Alain's homemade jointer
Alain has built a 12" jointer from my plans. Of all the machines I have designed, I think the jointer is the hardest to build because precision matters so much with this one.
Alain makes
woodworking videos, in English and French. He even translated the
jointer plans to French.
If you buy the plans, you can download them in English or French, or both.
Alain added a dust port to the bottom for connecting it to a dust collector. The plastic dust
port can be slid out of the way so t he jointer can be used without a dust collector as well.
Alain put some big casters on the bottom of his. He says about them:
"My casters roll so perfectly that I must clamp it to my workbench to be
able to use it. I used it last weekend and I'm really pleased wit the
results."
With another homemade machine in Alain's basement workshop, space is getting tight.
But Alain has a solution for that in the works too: A larger workshop! Timber frame model for it
at right. I'm sure that will make for an interesting series of videos, so subscribe
to his YouTube channel to get
the latest updates.
Alain also has a website:
thewoodpecker.net
See also:
Alain's pantorouter
Alain's cottage
Homemade jointer project
Ryszard's homemade
Jointer plans