Need a jointer for my small shop. Anyone have experience with the Ridged 6" from Home Depot? At $550 it seems like a fair value compared to some other with similar specs I've looked at.
I had one and loved it. I had to get rid of it when I moved from Wisconsin but it did everything I wanted it to. It was sturdy and cut well. The hardest part was putting the stand together with the motor.
Let me know how it works out for you. I'm in the market too
I have one had it for years been flawless so far replaced the blades a few times but after exstensive use, blades are cheap & easy to align the bed and fence seems like good metal quality ,I really have no complants for the $$ ! Had it at least 15-16 years !
I had that one for a while.
Worked very well, but I sold it.
They are very dangerous and I didn't really need it for bow work.
Buddy lost part of his finger using one and that's when I decided to sell mine.
I know they can be dangerous, especially with thin material, but your buddy wasn't using push blocks?
I used push blocks to thin bamboo with no issues there safe if used right , I wouldnt be afraid of it , any thing can be dangerous if used wrong !
If used right they are excellent. I did take a fellow worker to the hospital to have the end of his finger stitched up. This was his first incident with 40+years of wood working. He said he wasn't paying attention to his fingers when running a piece of wood through.
Yes he was using a push block but the block broke and his hand flew forward.
I didn't say not to buy one, just not my ideal machine for bow work.