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1. 
   TonyCz | Nov 30, 2010 08:39pm | #1

   jointer option

   I would look at the Grizzly 12" with the helical head cutter.  the first on is the higher priced unit I would like to have any one of these as a new shop tool.

   G9860ZX 12" Z Series Jointer w/ Spiral Cutterhead

    

    

   G0609X 12" Jointer w/ Spiral Cutterhead

2. 
   bones | Nov 30, 2010 11:01pm | #2

   thats a nice budget

   You have a lot of options with that budget.  I have the Grizzly G609 with the HSS knives and have been very pleased. 

   
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   bduffin104 | Dec 01, 2010 06:21pm | #3

   Ziggy,

   If I had a jointer budget like that I would get a good used Grizzly and have enough left over for a new shaper and power feeder. Or I might just use the leftover money to take a trip to Louisiana to visit my grandkids for a couple of weeks.

   Happy shopping, Bret

4. 
   mvflaim | Dec 01, 2010 06:32pm | #4

   Stanley No 7

   If your trying to "attempt to build furniture", I'd spend a few hundred bucks and buy a nice jointer plane and use the rest of the money for a nice planer if you don't already own one. I rarely use my jointer anymore. Too easy to whip out the plane. If you need the jointer to flatten stock, you can easily make a sled for your planer. However, if your heart is set on spending that much cash on a jointer, I'd buy a 12" Powermatic.

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   BruceS | Dec 01, 2010 07:27pm | #5

   Joiner

   Personaly,  I would look to old Iron,  1950-60's    Moak, Oliver or Powermatic.  

   Go look at OWWM.com and  OWWM.org    Old Iron is fun,  even when parts arn't always that much fun.   But 800+ lbs of machine sure is a stable platform.