Yeah,
The helical bug bit me. I'm so dang impressed with my helical jointer that I'm looking to upgrade from my 12" Dewalt DW734 (An excellent planer, by the way).
I'm good with a 15" model. 20" is too big & I don't ever need that kind of capacity.
My Dilemma is that I'm not sure if I should get the fixed table or fixed cutterhead model…
Fixed Cutterhead:
Fixed Table:
Price is negligible. Both have similar specs. Only real difference is the "Extreme" series is a bit larger and has a power indicator light… whoop-dee-doo. Now an amp meter or something useful would be cool!
Anyway, I've obviously used both fixed cutterhead and fixed table, and there doesn't seem to be any real difference in operability. Am I missing something?
Cutterhead locks/Table locks: How necessary are these? I don't see any locks on the G0891 model. Think that's a deal breaker?
Anyone own either of these, and can vouch for them?
The helical bug bit me. I'm so dang impressed with my helical jointer that I'm looking to upgrade from my 12" Dewalt DW734 (An excellent planer, by the way).
I'm good with a 15" model. 20" is too big & I don't ever need that kind of capacity.
My Dilemma is that I'm not sure if I should get the fixed table or fixed cutterhead model…
Fixed Cutterhead:
Fixed Table:
Price is negligible. Both have similar specs. Only real difference is the "Extreme" series is a bit larger and has a power indicator light… whoop-dee-doo. Now an amp meter or something useful would be cool!
Anyway, I've obviously used both fixed cutterhead and fixed table, and there doesn't seem to be any real difference in operability. Am I missing something?
Cutterhead locks/Table locks: How necessary are these? I don't see any locks on the G0891 model. Think that's a deal breaker?
Anyone own either of these, and can vouch for them?