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   JerryPacMan | Mar 17, 2007 04:30pm | #1

   It will not be available for a month or two.  The catalog indicates a May 2007 availability date.

    

   Life is what happens to you when you're making other plans .

   
   

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   Edited 3/17/2007 9:51 am ET by JerryPacMan

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   JMartinsky | Mar 17, 2007 06:38pm | #2

   Dear T,
   I called them and I was told "Maybe April". I read that as the end of May.

   Best,

   John

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   TWG | Mar 18, 2007 12:00pm | #3

   Thanks for the replies.  I'll bother everyone again in a few months.

   TWG.

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   nikkiwood | Mar 18, 2007 06:58pm | #4

   I have been kicking tires (and watching threads on jointer/planers) for a couple of years. Near as I can tell, the machine of choice in this category is the Minimax:http://tinyurl.com/2dsav43-4 people around here have bought it, and so far, I have only heard raves. I'm not saying you should choose the Minimax over the new Grizzly machine, but you might use it as a frame of reference.********************************************************
   "It is what we learn after we think we know it all, that counts."

   John Wooden 1910-

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   citrouille | Mar 18, 2007 07:28pm | #5

   Just by looking at it, as Frenchy likes to say, I am ready to bet several dog bones that the Grizzly machine is made in Italy. The Italians have been making machines like that for long time, they are good at it ... if it was wider than 12" I would be tempted !C.

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   JerryPacMan | Mar 18, 2007 07:48pm | #6

   You might consider the Grizzly G0633 J/P that will be available in the spring.  It is a carbon copy of the MM FS30 right down to the poke through decals covering the lifting holes.  It is $2000 less than the MM and has a couple of improvements that I like, dual drive belts and it has a center mount fence.  I am tempted but I will wait for some early user reports.  I will bet more than dog bones that it is made in the far east and not Italy.   

   Life is what happens to you when you're making other plans .

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   JMartinsky | Mar 19, 2007 06:00am | #7

   Dear Nikki,
   If the MM had an indexed head it would be a run away. The fact that Grizzly will offer a spiral cutter is very attractive to me. Yes, I know that the TERSA system is sweet, but the blades are expensive and once one gets nicked, there is no way but back. The other question is whether the Griz is a quality machine. It will do me no good to save some money up front and end up with a piece of junk. I'm going "wait and see", but right now I am leaning towards the Green machine.Best,John

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   nikkiwood | Mar 19, 2007 08:19am | #8

   My present machine (an Inca) has Tersa blades, and I think they're terrific. They last forever for me, and if you pick up a nick, you simply slide one of the three tersa blades over slightly and you're back in business. This takes about 10 seconds. The call on Grizz quality is a tough one, and an issue that has been argued endlessly around here for years. Four or five years ago, I wouldn't have bought a Grizzly under any circumstances. But I am sensing that their QC is better over the last few years than it used to be. Still, I'm thinking that buying a newly designed machine from Grizz would be a real crap shoot, and I'm not much of a gambler.I can still get blades for the Inca, and I will keep it going until some indispensible part goes -- at which time it will be junk, since it is no longer being serviced.********************************************************
   "It is what we learn after we think we know it all, that counts."

   John Wooden 1910-

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   JMartinsky | Mar 19, 2007 02:03pm | #11

   Dear Nikki,
   I agree that the issue with the Grizzly machine is that it is a new machine for them. I don't own any, but they seem to make a quality product, and I would only hesitate to purchase under the current circumstances, that is a newly designed & produced machine.Best,John

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   oldbeachbum | Mar 19, 2007 08:46am | #9

   Some of our friends from "across the pond" might chime in here.  I understand that these machines are popular there and they may have experience to draw from. 

   Perhaps Mr. Midnight from the land of heather and moors?

   ...The unspoken word is capital. We can invest it or we can squander it.  -Mark Twain...

   Be kind to your children....they will choose your nursing home.

   ...aim low boys, they're ridin' shetland ponies !!

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   eddiefromAustralia | Mar 19, 2007 10:13am | #10

   I use one of them and have done for a while.They're good (the concept that is.) I should point out that I haven't used the Grizzly version, but use a MiniMax version.)However, you need to plan your workflow properly, as you destroy the thicknesser setting to re-joint another piece of timber.Once you've got this under control, the thing can be used quite successfully.Cheers,eddie

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   oldbeachbum | Mar 19, 2007 08:48pm | #12

   I understand and agree about the advance planning. 

   When I first started to make sawdust I purchased a Shopsmith Mark V for the many in one concept and the idea to save space.  It was/is a great machine, top quality, etc.  It forces you to do just that.  I rarely let go of tools of any kind, I still have and use that piece of equipment, although I have added to my collection, extensively....The unspoken word is capital. We can invest it or we can squander it.  -Mark Twain...

   Be kind to your children....they will choose your nursing home.

   ...aim low boys, they're ridin' shetland ponies !!