On Wednesday, September 11, 2013 12:58:06 PM UTC-5, -MIKE- wrote:
On 9/11/13 12:29 PM, Michael wrote:



So for my uses (hobbyist) and price range, I think I've settled on

finding a used Jet. Any thoughts on this saw (quality and price)?



Thanks.



http://appleton.craigslist.org/tls/3995302654.html





I think $550 is high for that saw. $400 would be reasonable... just my

opinion, of course.

I would want to look inside and underneath before committing. That is

quite a bit of surface rust on the table top. That tells me the owner

never applied a protectant to the top and/or the thing sat in a very

humid environment for a long, long time. I can't tell if the marks on

the bottoms of the legs are mud or rust. If they are rust, I would

definitely want get get a close, inside look at arbor, motor mounts,

belts pulleys, the arbor tilting gears, all the bolts,etc., and with a

flashlight, anywhere you can see inside the motor for signs of rust.



Normally, I would chalk up that table rust to normal humidity/non-use

rusting that occurs on those iron tops. However, in the picture of his

jointer, there appears to be what might be rust on the tops of the

adjustment wheel-cranks.



That is all speculation, obviously, but it's cause for concern. *I*

would want to carefully inspect it as I described above. I would also,

most certainly want to hear and see the thing run. Best case scenario,

that table top rust is just light surface rust and the rest of the saw

is spotless. Worst case, the thing was in a flood. There were a lot of

'flood tools' on craigslist Nashville after the 2010 flood.





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Great information, Mike. I'm trying not to get impatient, but life is hard without table saw. There are so many table saws on Craiglist I'm sure a great deal will turn up.