Hi, a question for those in the know out there. I bought a Makita 8" jointer last week. It's the model 2020 and is about 30 years old. It came with 0.0 info on it and a large dose of buyer's remorse. It was so clean and quiet I just could'nt resist (you may know that feeling!). Now comes the hard part, finding blades or a manual. Does anyone have any idea where I could find such things or would it be better just to have them built from scratch, the blades that is. The ones that are in there are ok for now but....What do you think?? Thanks
This is a long shot, but I have a 2020 as well. Would you be willing to send me a copy of the Makita 8' Jointer? That would be incredible, thank you. johneli@hotmail.com
If you read carefully, he posted his email address for someone to request a copy of the manual. Did you try sending email to that address to ask for it?
This is a long shot, but I have a 2020 as well. Would you be willing to send me a copy of the Makita 8' Jointer? That would be incredible, thank you. johneli@hotmail.com
Mine is 30 years old and the only thing I have had to replace are the motor brushes, which are available. The blades sometimes come up for sale on eBay.
I found that the Makita planer knives are easy to find, and their dimensions (outside of length) are identical to the jointer knives. And when taken to the local saw blade sharpeners they were able to cut them down to match the jointer, for just a couple of bucks per knife.
I've got one of the model 2020 and I'm grateful you had the manual. My jointer is causing a bit of wedging and seem to not be coplanar. Any suggestions in getting it there?
Thanks for any insight you might have.
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