jointer

[Bill]

What do you guys think of this one (does it look like 3-phase?) I sent a message to the owner.

Bill

[dpb]

Don't think so--I expanded the image w/ the cord up as far as browser would go and it looks like standard 3-prong plug to me...plus it's just got a mechanical on-off switch; no starter which would be expected fur shure w/ 3P. Still never hurts to make sure what motor actually is in it...

[John Grossbohlin]

That set-up redefines "portable jointer..."

[mungedaddress]

[Leon]

Probably not a 3 phase, it is a small jointer. My assumption is that one used in a 3 phase industrial environment would be sized to handle larger stock.

[Doug Miller]

mungedaddress wrote in news:Y_LBv.183203$ [e-mail]:

Agreed. However, the seller should be able to copy the information from the motor's electrical rating plate and email that to Bill; whether it's single-phase or 3-phase should be apparent.

Bill, let me know if you want to borrow my truck -- but I th>> What do you guys think of this one (does it look like 3-phase?) I sent

[Swingman]

Looks exactly like the one we had in our high school shop, which IIRC, was not 3 phase. Why do I remember: my occasionally less than stellar behavior got me extra duty on machine maintenance chores.

My personal opinion is that it's about $200 too high, but value is in the eye of the user.

In either case it would be a great restoration project for one interested in doing so, therefore its value is proportionate to its usefulness to the woodworker who uses it, and that may be priceless. ;)

[John Grossbohlin]

I wouldn't rely on this rule of thumb... the middle school near me, built in the late 1960s, has 3 phase and runs even 6" jointers on it. I also noticed a local Craigs List posting for a new 1/3 HP 3 phase motor... I got the impression it was for a blower.

[woodchucker]

I think that is over priced for an 8" jointer. You could by a new 8" parallelogram from griz for close to that.

[Bill]

Yes, I didn't say that I was going to offer the seller the $685 asking price. The fact that it doesn't look easy to move is a negative as well.

BTW, Wreckers, I had a few issues that got in the way of my woodworking this summer (I haven't meant to be "distant", and I had intended to make more sawdust!)

Bill

[Sonny]

Looks like single phase and appears to be in, generally, good shape, to me.

If the person knows anything about tools, they should have posted what phas e and more info about it. It appears to be in back of an SUV, makes me won der about its acquisition, prior to its Craigslist posting. *I can't imag ine loading something as that in an SUV.... must have been some unusual cir cumstances, for that. It's not tied down, so I wonder what happens when t hey turn a sharp corner, if they haven't removed it from the vehicle, yet.

The ad was posted 9 days ago, so maybe the reason he/she hasn't replied to you is that it's already sold. Jointers seem to sell pretty fast, even f or that vintage and at that price. Maybe, you should not wait on a reply, but go there, if convenient, as per the map, and try to find the location, and negotiate. If it's available, offer $400-$450 and go from there. If it's still available, he/she may desperately want it removed from their SU V.

Sonny

[Larry Blanchard]

Maybe it fell into the SUV "off the back of a truck."

[dpb]

On 07/29/2014 11:14 AM, Bill wrote: ...

That's also it's major advantage over any other of similar vintage/style

-- mass is good.

[Leon]

The government building would naturally be built with commercial specs. But you do have a point there. And it was just an assumption.

[Leon]

Or the SUV was built around the old jointer. ;~)

[Scott Lurndal]

I don't know about that - the picture shows it in the back of a minivan.

[Bill]

When I looked at the picture, I couldn't figure out where it was! %-) Maybe I didn't expect it to be standing up in a minivan?

[Bill]

It is strange that they photographed in an SUV. I didn't pick up on that until it was pointed out. One might have expected it to be sitting in a shop environment... : ) Still nothing from the seller--probably sold.

Bill

[Doug Miller]

Bill wrote in news: [e-mail]:

My first thought when I saw the picture was "why does this guy have a jointer in his boat?"

[Morgans]

"John Grossbohlin" wrote

Yeah, but...

I had a machine with that exact same switch. Single phase all the way. Have you EVER seen a 3 phase without a magnetic starter? Not me. Also, that is a Lowes special cord cap. Not a twist lock, like a 3 phase. That one only has three prongs. Single phase, all the way, for the third time. Case closed.