Asking if anyone has experience with the Grizzly 8" V-helical jointer cutter head. I checked the archives, but couldn't find much on the V-helical, just the regular helical and spiral cutters.
I have been thinking of replacing the cutter head on my 8" Jet jointer with a helical head of late. The thought of never setting a jointer knife again is my main motivation along with less tear out. And not waiting until the knives are butter-knife dull before finally replacing them because I hate setting them. Grizzly's 10% off sale is taunting me and may push me over the edge.
There are two options for the Jet: a regular 8" Shelix and the Grizzly 8" V-helical. Price is a wash between the two, especially after adding bearings to the Shelix. I'm leaning towards the V-helical, as it comes with the bearings pre-mounted (less waste of shop time), but I don't have any experience with that style head. There is also the Lux available from other vendors, but that is running around $100 higher, and they are out of stock for the next couple months.
Thanks!