"Silvan" wrote in message
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I have tasted the forbidden fruit of the electro-jointer, and I sort of
like
it. I have a Delta JT-160 benchtop deal, which I thought would be better
than nothing. It sort of is. Sort of. It has given me a taste of what
mechanical precision can do that hand planes in my fumbly and unskilled
fingers cannot, but it's a slightly bitter taste. (I love'em, but they're
definitely not precision tools in my hands I'm afraid.)

I've just about convinced myself to ditch this thing and buy a real
jointer.
Something with:

I've looked at a couple of jointers myself & I just prefer the hand wheels
to the levers. When I still lived in Canada, a friend had a Busy Bee 6"
jointer and he simply ejected the shavings onto the floor. This was no
biggie as they just piled up and were easy to sweep. They don't blow all
over the place. I myself am now doing the big save up for either the new
Grizz 6" with the spiral cutterhead, or the Powermatic 54A. I just want to
do it once and do it right. I find myself frequently cheaping out and
kicking myself later. Anyway, back to your original ? I think I would tend
to go with the Griz for the handwheels. I haven't really heard any really
bad things on the Grizz products. OTOH the Delta will be local for the ease
of returning if needed and of course local service. There, I've managed to
type for about 5 minutes and basically come to no conclusion, and offer no
advice whatsoever. Maybe I should go into politics.
On another note, how is the Mrs. feeling? Getting better by the day I hope.

Cheers,

Paul