100 dollar jointer

[Colorado Joe]

I was at an antique store and saw an delco six inch jointer. The machine was marked 1984 and the lady said it ran. Would this be a "great buy" for flattening boo and other woods?

[battman]

I don't know about out there but you can find them cheaper here on craigslist but not alot.So if your needing one now and don't have time to wait I'd say grab it if its in good shape.I traded 2 decoys I carved for mine.

[macbow]

I'm sure the price is not bad. I personally don't use a jointer,any more for the bamboo. I like to use a thickness planer.
Jointer has many uses especially edge joining boards.
I know many do use the jointer for bamboo.
Ron

[grouse11]

If you have any auction houses near you, check there regularly. I work part time on the pick up crew at an auction house and we get in a lot of power tools. We usually have at least one drill press and one jointer each sale. They usually go for less than $75

[briarjumper12]

Originally posted by macbow:
I'm sure the price is not bad. I personally don't use a jointer,any more for the bamboo. I like to use a thickness planer.
Jointer has many uses especially edge joining boards.
I know many do use the jointer for bamboo.
Ron

Please explain to me how could you use the thickness planer to flatten boo.  I haven't used boo yet...I only been doing selfbows.

But I have traded a bow and dozen arrows to a brand new Dewalt 13 inch thickness planer in hopes of doing some tri-lams or something of nature.  I am on the market for jointer too.  

It seems to me it would hard to get the boo through the planer since its round on one side.

[macbow]

I use the thickness planer by running the iBamboo on a sled.
The sled is the about 1" thick blue foam used on the side of buildings cut about 8 inches wide. It snaps in two at this width I think. I wax up the underside with furniture polish.
Leave the bamboo long because there will be some Skype ??
On each end. Remove 10 to 15 thousands at a,pass.
The use of some sort off coarse collection helps with clean up.
I usually remove material till the edges are,1/16 .
Then cut out the bow shape and run through again till edges are thin again.
Finish ends on belt sander after cutting off excess length.
Ron

[rainman]

Macbow what do you use to keep the bamboo from curling up when running thru the planer?

[macbow]

I  have not had too much trouble with curling , some of the strips have a good bow shape but the planer holds it fine.
I usually dry the bamboo in a heated box to about 8% moisture before planing.
Ron

[Tom Leemans]

I keep looking at my bench sander and saying to myself "I'm gonna make a jig to thin bamboo." I already know a 40 grit planer belt will remove the material with no tear out. I have a couple ideas in my head now. If I get it done, I'll post it for sure.

[Colorado Joe]

If you do a jig for your bench sander please take pics.  It'd make for a great build along.

[Colorado Joe]

Im still thinking about the jointer. Unfortunately it's about an hour and a half away.
If it doesnt work I'm sure I can use it for other projects.

[briarjumper12]

Originally posted by macbow:
I use the thickness planer by running the iBamboo on a sled.
The sled is the about 1" thick blue foam used on the side of buildings cut about 8 inches wide. It snaps in two at this width I think. I wax up the underside with furniture polish.
Leave the bamboo long because there will be some Skype ??
On each end. Remove 10 to 15 thousands at a,pass.
The use of some sort off coarse collection helps with clean up.

Thank you kind sir.
BTW It's snipe on the ends.  You can avoid snipe by extending your table longer (or use those portable rollers on stands).  Snipe is caused by the piece drooping as it is going into the planer and then again as it comes at the end of the cut.
I usually remove material till the edges are,1/16 .
Then cut out the bow shape and run through again till edges are thin again.
Finish ends on belt sander after cutting off excess length.
Ron

[briarjumper12]

Originally posted by briarjumper12:
 

Originally posted by macbow:
I use the thickness planer by running the iBamboo on a sled.
The sled is the about 1" thick blue foam used on the side of buildings cut about 8 inches wide. It snaps in two at this width I think. I wax up the underside with furniture polish.
Leave the bamboo long because there will be some Skype ??
On each end. Remove 10 to 15 thousands at a,pass.
The use of some sort off coarse collection helps with clean up.

ron

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Thank you kind sir.
BTW It's snipe on the ends.  You can avoid snipe by extending your table longer (or use those portable rollers on stands).  Snipe is caused by the piece drooping as it is going into the planer and then again as it comes at the end of the cut.
I usually remove material till the edges are,1/16 .
Then cut out the bow shape and run through again till edges are thin again.
Finish ends on belt sander after cutting off excess length.

[briarjumper12]

Originally posted by briarjumper12:
 

Originally posted by briarjumper12:
 

Originally posted by macbow:
I use the thickness planer by running the iBamboo on a sled.
The sled is the about 1" thick blue foam used on the side of buildings cut about 8 inches wide. It snaps in two at this width I think. I wax up the underside with furniture polish.
Leave the bamboo long because there will be some Skype ??
On each end. Remove 10 to 15 thousands at a,pass.
The use of some sort off coarse collection helps with clean up.

ron

[/b]

I usually remove material till the edges are,1/16 .
Then cut out the bow shape and run through again till edges are thin again.
Finish ends on belt sander after cutting off excess length. [/b]

Thank you kind sir.
BTW It's snipe on the ends.  You can avoid snipe by extending your table longer (or use those portable rollers on stands).  Snipe is caused by the piece drooping as it is going into the planer and then again as it comes at the end of the cut.