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Shannon is the host of the I know we are on our “summer break”, but Matt and I just couldn’t pass up the opportunity to do a Wood Talk Online at AWFS 2009. It was the first time Matt and I met in person and we had an awesome time at the show. In this episode, we give you our initial impressions of the show and a quick rundown on the things we thought were most compelling.
We also live streamed the show and we have the video available below. The internet connection was less than ideal so you’ll find the video a little choppy. But if you ever wanted to see Matt and I in the same place (yikes!!), now you can. If you have trouble viewing the video below, hit the little circular refresh button. And if you still have trouble, make sure you have the latest version of Flash installed for your browser.
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.
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?
A couple more questions I forgot…how easy is it to switch between operations? Overall build?
Now if they would just introduce last years ‘new’ tool at a ‘new low price’ it would be just great!
Thanks guys. Its good to see you both together having fun