Picking a Jointer

[MayoBoy]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7213793#post7213793 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Vincerama2
dang, those must be some heavy beers!

Mayoboy.... how do you plug that in? How much horsepower does it have?

V

If it's early in the morning, they have a lot more HP than they do after I get off work (I still have all of my Grandfather's Sargents and still use them on most projects)

 

[Vincerama2]

dattack, I was at HD a year ago when they had their (Rigid) small 6 gallon (I think) shop vac on sale for $20. I couldn't resist! When I went to pay for it, the price went back up, but the manager gave it to me for $20 because I had the flyer which had no date on it, and I complained that I went in specifically for it... but I digress.

Anyway, it's great, picks up lots of stuff (nails, sawdust, acrylic, dead bugs, etc). It's hose fits right in the back of my table saw dust port. For a hobbiest, it's really good.

For cheap full shop dust collection, I've heard that the Harbour Freight (yes, Harbour Freight) $200 dust collector works remarkably well. But I have no direct experience with it.

Anyway, the little shop vac is great and will pick up wet stuff too.

V

 

[Vincerama2]

Ah well, I guess Mayoboy validates my "rumours of HF dust collector being good"...

V