mrrhode04 Posted January 28, 2015 Report Share Posted January 28, 2015 http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/ram/tls/4866446294.html http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/hnp/tls/4866138317.html Can these be wired to be 110? Are they still easy to get knives for them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted January 28, 2015 Report Share Posted January 28, 2015 Most single phase motors that size can be switched to 110/120 v. Usually has 120/240V on the label. Knives shouldn't be a problem at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted January 28, 2015 Report Share Posted January 28, 2015 If they run, IMO, either would be a good deal. You can't buy a boat anchor for that price. Like Steve said, you should be able to find knives or have some made Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minorhero Posted January 28, 2015 Report Share Posted January 28, 2015 First post is deleted, hope you got it. Otherwise likely sold. Second one is a newish 6" powermatic jointer. At 550 its expensive for a used 6" jointer. But you are paying for the brand and that it has "never veen used" according to the seller. Likely that is not a good thing and you might need to replace bearings if it actually did spend a decade not moving. The belt would also need to be replaced. If they rubbed the packing oil off it might have rust on the table (can't see the table in the picture) which is not a big deal but never used on a machine of that age is not a benefit. I paid 200 for a used 6" grizzly jointer in Maryland, and I common see others go for less then 400. But your area may be different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrrhode04 Posted January 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2015 I did not get the first one. The second one says several years so I am not sure how many years that is. Maybe I will keep looking around, about once a month a decent looking jointer gets post around my area, that seems to be the going rate for a used Powermatic in my area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ResidentEvil Posted January 28, 2015 Report Share Posted January 28, 2015 I bought a powermatic 54a with the long beds for $500 off CL here in Vegas about a year ago. Just for an comparison for you. The guy only used it for trimming doors for install. It was in really good shape. I am pondering selling it and getting a grizzly 8" with the segmented head and parallelogram tables. Not sure of your space constraints, but really think hard about 8" vs 6". I've read a lot about it and most everyone recommends starting with or switching to the 8" version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrrhode04 Posted January 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2015 What is the benefit to the parallelogram tables? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwacker Posted January 28, 2015 Report Share Posted January 28, 2015 What is the benefit to the parallelogram tables? Easy to adjust without shims also makes spring joints off the jointer possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Cancelleri Posted January 28, 2015 Report Share Posted January 28, 2015 550 seems a bit high for that jointer. I'd keep looking around. I picked up an 8" Grizzly with helical head and 75" bed for 500 bucks in good shape with new cutters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knotscott Posted January 30, 2015 Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 $550 for a used 18 year old standard Taiwanese 6" jointer is steep IMO. PM or otherwise. It's not extra long, extra powerful, or extra wide. It looks to be in nice shape, so might be worth some haggling over. Once you get close to $400, a new Griz looks pretty good to me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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