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   JonE | Nov 23, 2006 12:10am | #1

   Dude, that's like saying that you just bought a used Ford pickup truck for $5000 and is that a good deal.    Sure, if it's this year's model and has fifty miles on it and still has that 'new-car-smell'.  Not good if it's a rustbucket from 1979, just been in a wreck and was about to fall apart anyway.  Give some more info!

    

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   forestgirl | Nov 23, 2006 01:16am | #2

   I have to confess, it always seems odd to me when someone asks after they've bought something "Is it a good deal."  Does it matter?  You've already bought it.

   That aside, the new Grizzly 8" jointer runs $795 with shipping (unless you get the parallelogram model, which is $890 or the one with spiral cutterhead, which is more).  So, you bought one for $370 less than a new one would be.  Whether or not it's a good deal depends on whether the tables are flat and the motor is sound, primarily.  How old is it?  Does it make any weird noises??  Was it in use when you bought it???

   forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-) 
   

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   amazon | Nov 23, 2006 01:19am | #3

   The jointer is only as good as it's knives, alignment, and table/fence flatness.

   How old is the jointer? Any rust?

   Generally, I think you'll be happy. Might need a new set of knives and fine tune them. Sounds like your jointer is a fantastic buy.

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   CStanford | Nov 23, 2006 01:32am | #4

   I think you probably get the drift by now. 

   That said, sadly, this time of year is usually a great time to get a good deal on used woodworking tools as fellows try to raise a little scratch for the holidays by unloading lightly used stuff.  My Gosh, I saw a guy on another website selling five or ten woodworking magazines and asking fifteen bucks.  Talk about beer and cigarette money... didn't sound like it was worth a trip to the post office.

   If you're particularly mercenary, you can haunt the tool swap and sell boards at Woodnet, Sawmill Creek, Woodcentral, et al. and drive some really hard bargains.  Junior has to have a new Playstation you know...

   Long story short,,, you may have gotten a pretty darn good deal.

    

    

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   BilljustBill | Nov 23, 2006 06:29am | #5

      MM,

      We'll see if the price you paid is a good one.  I have a Woodtek 8" jointer, bright, shiny, and with less than an hour of use.  I'm listing/selling it for $550 here in North Central Texas with a spare set of jointer knives for the buyer's distant future...

     Will keep you posted,

      Bill