Picked up mine Friday morning and after making a couple of stops, got back to the shop and had it up and running around 4:00 or there abouts. The only damage albeit ever so slight (the pin stripping on the front got a little wrinkled). The bed looks really nice, haven't had a chance to check it for flatness though. I ran a couple of pine 4x4 through it just to see how the surface came out and I must say I am thoroughly pleased with the surface finish. Course the blades are new and all but none the less, a very nice smooth finish. Now I can get on with my bench. After using my little Craftsman 6" all these years, I am blown away by the shear size of this thing. It is one big jointer. The assembly went fairly easy, we used a metal table my band saw came on and positioned it in front of the base and using a piece of metal conduit, we just slid it off the trailer bed right into place without even having to grunt. My BIL helped me and now that I think about it, I bet I could have handled it on my own using our methodology. He couldn't get over how big it is either. Haven't taken any pics yet but will take some next week so I can prove it actually happened.:lol: :lol: :lol: When I picked up mine there was one left, don't know who's it was though. Has anyone found a source for a set of four blades yet? Haven't called Shop fox yet but may next week. Gotta have a spare set. Once I start face jointing the pine, I'm sure the blades will start to loose their edge and would like to have a spare set just in case I find a hidden jewel in one of them. :-( Monty, did you find out where Steve D got his blades?
Mike