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Used vintage jointers
A jointer flattens one face of a board and squares an edge to it, so its two tables have to be flat and in line. To check, lay a straightedge on the outfeed table so it reaches at least 2 ft over the infeed, and slide feeler gauges into any gap. Old jointers here run from Craftsman's 6-1/8 in jointer-planer to 8 in long-bed machines from Delta, Powermatic and Walker-Turner. Wider and longer is better for long boards, and an 8 in Delta or Walker-Turner shares knives and cutterheads. Don't buy one without its spring-loaded cutterhead guard. The fence should lock square and the tables should slide smoothly on their ways.
6 models we cover.
Delta
JointerDelta 37-315 8-Inch Jointer
- Capacity
- 8 in jointer
- Made
- about 1952 to the mid-1980s
- Motor
- Single or 3-phase · 300 lb+
$500–$1,500 typical ask
4 on eBay
Delta
JointerDelta DJ-20 Jointer 37-350
- Capacity
- 8 in jointer
- Made
- on sale by 2001 (manual dated 2003)
- Motor
- Single or 3-phase
$2,000–$2,000 typical ask
2 on eBay
Powermatic
JointerPowermatic 60 8-Inch Jointer
- Capacity
- 8 in jointer
- Made
- 1957 to the late 1990s
- Motor
- Single or 3-phase · 300 lb+
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Powermatic
JointerPowermatic 54 6-Inch Jointer
- Capacity
- 6 in jointer
- Made
- 1990s (54) and 2000s (54A)
- Motor
- Single-phase
$2,200–$2,200 typical ask
1 on eBay
Craftsman
JointerCraftsman 113 Jointer
- Capacity
- 6-1/8 in jointer
- Made
- 1960s to the mid-1980s
- Motor
- Single-phase
$160–$160 typical ask
129 on eBay
Walker-Turner
JointerWalker-Turner 6810 Jointer
- Capacity
- 8 in jointer
- Made
- from 1958 (Rockwell era)
- Motor
- Single or 3-phase · 300 lb+
$600–$600 typical ask
2 on eBay