Mark, or anyone can you please comment Yorkcraft 8X72" jointer and also how is your Yorkcraft 15" planer so far?
Thanks
Refinanced the house and got a little chunk back from settlement.
>What is a WW'er to do - off the the machinery shop!!!
>I would've preferred the Delta, but Wilke Machinery in York offers a 15"
>planer about $500 cheaper. I made the 70 mile trek to check it and a
>jointer out. The unit(s) appeared to be well made although of Asian
>decent (isn't everything?). They loaded the planer in two boxes and the
>jointer also in two boxes onto my poor tired S10. It took a couple
>minutes to squeeze 'em on.
>Back home, a neighbor helped me unload and wench them off the ground
>after assembly to pop some wheels on the bottom.
>Assembly was easy and took a few hours for both units, but nothing out
>of the ordinary. The instructions were adequate. Interesting thing -
>the threads were US not metric. This made the wheels easy!
>I've had to rearrange the shop a bit since these upgrades were
>significant. I've had to rearrange the DC and electric.
>Well, finally I get to run a board through. The closest thing was a
>piece of rough cut white oak about 5/4" x 8". The scale was a little
>cheezy, but I never rely on these. I keep a thickness gauge handy.
>The first thing I noticed was that this puppy is significantly quieter
>than a benchtop unit. No more ear muffs (at least out of necessity).
>I tried the two available speeds without any real appreciable
>difference. The unit moved very smoothly up and down the posts. It
>took more effort going up - go figure.
>The end result - after two swipes, the board was as smooth as teflon.
>Don't ya love new blades?
>Bottom line - $649 for a 15" planer - I'm happy so far.
>One last thought...the unit came with tripple outfeed rollers that you
>would find on the Delta. The website (and demo unit) had a smaller,
>single roller affair. This was a pleasant surprise, although adjusting
>them was the least easiest thing to do during assembly.
>
>I'll comment on the 8"x72" jointer after I run the same oak board
>through it. I just got wiring run to it tonight.
>
>Mark