Grizzly owners...

[Garry Smith]

I have a Grizzley 8 inch jointer and the new 14 inch bandsaw and feel for the money they were a good investment. I wish I would have waited for the new 8 inch jointer though with the handwheels.

Garry

[Joe Unni]

Lot's of great information here! I will take much of it under advisement.

At the risk of changing gears...

I checked out a local woodworking machines house - Brentwood Machine in Brentwood NH.

There is something about local support that I hadn't considered as part of this process. Purchase from them gets me that and if I spend more than $1000 I get a membership into their VIP club which gives me 10% off parts and accessories for 1 year.

At the risk of hijacking my own thread...here is what they offered me:

Jet 16" planer (JWP-160S) - $899.
Powermatic 6" Jointer with 66" bed (54A) - $799.
Jet 14" bandsaw (JWBS-14CS) - $549 (comes with free miter gauge & fence)

It all adds up to: $2247. (my original budget was around $2100)

With the different manufacturers promotions I'll get an additional $300 off which brings things down to $1947 - under budget.

This all said - this sounds pretty good to me - with local service and support to boot.

Additional input is welcome.

Thanks again,
-joe

[Robby Phelps]

Hi Joe,

The list looks great to me. I have the Powermatic 6" jointer and love it. Like everyone else i wish sometimes i had the 8" but oh well. It is a nice machine and works perfectly. Never once had to tinker with it.

I am glad the local support issue was brought up. I have been VERY impressed with WMH tool group and their determination to help. I have a Jet 3hp (jtas-10xl) table saw. After running it for 23 months the arbor pully keyway for some reason got sloppy. They had a technician at my shop the next day at no charge. (I live out in the middle of nowhere, the tech had to drive 2 hours to get to me) Now that is service.

Good luck with your growing business and keep us posted on the progress.

[Mark Singer]

I would try to get an 8" jointer. I have the DJ 20...really nice. I had a 14 " Jet bandsaw I upgraded to a 20" Agazzani and kept the 14" Jet so I think getting the 14" is a good move! I have the Jet 16"planer...it is very nice. So the 8' Jointer is the only change... I have had some Grizzly stuff...this is a notch or 2 better and I think you will appreciate the difference

[John Bailey]

Doesn't look like you would save much, if any with Grizzly. The local support is worth money, especially if you are in the business. Sounds like a no brainer.

John

[Scott Parks]

I had planned on buying the Shop Fox tablesaw instead of the Grizzly. I was going to buy it at the local tool store, but their price went up when I was ready to buy. You know how much more it would have been? Only $86! Now I really wish I had bought it instead of the Grizz. The $86 more would have been a great deal to have local support!