I said goodbye to my 8 inch jointer and 15 inch planer this afternoon

[Frank Pellow]

In the thread:
http://forum.canadianwoodworking.com...ed-is-underway, I said that if my workshed reorg did not work I would attempt to sell my jointer and planer and replace them with a combo machine.

I gave it a couple of months, but the place still seemed crowded. So, last week, I put the planer and jointer up for sale. They sold quickly and, this afternoon, the new owner and his dad came and picked them up. I organized things well and it only took us 20 minutes to get the machines our of the workshed and into the trailer. Her are some photos:

Goodbye to my jointer and planer -1 -small.jpg

Goodbye to my jointer and planer -2 -small.jpg

Goodbye to my jointer and planer -3 -small.jpg

That frees up a whole lot of space:

Goodbye to my jointer and planer -4 -small.jpg

I expect to purchase a combo jointer-planer within the next month and it will probably be a Hammer A3 31. It weighs close to 700 pounds, so I expect getting the jointer-planer into my workshed will not be as easy as removing the machines that it will be replacing.

[flairwoodworks]

If I'm thinking of the same Hammer machine, it's very nice. The change-over is quick and easy which would be of great importance to me.

[sapwood]

Try to find one of the original model A3 31's rather than the new lightweight versions.

The newer one is only 600 pounds.

[Lost in the Woods]

Wow, you finally got her sold. Good for you Frank.

Let us know the progress on your replacement. Did you consider their next step up model?