Damn, I wish one of these used jointers were in the Asheville, NC area!
Mike O. wrote:
On 7 Dec 2006 18:31:33 -0800, "
wrote:

Which would you buy first if you could only buy one. Either of these
would be in the $400 range not the high end pro models, at least not
yet. Thanks!

Kinda depends on your needs.
If you buy all of your hardwood already surfaced then you may not have
as much need for a planer. If you do a lot of ripping you might use
a joiner to clean up your sawed edges. Personally, I have more need
for a joiner and would buy that first. YMMV.

Mike O.