6” Powermatic jointer with helical head
- Thread starter Rbohno
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What do you mean by 3 sides good ? helical heads have square carbide cutters in a spiral some are 3 row some 4-5 or 6 as this pix shows, is he suggesting the carbides are dull and toast ? or is he suggesting the head has 3 sides that can hold the carbides and some of the others cannot ? get that clarified.
Generally speaking, if the table is straight and level without damage and all the parts are there and the bearings look in good shape ..... and the motor doesn't look like it has be beaten to death then, I would think 600.00 is a decent deal Remember, for 1100-1,250.00 you can get a decent combo planer joiner, just depends on what you need and how robust of a machine you need.
Generally speaking, if the table is straight and level without damage and all the parts are there and the bearings look in good shape ..... and the motor doesn't look like it has be beaten to death then, I would think 600.00 is a decent deal Remember, for 1100-1,250.00 you can get a decent combo planer joiner, just depends on what you need and how robust of a machine you need.
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I already have a Grizzly 15” planer so don’t need the combo.
Here is the listing
Powermatic 6” jointer
Here is the listing
Powermatic 6” jointer
That's a pretty good deal for helical.
Here's a guy who wants more for the straight blade:
6" jointer (Ararat nc)
Here's a guy who wants more for the straight blade:
6" jointer (Ararat nc)
This one isn’t 15+ yrs old though???
Anything new in jointers in the last 15 years - besides helical heads?
I doubt it, and I would not hesitate to buy a hobby-used 15 year old machine (although I have no experience with jointers specifically).
Go for it.
Great points Henry but he does use it in a commercial setting which is why he commented after changing to a helical head it was harder on the 1hp motor why he ran hardwoods through it.
I am just being the devils advocate the good is it has a helical head the the bad don’t know how much it was used, he was honest and mentioned the machine struggled more on hardwoods after installing helical heads than with the original straight knife setup.
So it’s listed on Craigslist for $750 and on eBay with a buy it now price of $750,
I just don’t know what a can‘t pass up price would be? I am not sure if $600 is the deal of the day, I am thinking $500 but I doubt he would take that.
What do you guys think?
OK that makes more sense but be advised a 4 helical head has if I remember correctly 24 carbide bits in total so total replacement of the bits would be about 70 bucks+/- or you could go the Chineisum way and get less expensive bits.
Typically, the helical head for a 6" unit is 250-400 depending so it is a decent deal. The table on those are very nice BTW
Typically, the helical head for a 6" unit is 250-400 depending so it is a decent deal. The table on those are very nice BTW
His theory about the unit struggling more with the helical head is that with the helical head there is always contact with the wood.
right - someone buy this thing! It would be a bad fit for me now, even running on 120v, as I work out of my carport now.
Apart from the motor, the worst thing that can fail is the pair of cutter head bearings and they are an easy and inexpensive fix. As such, I don't see the age as a significant factor. Moreover, if the subject jointer is 15 years old, perhaps it was made in the US instead of China. A 6" helical cutter head alone is $325-$375, so I think that $750 is a very attractive price!
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