Rather than hijacking someone elses thread I thought i'd start a new one.
I'm looking at upgrading my machinary at the end of the year. I have a seperate jointer and thicknesser set up at the moment as I have the space.
I never really considered a combination machine as I always thought they were time consuming to change from jointing to thicknessing. After doing some research i'm amazed at how easy they are and i'm seriouslly considering a combo.
The way I look at it is that if you purchased each mode seperately, you'd be paying upwards of $4500.
If I was to get a combo, it will either be the Hammer A3 31 or the Jet JPT 310 HH. Iv'e found some good reviews on the Hammer but can't find much on the Jet with the HH.
If you own one (Jet) or have used one i'm very interested to know what your thoughts are. I'm really curious to know how it goes with reversing/difficult grained timbers. I can't seem to find prices online either, it looks like they were $2800 when they came out - is this still the case or are they back up to $3800ish?
Alternatively, if you could spend around the $4000 mark, what would you buy (either seperate machines or a combo).
At the moment I have a Delta benchtop thicknesser and a Carbatec 8" jointer.
Thankyou,
Andy :2tsup: