Jointer question for the transitional neanderthal
Okay, I admit it - I'm actually a transitional neanderthal, what with having a complement of power tools alongside my ATC full of hand tools. I enjoy the hand tools, but I'm slow with them, and sometimes it's not fun to use them when the old neck injury is acting up (pressure on nerves = pain + loss of strength...story for another time). I am intending to continue my neander self-training, but I'm not 100% neander yet.
Anyway, I'm settling into a new workshop, and this one is much smaller than the last. Plus, there's no 220V, so the jointer's gotta go. I'm trying to decide whether to replace it [and deal with space issues, dust collection, etc.] or to go neander completely cold turkey, and I thought I'd ask others how they've made the transition. Now, this isn't meant to ferret other secret transitional neanders out of the woodwork, so feel free to PM if you've a reputation to uphold, but I'd really like the advice of this group. Has anyone else made this decision? How did it work out? I'm a bit frightened that I might sell the jointer, give the money to Rob Lee, and then discover that I actually do need a (powered) jointer to keep working...
daniel