Re: jointing before ripping

On Wed, 30 Jul 2008 16:38:48 -0700, Eigenvector wrote:

As for jointing, seems like 6" is the most a hobbyist would ever afford -
I've priced out larger units and that's some mucho deniero. But the other
thing I noticed is that low end jointers have tables that are all of 2' -
practically guarenteeing you won't do a good job facing a longer board.

There are some long bed 6" jointers, but they do cost more.

If you remember that all your jointer is is an upside down plane, you can
handle long boards a lot easier. Nothing says you have to run the whole
length through on each pass. Take down the high spots first.

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