JET 708457K JJ-6CSX 6-Inch 1 Horsepower Jointer, 115/230-Volt 1 Phase

Manufacturer: JET List Price: $841.00 Our Price: $709.99

Great tool I had a 4" craftsmen jointer for years and decided to upgrade my shop with a 6" jointer. Reviewing various models, I decided on the Jet 6CSX. My shop is pretty small and this machine fits well in the spot I had picked out for it. Machine assembly is realtively easy. It is heavy though. Two people needed to carry it down into my shop area, prior to assembly. After realizing how heavy this jointer was, I purchased a HTC mobile base. I highly recommend that a mobile base be used if you have any intent on moving this jointer in your shop. Once it was assembled, set up was very easy. Once turn on, it purred like a kitten, versus the noise that my 4" jointer used to make. And the cuts were smooth as silk. I tested flattening a cupped 4 inch pine board and after a couple of passes, the board was flat as could be. For the money, this is a top notch machine and an asset to my work shop. A great addition to my shop I investigated Delta and Grizzly before deciding on Jet. I always liked Jet products but for one reason or another selected other manufacturers for other tools. This time Jet got the "nod" and I purchased a planer. Since I have a DeWalt planer I bought the Jointer largely to finish off edges for panel joining and just plaing edge cleaning. The jointer arrived as expected. Assembly was fairly easy with no major (or minor) issues. I hadn't used a jointer in long time but found the Jet easy to align and adjust. Now that I have it, I use this tool all the time for edge joining. The rabbeting and angled jointing features are nice but with a routing table, I really haven't had the call to use these functions yet. This is a great addition to the shop. Does everything I ask of it This is my second JET tool, first jointer. I've used it to put edges on about 700 linear feet of rough cut hard maple. The blades appear to be holding in there. a hard steel. Setup was easy, creating just one minor scare but that's because I didn't have the outfeed table set at the correct height. I'm very pleased with the results it delivers. I've used the 45 degree function with success. It will also create toungue cuts for dado a lot easier and cleaner than a shaper table. Worth every penny. Get the mobile base. Forget about using this tool as a planer (cutting wood long-ways), get a planer for that. Does what it's supposed to Only took a couple hours to set up (have someone help you place the top on). Adjusted the outfeed table in 5 minutes. Worked great! I like the handwheels (nice touch). Didn't give it 5 stars because I haven't had to deal with customer service. Don't know how that would go.