Quote Originally Posted by Roy Turbett View Post
+1 on buying old woodworking machines. Check out OWWM,org and you'll find a group of guys that are more than willing to help you restore and/or fine tune machines that are frequently higher quality and lower cost than you can buy new. If you're like me, you'll enjoy restoring an old machine as much as you will enjoy using it.
Repairing machinery and woodworking use similar skill sets, you will grow mentally by doing both.

This is also why I am thinking floor model vs lunch box planer, I want to learn the skill set involved with repairing and running planers.