Before replacing the motor, I would run it with the one it has and see what
happens. In most cases, you should be fine since I believe that both my 1.5
HP dust collector and 1.5 HP table saw will use more power than your single
2HP jointer. You also might want to consider having a 60 Amp 220 line
pulled into your garage and put a sub panel out there for your shop needs
and leave the existing one for the lights. Then you can wire your shop to
the specifics of your tools easily.
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"Steve" wrote in message
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Appreciate everyone's comments. My attached garage/shop has only one
110V 20A circuit for all the outlets/lights and the breaker box is in
the house's basement about 90 feet away, so I think my re-wiring
options are limited and costly.

Anybody know if there's any good 1.5HP 8" jointers available? Is it
worth considering replacing the Yorkcraft 8" jointer 2.0HP motor with a
1.5HP?

Steve