We are doing a kitchen renovation, and have decided to by a joiner. We have been using the router table as a joiner, but it is time to step up. Anyone have experience with a reasonably mobile joiner?
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I've used the Delta on site for a few years it works good enough, and is extremely portable.
Don't call me daughter.
The large festool planer can be had with an attachment to invert it and a fence (adjustable) to turn it into a mini jointer.
i'm gonna through a couple of questions in here . what kind oof work will you do after you are finished with the kitchen? is this the type of work you do all the time?? dustin has a respectable choice for portabiblity for 200 .00 but after being lugged in and out of trucks ,jobs i question it's longevity. the festool is a excellent, expensive tool high 200.00's if memory serves?? but the jointer needs a solid surface, a very sturdy fence, a surface that can be relatively free of getting dinged up. so here's my point buy a 6" jointer by jet , grizzly has a decent jointer. sure it 's a p.i.t.a. to move around and the blade change a slight learning curve but durability, precision is penultamet with this tool. now the weight issue is a major concern but in the long run it will serve a more deverse spectrum.
. with e-bay, craigslist an old 6" rockwell can be had for the same price( high 2's). a jointer can definitely bump the quality of your work a few notchs. i got two a small 6" weighs under 100lbs and an 8" that weighs around 500lbs. both have become indepensible too me . but i love that little 6" jointer, i've gotten too know it very well and serves me real well. still give a glass smooth cut . and with the small delta and the festool there are some factors that i question> regardless good luck
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We are doing a kitchen renovation, and have decided to by a joiner. We have been using the router table as a joiner, but it is time to step up. Anyone have experience with a reasonably mobile joiner?
Never use one.
Find another way to have control of your workpiece and the tool. This link may help you to find a better way.
http://sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=20522&highlight=guided+planer
PS
Don't pay attention to the crying babies.
ycf dino
"Don't pay attention to the crying babies."
Talking to or about your potential customers like that isn't really good salesman ship.
Bumpersticker: Honk if you love peace and quiet.
You got it wrong BossHog.
The "crying babies" in this case wasn't any ...or potential customers.
They come into the thread with nothing
good to offer and started crying.
How do you call them?
Here is a unique invention that can solve many problems and we must get the permission of "the crying babies" to even talk about it.
The market is full of superior marketing but the above problem remains unsolved.
Joiner is one of the most dangerous and awkward tools to use and transport.
And here we're...talking about my salesmanship.
No. I'am not a salesman. Never mind a good one.
yourcarpenterfriend.
YCF Dino
Edited 8/28/2006 4:48 pm ET by dinothecarpenter
Well, I gotta tell ya - I am/was among your potential customers. But I don't like dealing with people with an attitude like that.
Not everyone who disagrees with you is a crybaby. People are entitled to their opinions about your invention, just like everything else.
It's like trying to wash mud off of mud
Edited 8/28/2006 7:04 pm by BossHog
Not everyone who disagrees with you is a crybaby. People are entitled to their opinions about your invention, just like everything else.
Why you're bringing everyone and even yourself into this?
I said: Don't worry about the "crying babies"
I don't say that everyone who disagrees with me is a crybaby.
(I learn something today. (crybaby instead of crying baby))
If you go back and read the post on the link, you can clearly see them.
If you like to bring yourself into this and put words in my mouth and thoughts in my mind, in order to find something to say about my attitude...
...It's Ok with me. After all, You are entitled to your opinion.
Just remember this from a smart man. (not me)
What we see can form our opinions. what we don't see can form the right one.
Edited 8/28/2006 7:45 pm ET by dinothecarpenter
How do you face joint an 8" board with the ez? Tom
Douglasville, GA
Tom.
For now, we can do "controlled" edge jointing.
You place the board to the desired line and you're done with 1-2 passes.
For limited face jointing you can use the bridge routing concept. (old idea)
For high production face jointing/planing ...stay tuned.
We don't need the ez for that. We can use existing tools (not ez)
and make them smarter.
ycf dino
here is an old link with the bridge routing.
Same can be done with a home made set up.
http://www.eurekazone.com/photos/flyingrouter/eurekazone_1500crop.jpg
I know how to bridge rout but there is no way I'll ever replace my 12" jointer with that method. It's simply too time consuming and the results are not nearly as good.
I do like the ez for other tasks though.Tom
Douglasville, GA
Tom.
The bridge routing is very slow for face jointing ...for now.
but very versatile for many other tasks.
Is like having a manual CNC.
Here is some ideas that you can use to build any bridge routing.
You can build one from wood and do things safer,faster and better than any commercially available tool.
http://eurekazone.com/gallery/Bridge-routing-with-Dual-SRK
http://eurekazone.com/gallery/Overhead-routing-the-ez-way
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This video shows an exact stopped dado.(exact width and depth)
Using the bridge routing gives you perfect cabinet parts.
(fine woodworking article) The idea is to leave the same amount of materials
and not to remove the same amount of ...uneven panels then try to figure out why the cabinet doors don't fit perfect.
YCF D
Like dustinf, I've had good luck with a Delta portable planer.
It can't handle really long boards. But anything 4' or less is fine.
Blade changes aren't bad. Depth adjustment is easy.
The only real downside I can think of is you have to keep the chip chute clear. I've occasionally plugged it up when running a lot of stuff or if it was running at low speeds.