"Leon" <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:
>
> "Rick Samuel" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> Looking at a Griz 8" jointer. All close in price, (carbide insert
>> cutters). One has a wheel to adjust height, another has a lever.
>> Which is better?
>> Thanks
>>
>
> Would you like a lever or a wheel to make your adjustments? Which
> would seem more repeatable to you?
>
>
For finer adjustments, could you easily stick a pipe on the lever and
then have the ability to adjust the lever 2" at 4' rather than .5" at 1?
You could do the same thing with a wheel, of course, but you'd be limited
in the size of the wheel. (Of course you could be limited with the
placement of the lever too.)
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On Aug 4, 11:04 am, RonB <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Buy what you feel good about. I thought I wanted wheel adjustment
> when I was shopping years ago, but I ended up buying a Powermatic 54A
> which has a lever. Very easy to adjust but I really don't change
> height much.
>
> BTW, our son-in-law has one of the older (4-5 years) Grizzly long-bed,
> conventional knife jointers and it is a hell of a nice machine. Even
> Fine Woodworking Mag gave it an excellent review. And Grizzly wasn't
> even an advertiser.
>
> RonB
The PM54A's lever is also a wheel, isn't it? Tom
>
> The PM54A's lever is also a wheel, isn't it? Tom
Correct but seldom used. You can do rough adjustment by moving the
handle up or down and then tightening the side locking knob. Fine
adjustment can then be done by twisting the handle. But, I can
usually get "close enough" without the fine adjustment feature. The
table slides up and down pretty smoothly.
RonB
"Rick Samuel" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Looking at a Griz 8" jointer. All close in price, (carbide insert
> cutters). One has a wheel to adjust height, another has a lever. Which
> is better?
> Thanks
>
Would you like a lever or a wheel to make your adjustments? Which would
seem more repeatable to you?
Agreed, I touch the lever or wheel every time I change the blades.
On Aug 4, 7:17=A0am, Fred <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Aug 4, 6:04=A0am, "Rick Samuel" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> > =A0Looking at a Griz 8" jointer. =A0All close in price, (carbide insert
> > cutters). =A0One has a wheel to adjust height, another has a lever. =A0=
Which is
> > better?
> > =A0 Thanks
>
> I have had the Grizley =A0jointer for maybe 10 years, never a problem.
> Mine has the lever adjustment for height, but I set it once and never
> change it after that. So-I guess to me anyway, wheel or lever makes no
> difference.
On Aug 4, 7:29=A0am, "Leon" <[email protected]> wrote:
> "Rick Samuel" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>
> news:[email protected]...
>
> > Looking at a Griz 8" jointer. =A0All close in price, (carbide insert
> > cutters). =A0One has a wheel to adjust height, another has a lever. =A0=
Which
> > is better?
> > =A0Thanks
>
> Would you like a lever or a wheel to make your adjustments? =A0Which woul=
d
> seem more repeatable to you?
Buy what you feel good about. I thought I wanted wheel adjustment
when I was shopping years ago, but I ended up buying a Powermatic 54A
which has a lever. Very easy to adjust but I really don't change
height much.
BTW, our son-in-law has one of the older (4-5 years) Grizzly long-bed,
conventional knife jointers and it is a hell of a nice machine. Even
Fine Woodworking Mag gave it an excellent review. And Grizzly wasn't
even an advertiser.
RonB
On Aug 4, 6:04=A0am, "Rick Samuel" <[email protected]>
wrote:
> =A0Looking at a Griz 8" jointer. =A0All close in price, (carbide insert
> cutters). =A0One has a wheel to adjust height, another has a lever. =A0Wh=
ich is
> better?
> =A0 Thanks
I have had the Grizley jointer for maybe 10 years, never a problem.
Mine has the lever adjustment for height, but I set it once and never
change it after that. So-I guess to me anyway, wheel or lever makes no
difference.