Benchtop jointers are also perfect for contractors looking for portable jointing machines for jobsite wood jointing projects.
Compare the top5 floor jointer a floor jointer.
This it certainly is.
This is a floor standing jointer and weighs a whopping 328 lbs.
Many popular floor standing models are also 6 inches but there are also 8 inch 10 inch and 12 inch options.
This benchtop jointer is easy to adjust if the positioning falls out of place.
Rather we call any machine that flattens faces and squares the edges of rough warped or oversize lumber a godsend.
Hence the need for portable benchtop models.
The grizzly g0634xp is a combination planer jointer equipped with a single phase 5hp 220v motor twin v belts a 14 x 59 1 2 jointer table and a 12 1 4 x 23 1 8 planer table.
If need be you can also fit a vac to the 37 071 rather easily which will allow you to keep dust to a minimum and keep your shop floor clean.
Benchtop jointers invariably offer a width of 6 inches.
The spiral cutter head has 32 inserts at a speed of 5034 rpm and a cut depth of 1 8.
Sure you can buy larger and more expensive jointers but a machine that face joints 6 wide stock will satisfy most of us.
Some woodworkers consider a jointer a luxury.
It costs about three times as much as the other two so you d expect it to be in a different class.
If you re interested in a more professional grade machine the powermatic 1791317k is going to be the best jointer for your purposes.
If you work with wide boards a benchtop jointer will not give you the capacity you need.
Floor model jointers like this 2 hp powermatic jointer and this grizzly helical cutterhead jointer might prove to be too big for woodworkers with very small workshop space.