.
I made a roll about base for my planer from an old typing stand which is surprisingly sturdy, especially after I added a plywood support on the bottom. After I position it to connect to my dust collector I turn the screws on the base to lift the rollers off the floor.
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