Well, On wed. I made a nice leisurely 2hr 45min drive down to Pa to pick up my 12" jointer purchased on EBAY. Got to a VERY big ww'ing shop and was welcomed by the owner and some others and invited to lunch before loading the machine. Had a good lunch with nice conversation plus they bought! After lunch we walked out and it was snowing like a banshee! I figured it would be a short lived dusting. LOL. We loaded the jointer without a hitch and it was just as portrayed on EBAY. Very nice shape for a 1940 or so machine. It had been used about a year ago. They bid me goodbye and I started home.Well what was a liesurely drive there was a 5hr stress filled drive home on greasy slippery roads. I had to be to work at 7:00pm so I wound up just going straight there. Well, the jointer is in my driveway on the trailer covered with a tarp until I can get help unloading into the garage. It is HEAVY! The stand is solid cast iron about 2 inches thick in places! The cutter head spins freely with no noise when turned by hand. the seller says it should need a switch. Otherwise it is pretty much ready for action. More to follow when the beast is up and running.