I looked at the four jointer planer combinations that are moderately priced and readily available.
Fine woodworking jointer planer combo. Jointer and planer exactly how to use them what they are what they do and why you might need both having lumber that is flat and square with parallel faces sides makes any woodworking. The pool of jointer planer combo machines has grown in the five years since we tested this machine which blends a wide jointer with an industrial strength planer. But it is not without fault. Combination machines have been the norm in europe for decades but they re becoming more popular stateside.
I love my jet 6 jointer but 6 is just too narrow and calls for slicing up good wide boards and you really don t gain much by going to an 8 machine so i ve eliminated that choice. A jointer planer combination machine is just that. With north american manufacturers now building less expensive models roland johnson put five machines with a street price under 2 400 to the test. For all i whine about the dewalt it has been a great workhorse in my shop and i miss it terribly now it is broken.
I d buy the combo you suggest and enjoy it. Many people think that they need a planer read our review and a separate jointer read our review here but buying a combo tool lets you take care of all your projects with a single machine. All four combo machines delivered excellent results in my tests. It s a machine that converts from a jointer to a planer and it uses a single cutter head for both operations.
I have been considering a helical machine too and if i had usd 5000 to spend would buy the hammer 12 inch combo machine. A3 31 jointer planer combo machine review from fww 190 april 2007 by roland johnson. Looking at some jointer planer combo reviews can help you figure out which one is best for your needs based on what others thought. 6 features to check before buying a jointer woodworking.
The recent review of combo jointer planers was an eyeopener. The combo machine means i have neither a jointer nor a planer. I ve had the jet jjp 12hh jointer planer for nearly a decade and it has served me well. By combining two functions into one machine jointer planer combo machines are an intriguing value that also happen to save a good deal of shop space.
And for good reason beyond just saving space.