Grizzly G0500

41 discussions on HomeOwnersHub about the Grizzly G0500: what owners asked, what went wrong, and what fixed it.

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order grizzly from Amazon?

I am interested in the Grizzly G0500 8" Long Bed Jointer. It is the same price from Grizzly or Amazon...Would ordering from Amazon give me an extra measure of protection for such things as shipping or quality disputes? Any reason to...

6" vs 8" jointer

It seems to me that a jointer is a once-in-a-lifetime purchase. When Ilook back at tools I have bought before, I often wonder why I didn't buybetter quality or bigger equipment from the beginning. Therefore, now that Iam looking at...

Joiner 6" or 8"

I'm ready to get a jointer now as the table top joiner I have been using is wayto smallfor most projects. Everyone tells me to try and get the 8" but the priceis really up there compared to 6" joiners. I'm now looking at the powermatic...

Fine Woodworking Sees Green - Go Figure

I picked up a copy of Fine Woodworking yesterday and nearly fell out of my chair. Not only did they feature a Grizzly G0500 in their review of jointers under $1,400; they even declared it their choice of eight machines they tested! In a...

Learning to use new jointer

Been lurking for a while. I have gotten lots of good information fromthe group, but need to ask a question now.I got a Grizzly G0500 jointer a couple of months ago and finally gotthe gar^H^H^Hshop wired for 220V so I could use it. ...

mailorder is for the birds

1) Ordered a JDS air cleaner from Amazon on the 17th, still hasn't shipped. Good luck to me finding a human to talk to at Amazon.2) Ordered a Grizzly G0500 that came to me in a heap. Not that 1/4" OSB isn't a good choice for 400LB...

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