Great responses!
I have all of the specs, and am considering motors from 3/4 to 1 1/2 h.p.. I never use a jointer for the face of lumber, as I have a planer for that purpose. The depth of cut I use is almost always 1/16". Usually set my table saw 1/16" above what I want the finished board to be, in width, rip, and joint.
xmas, sounds like you got a nice machine, also. I'd like to know if the one you got has a motor starter, in addition to the on/off switch?
Steve, I always appreciate your comments on here, you help a lot of persons to make wise decisions.
One other thing I'd like an opinion on......Getting my current jointer ready to sell, and want it to be in top shape. We've put new bearings in it, a new pulley, and had the blades sharpened. Since doing this work, when I joint the edge of a board, the last few inches "drop" into the cutterhead, leaving a dip in the end of the boards edge. What have I done wrong, or what can I do to fix this. It didn't do this before I worked on the jointer. The infeed/outfeed tables are in line with each other.