Looking for a new Joiner to build Dinning Room Table

[drchristian]

I am building a dining room table out of red oak and I need to upgrade my jointer. I was looking at an 8" helical head Powermatic and the W1744S SHOP FOX® 12 inch Jointer With Spiral Cutterhead. they are both around the same price. I like the idea of 12" verses 8" both are around the same price. I am not familiar with Foxcraft. Any suggestions or experience is appreciated,. Max budget is 3k.

 

[Acelectric]

I have the Shop Fox 8" jointer and have been very pleased with it. I used the 3 knife head it came with for a long time but I recently upgraded to a Byrd head. I strongly recommend putting a Byrd head in whichever jointer you get.

 

[Jeremy Scuteri]

Shop Fox is affiliated with Grizzly, some kind of sister company. Grizzly tools may need some calibration when you receive them, but they are solid machines. I would lean towards the 12" shop fox myself. I would get a used powermatic of the same capacity over a new shop fox or grizzly (assuming same price). If I am just comparing new, I think Grizzly/Shop Fox offer a better value then the higher end brands like Powermatic.

 

[drchristian]

Well bought the Grizzley G0609x 12 spiral cutter, they just got in stock. Everyone was out of the ShopFox and would not get anymore till the fall. Now how do i get it in the shop without the wife seeing it. I hope it is big enough to sleep on.

 

[Wyatt Co.]

well bought the grizzley g0609x 12 spiral cutter, they just got in stock. Everyone was out of the shopfox and would not get anymore till the fall. Now how do i get it in the shop without the wife seeing it. I hope it is big enough to sleep on.

rofl!

 

[Jeremy Scuteri]

Nice!