Comments on: Wood Talk Online – Live From AWFS 2009

By: Brad

Brad — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 16:08:02 +0000

A couple more questions I forgot…how easy is it to switch between operations? Overall build?

By: Brad

Brad — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 15:50:16 +0000

Wilbur,

Could you elaborate on the Rikon 10″ Jointer/Planer Combo? You mention that it’s a really nice machine for not a lot of money. I’m new to woodworking so that machine sounds like it’s right up my alley.

How easy is it to adjust the tables…and are they spot-on coplanar? Is the fence square and adjustable? Are you running 110 or 220?

By: Conkers

Conkers — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 23:17:52 +0000

Thanks guys. Its good to see you both together having fun

By: Jack

Jack — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 17:07:24 +0000

Now if they would just introduce last years ‘new’ tool at a ‘new low price’ it would be just great!

By: Wilbur

Wilbur — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 03:08:19 +0000

I was amused by the “introduce last year’s new tool as this year’s new tool” trend, but Rikon seemed to take it to the next level. A few years back, Rikon used to offer a 10″ jointer/planer combo, which I bought. Then it went off the market. This year Rikon is introducing a new 12″ jointer/planer combo, and a brand new 10″ jointer/planer combo, which is really — you guessed it — the same 10″ jointer/planer combo that went out of the market a couple of years back. It even has the same model number that it had before!

Even so, I’m glad to see it back in production. It’s a really nice machine for not much money, and it works really well in a small shop space.