Anyone who has had to align DT-way tables would never want to go through that again ;-) This was #1 on my list of must-haves when I went shopping. Other must-haves were:
Tall fence - I use the jointer for much more that 90* edge jointing.
Long beds - Work supports are great but, I'd rather not use them on a 42" piece of stock to maintain my feed path.
Mobility - A jointer can mostly be used where it is but, mine was destined to stand in front of my lumber rack wall and I needed easy occasional access.
Insert cutterhead - I use a lot of figured material and also didn't want the fuss and expense of HSS knives.
And there is the plus of the tables staying a consistent distance from the cutters regardless of depth. Of course, your mileage may vary.
Last edited by glenn bradley; 08-20-2014 at 3:10 PM.
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