Thread: Should Sherwood bench top jointer outfeed table be level?

That is not the standard set up for jointers. The infeed and outfeed tables should be parallel. Especially over that short distance.
I have zero faith in Timbecons product knowledge and not a lot more in Sherwood quality.
There are many threads here about Timbecons response to not fit for purpose, brand new machinery.

Originally Posted by NCArcher

I have zero faith in Timbecons product knowledge and not a lot more in Sherwood quality.
There are many threads here about Timbecons response to not fit for purpose, brand new machinery.

Yes they've had complaints but I think that's a bit overly harsh. I don't own their jointer but I do own a few of their other machines and they work fine and have been reliable, particularly their thicknesser which I found great value. I'm a hobbyist but maybe a professional woodworker might need something a bit more up market

Originally Posted by NCArcher

That is not the standard set up for jointers. The infeed and outfeed tables should be parallel. Especially over that short distance.
I have zero faith in Timbecons product knowledge and not a lot more in Sherwood quality.
There are many threads here about Timbecons response to not fit for purpose, brand new machinery.

Thanks for that, which confirms some of the threads I've seen about Timbecon products. Turns out that my crappy little Aldi isn't any worse than the Sherwood one; is a lot cheaper; and it has thicknesser as well that works fine.

Timbecon poor product quality on brand new items goes beyond machinery to simple tools. See my post at Problem with Timbecon Torquata heavy duty pipe clamps

Do you have an opinion on Carbatec bench jointers? Are they any better than Timbecon? Thanks for any advice.

Originally Posted by barri

Yes they've had complaints but I think that's a bit overly harsh. I don't own their jointer but I do own a few of their other machines and they work fine and have been reliable, particularly their thicknesser which I found great value. I'm a hobbyist but maybe a professional woodworker might need something a bit more up market

Thanks.

No risk I'll ever be mistaken for a professional woodworker.

Any suggestions on another brand of bench jointer, new or used, for a hobbyist starting out with these machines but with a view to doing some decent work with them.

The infeed and outfeed tables should be adjustable. The hinges are usually able to be lifted up and down until they are level with the plattern and the back of the tables usually have a line of screws with locknuts to increase or decrease the “angle” they sit at; in an ideal world this would be 180 degrees but in reality a couple of degrees less is actually better because the tables flex in use. But if you’re stuck you can make a new sub-table out of formply; long enough so it overlaps the table ends and is held in place by a cleat at each end. Formply has a fairly slippery coating anyway and waxing it will help heaps.If you want to replace it consider the Carbatec TH-BX330P. I have one and for a budget lunchbox thicknesser it’s great; but be warned it’s bloody heavy. Also; they insist on describing it as a spiral head… IT ISN’T. It is a segmented head.