New jointer review. Grizzly G0495X

ETA--I'll add a negative. The fit and finish, if you were to give a shite about that, isn't quite up to even the new Powermatic Asian made tools. A few minor things you notice between the two brands. But it is definitely a heavy, well put together beast.

My next purchase down the road will be a Powermatic PM-1500 bandsaw with the Armor Glide. I love the Armor Glide, I think it looks sharp in my shop and it's much less maintenance.

Yes, that 1033x is a freaking beast. For a 5 hp, 30 amp circuit, that thing purrs. My dust collection is much louder than that planer. The helical heads cut down a lot of noise. I'm pushing 50, so I thought what the heck. Buy once, cry once.

But anyway, yes a shaper would be nice. Maybe one day. A friend of mine builds a lot of hardwood doors and he uses his shaper quite a bit.

I upgraded my table saw to a nice 3 hp machine a while back, but I didn't get a SawStop, I went against the grain a bit on that one. I ended up with choosing the Powermatic PM 2000 table saw with the Armor Glide. Holy heck i live that thing. Most well built power machine i own.

Do you work in El Segundo?

Never have used a shooting board. I do have a few metal body planes including a couple smaller block planes, a couple jack planes and one fore plane. I also have one small electric Makita hand held plane I have used a lot for quick edge trimming before finishing off with a hand plane.

I only have 2 larger electric planes, one a 6 in. jointer/planer and the other a 6 x 13 1/2 portable bench plane.

Veritas makes some awesome tools, but they are $$$$ to own-------that's why I don't own any.

I'm basically a woodworking hobbyist, although I've turned out some real nice stuff over the years for both myself and customers. I love working in hardwoods like walnut, cherry, maple, birch, mahogany and oak.

I have also done a lot of stuff with cypress since it is a native wood to La., but I only use it for indoor stuff now. I've found the cypress you get on the market now is just not as good as it once was when it comes to outdoor use. I've had some rotting issues with it when used in outdoor furniture and such, and that is unacceptable to me.

Sounds great.

Having fun and turning firewood into something nice is the best part of it.

Right. I wanted a 12 but man, there's a huge weight and price difference for 4" of capacity.

There are many work arounds for an 8" jointer but not many work arounds for a small planer. A rabbet on the jointer and then use the planer or a planer sled to joint the face. Or the old rip, joint, plane then glue back up.

It was kind of a necessity for the jointer to be on a mobile base, so it was either the 0495x or the PJ-882hh. The weight of a 12" plus the rectangular footprint made it impossible to put on any mobile base.

My 1033x weighs about the same as a 12" jointer, but it's square footprint makes it feasible to go on a Grizzly Papa Bear base that holds 1300 or 1300 lbs.

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Enjoy making sawdust, fellow woodworkers.

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Really wish this board would've taken off for this

It's a good board, just usually focused on lawns and weeds.

I enjoy woodworking and I'm just trying to add a little testosterone to this board with a fun hobby/skill.

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Maybe one day you can post some pics! 

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I'm still getting everything adjusted in the new shop building but I'll upload some pics of my setup here in a week or two. Once I get the mini split mounted and get a few things moved in like all of my hand planes, chisels, and other gadgets.