I am interested in getting a jointer. I have narrowed it down to two
different models. One is from Jet, the other is a King Industrial. Both
are around the same price but one has a 1.5HP motor and the other only 1HP.
Does 0.5HP make a huge difference in a jointer?
You can check them out here,
The Jet is a JJ6-CSX which does not appear on the web this is the JJ6-CS
http://www.wmhtoolgroup.com/index.cfm?area=shop&action=detail&iid=12904
The King can be found here,
http://www.kingcanada.com/Products.htm?CD=113&ID=91
Any help would be appreciated.
Lars
As to the bed length thing. I use a cheapy craftsman that I got for
free not a terribly long bed. I haven't found it to be an issue as I
rarely joint something more than 3' long. If I need a really long piece
to be straight (all I can think of is for a bed rail maybe) I would try
to buy a piece from the lumber store that was straight enough to use. I
just don't find a frequent need for a huge jointer. Notably I don't
build cabinets maybe that is where you would need that kind of
functionality.
As far as horsepower goes it all depends on your expectations. If you
are straightening a lot of rough twisted up wide boards the extra will
probably be notable as you will want to take a pretty good bite per
pass. If on the other hand you deal mostly in smaller stock and don't
expect to need to remove lots of wood per pass then you will probably
never see a difference.
The difference may actually be in the motor.
1. Make sure they both have Induction motors vs Universal. You want
induction if you will run this for lots of hours and most stationary
equipment should be induction (IMHO).
2. HP ratings are pretty bogus these days. If they are both induction,
the next thing to look at is the amps. It's not a bullet proof
comparison but is usually pretty valid. More is better...basicially.
Beyond that if you can get efficiency information or know how to run
the calcs on amps/watts/torque/rpm, etc. that can help in the
comparison.
I have the Jet. Power (it's 1 H.P.) has never been a problem, even face
jointing 6" wide lumber, although Jet recommends not trying to remove more
than 1/8" per pass. My machine is set to take 1/16" at one time, and it
rarely gets changed. The only problem i had was it came with a bad belt and
i replaced it with a link one shortly after purchasing the machine. It's
been a joy to use. --dave
"Highspeed" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>I am interested in getting a jointer. I have narrowed it down to two
>different models. One is from Jet, the other is a King Industrial. Both
>are around the same price but one has a 1.5HP motor and the other only 1HP.
>Does 0.5HP make a huge difference in a jointer?
>
> You can check them out here,
>
> The Jet is a JJ6-CSX which does not appear on the web this is the JJ6-CS
>
> http://www.wmhtoolgroup.com/index.cfm?area=shop&action=detail&iid=12904
>
> The King can be found here,
>
> http://www.kingcanada.com/Products.htm?CD=113&ID=91
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Lars
>
"hikinandbikin" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> As to the bed length thing. I use a cheapy craftsman that I got for
> free not a terribly long bed. I haven't found it to be an issue as I
> rarely joint something more than 3' long. If I need a really long piece
> to be straight (all I can think of is for a bed rail maybe) I would try
> to buy a piece from the lumber store that was straight enough to use. I
> just don't find a frequent need for a huge jointer.
Do you buy 3' long pieces from the lumber yard often? Naturally a 3' long
jointer will handle 3' long boards very well. But I believe most people
that buy a jointer do so to straighten boards 8' or longer. If most of the
wood that I bought was 3' or shorter I think I would make room in my shop by
getting rid of the jointer. It is very easy and perhaps faster to
straighten the edge of short pieces of wood on the TS.
50% more HP will make a difference when flattening the face of a 6" wide
hardwood board. I would also consider one with a longer bed if you have the
room. The longer bed will make it easier to get good results with normal 8'
long boards.
"Highspeed" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>I am interested in getting a jointer. I have narrowed it down to two
>different models. One is from Jet, the other is a King Industrial. Both
>are around the same price but one has a 1.5HP motor and the other only 1HP.
>Does 0.5HP make a huge difference in a jointer?
>
> You can check them out here,
>
> The Jet is a JJ6-CSX which does not appear on the web this is the JJ6-CS
>
> http://www.wmhtoolgroup.com/index.cfm?area=shop&action=detail&iid=12904
>
> The King can be found here,
>
> http://www.kingcanada.com/Products.htm?CD=113&ID=91
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Lars
>
Highspeed wrote:
> I am interested in getting a jointer. I have narrowed it down to two
> different models. One is from Jet, the other is a King Industrial. Both
> are around the same price but one has a 1.5HP motor and the other only 1HP.
> Does 0.5HP make a huge difference in a jointer?
Is the HP honestly rated on either motor?
Barry
This works perfectly well and you don't need to plug it in.
http://www.lie-nielsen.com/tool.html?id=8
"Highspeed" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>I am interested in getting a jointer. I have narrowed it down to two
>different models. One is from Jet, the other is a King Industrial. Both
>are around the same price but one has a 1.5HP motor and the other only 1HP.
>Does 0.5HP make a huge difference in a jointer?
>
> You can check them out here,
>
> The Jet is a JJ6-CSX which does not appear on the web this is the JJ6-CS
>
> http://www.wmhtoolgroup.com/index.cfm?area=shop&action=detail&iid=12904
>
> The King can be found here,
>
> http://www.kingcanada.com/Products.htm?CD=113&ID=91
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Lars
>