I am looking to replace a 6" jointer at a middle school.
Can anyone give me pros or cons on:
G0490 8" Jointer $1075
vs.
G0593 8" Jointer $1095
I either spend my budget or loose it!
I am looking to replace a 6" jointer at a middle school.
Can anyone give me pros or cons on:
G0490 8" Jointer $1075
vs.
G0593 8" Jointer $1095
I either spend my budget or loose it!
Personally I prefer the handwheel adjustments to lever adjustments. They both work fine, I just find the handwheels easier to set precisely.
No direct experience w/ either but either would be decent choice imo.
My catalog is a little out of date but it appears the G0490 is the G0586 w/ the spiral cutterhead instead of knives and the other chief difference between the two above is the parallelogram as opposed to the dovetailed ways design.
For a school shop I can see advantages in either -- the higher fence and parallelogram may be slight advantages for students but I'd think the prime choice between the two would be dictated by your experience w/ knife life and treatment and make the selection on which of those you think better for a longterm cost and maintenance issue.
The spiral head is about a $400 premium I imagine on initial cost, but you might get sufficiently longer life from the carbide inserts over HSS knives. But, if damage from "kids are kids" type vandalism has been a problem, the cost of the inserts could be more of an expense.
I'll withhold comment on bureaucratic budgetary policy... :)
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