# STL236: Does a jointer save you money?

- Show: [Shop Talk Live](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live)
- Published: 2021-03-12
- Length: 1h 12m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2021-03-12-stl236-does-a-jointer-save-you-money
- Listen: https://shoptalklive.podcast.static.taunton.com/stl236-does-a-jointer-save-you-money

## Summary

Mike Pekovich, Barry Dima, and Ben Pekovich discuss woodworking joinery, specifically the structural integrity and alignment benefits of dados versus sliding dovetails in case construction. They evaluate the financial and practical value of buying a jointer-planer combo versus milling rough lumber, and compare cast iron versus aluminum bandsaw wheels and trunnions. The hosts also analyze the longevity of tool reviews and the evolution of table saw fence technology.

## Chapters

- [0:07](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2021-03-12-stl236-does-a-jointer-save-you-money#t=7) Introduction and Bandsaw Giveaway
- [3:36](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2021-03-12-stl236-does-a-jointer-save-you-money#t=216) Joinery Choices: Dados vs. Sliding Dovetails
- [17:28](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2021-03-12-stl236-does-a-jointer-save-you-money#t=1048) Jointer-Planer Combo Economics and Milling
- [27:32](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2021-03-12-stl236-does-a-jointer-save-you-money#t=1652) Favorite Techniques: Barefaced Tenons and Fusion 360
- [40:19](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2021-03-12-stl236-does-a-jointer-save-you-money#t=2419) Bandsaw Wheels and Trunnions: Cast Iron vs. Aluminum
- [52:04](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2021-03-12-stl236-does-a-jointer-save-you-money#t=3124) Trustworthiness of Vintage Tool Reviews

## Topics

- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [Mechanical engineering](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/mechanical-engineering)
- [Pricing, margins & unit economics](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pricing-and-unit-economics)
- [EDA & CAD tools](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/eda-and-cad-tools)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Fusion 360 (tool)
- SketchUp (tool)
- Grizzly (company)
- Laguna (company)
- Delta (company)
- BeastMeyer (product)

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