The HF 8" Jointer is on sale right now. From my research, I've found that a lot of people are happy with the jointer even though it's a pain to set the knives.
Here's my dilemma. I have a basement shop and am in the market for a jointer. I have a stairway with a landing in the middle that leads to the basement making it incredibly difficult to get large/heavy machinery downstairs. The HF jointer is on sale for $350. I know it's bed is short for an 8", it's probably not the best machined piece in the world, and it's likely to be a pain to setup, but I could easily get it downstairs. Or, I can get a good 6" Jointer for about the same price.
Knowing that setup will be a pain and being willing to live with it, is there any reason not to do the HF jointer?