I'm looking at potentially buying a 12 year old Grizzly jointer (G1182ZX) with few hours on it according to the owner. This will be first jointer I've owned. An 8 inch jointer is out of the question due to space and shop wiring. I only have 110V.

What caught my eye about the ad was the inclusion of a brand new Shelix head still in the box. However, it's unknown how old the head is. He's asking $400 for both. The head itself new is $359.00 and I believe it can be used in any 6" jointer with the exception of Powermatic. Putting the asking price aside for a moment and assuming the jointer is in reasonable good mechanical working order (no rust, tables are flat), is it worth the effort to pursue this or buy a newer model and forgo the Shelix head? I suppose if desired I could always buy the head stand alone later.

Any advice or thoughts from the community is appreciated.



--Joel