Thread: Durden Junior jointer

IMHO no, grab the Durden, I've had mine for eon's never let me down, next purchase a reasonable thicknesser and you have a very good basic setup!

Thanks for the quick reply Dave50 you don't think 4 inchs in to small?

well as the name implies it is a joiner, it joins thinner timber to make it thicker or wider, I build a reasonable amount of furniture, probably 2 or 3 pieces a month (mostly tv units, and wall units) with a large piece coming out roughly every two months, (I only do it in between sharpening peoples gear, I'm a tool sharpener, so in between jobs I construct furniture) I find my Durden fantastic for cabinetry, most have 45 x 19 framing then various thicknesses of covering, if I join up wide stock then I run it through my thicknesser, before and after, I have a 30 x 20 shed which has to hold my work machinery as well as my "pleasure" toys, these include a Durden junior joiner, a slide compound mitre saw (setup full time), a 14" bandsaw, a de walt radial arm saw with 18' cutting bench, a wood lathe, a floor mounted drill press with custom table, then various sanding machine's, and a myriad of hand tools as in drill's, angle grinders, welders, air compressors and circular saws, most is either against the wall or on two benches, space is a wee bit limited, ( I will be rectifying this in the near future by a shed extension ) I have left an area toward the front of my workshop roughly 20' long by maybe ten feet wide where construction takes place, shared with my saw bench which is on wheels. if space and money were not limited I would go a lot larger in my saw bench and possibly have a stand alone jointer but for me this machine serves me very well and has done for a long time now! personal choice I guess

As said above go for it, many profesional Cabinet shops have used them over the years, unless you are converting large peices of stock I thick you will be happy

Where do you get your 4 inch jointer blades, do you sell them?

Any saw doctor should be able to supply them