Upgrading from a 6" 54 PM jointer has been on my mind for a while... I know what I wish I could get (12") but space, movability and money(mostly) are the reality that must be acounted for. I have a chance to get Delta DJ-20 made in brazil model jointer for 800.00. It has small dots of light rust on the beds from sitting idle in a basement, one rust spot about the size of a credit card is at the begining of the infeed table, not by the knives. If I purchase this delta how would it compare to a grizzly G0490? Not factoring shipping the prices are about the same, by adding a Byrd cutterhead it still comes close to the grizzly G0490X. Are the made in brazil model delta jointers better? Shinny, rust free and warranty worth 150.00? I know the Delta would clean up real nice ....except maybe the little corosion on the far end of the infeed table. Are the older Delta/invicta machines better quallity than the newer models? Is the jump from a 6" to an 8" jointer that beneficial?
More food for thought...