On 11/14/2013 12:37 AM, Mike M wrote:

There are jig designs out there to suface plane a board face with a
router. Generally you would only use it for wide surfaces do to the
time it would take. If your going to buy unmilled lumber you'll want
a jointer & used 6" ones aren't that expensive. I've been looking at
8" jointers just because my 6" jointer won't always do a wide enough
board, but I can rip them and glue them back together until I can
afford it.

Mike M


You may wish to look at Grizzly G0490--$925 plus $150 delivery. An extra
$300+ if you want the "luxury" of carbide cutters. This 8" jointer runs
on 240v of course. I did my own homework on the cutters, so there is no
need to debate the virtues of carbide cutters on my account. My first
name may be "Bill", but my last name isn't "Gates"--mimicking the lyrics
to a gen-u-ine recorded song from quite a while back. I don't recall
who recorded the song and whether it named "Henry Ford" or "Andrew
Carnegie", or someone else. The current price and model number of the
jointer I remembered! : )

Bill