On Sunday, August 7, 2016 at 8:45:27 AM UTC-5, Leon wrote:

That's not a jointer, that's an air craft carrier. One has to wonder,
after clearing a space to put it, how are you going to get it there. :-)

LOL.
Well, other than the dedicated woodshop, I have the barn to put it in. There's a third unisaw and craftsman RAS in there, already, plus, lots of the big lumber and beams are stashed in the barn. There's a big I-beam to attach a wench/come-a-long to, for lifting heavy loads. At one time, Jonas had a big metal lathe, in there, and the I-beam was used to unload it, then later load it, to remove it. I wouldn't use this large of jointer very often, so I don't need it in the woodshop.

I have a double axle trailer, for heavy loads.... besides, U-haul has double axle trailers for $26 a day, plus additional insurance $$ for potential dangerous(?) loads, if need be.

There's an old 16" Cresent jointer in New Iberia, 30 miles from me. The guy wants $1500 for it. It runs, but the bearings sound a little rumbly, to me. Several parts have been refabricated, with/by welding plate iron onto each end of the motor housing and bracing (to the floor) the motor in alignment with the cutter head.... it's direct drive. The bearings have been changed, so the whole machine was iffy, to me, especially at that price. The fence is refabricated/wood/board and the guy didn't have the specific wrench for adjusting the knives.

The guy was very knowledgeable and has other big iron 3 phase woodworking machines, he's selling. He was very honest and upfront about the machine's history and other info. He has a nice fully equipped single-phase machines woodshop, as well. He's downsizing. We discovered we have mutual woodworking friends/experts, locally, one specifically is Phillip Harmon (Acadian Antique Reproduction), who does great work and who jointed and planed some of my wide walnut trestle table boards.

Sonny