Thanks for the review, this really swayed me away from getting individual planer and jointer. Seems like a much better investment for my small space..

Cool Tool, Rocking the 'Shadow' by the way...Great content, Keep it coming...

@SixEightWoodworks

4 ай бұрын

Much appreciated!

Great video thanks for sharing

Nice review, thinking about getting for the 12 in jointer capacity only

I have this 12”machine and it is extremely underpowered when trying to face plane. I was face planing 8” boards and it had a hard time taking off 1/32” I can’t imagine how it could handle 12” boards. The 12” model has the same motor as the 8” model. This makes no sense! I recommend saving your money and buying a more robust used machine.

@ions82

4 ай бұрын

Good info. If it were a 220V machine, I'd probably give it more consideration.

Have this-came with terrible snipe in the jointer; constant snipe every time the last 1 - 1.5in in boards; there are no adjustments with infeed or outfeed tables; what you have to do is shim the 4 corners-it’s better now but a real pain to set up.

I’ve had to shim so many things just to save time so that doesn’t bother me at all. I’d only buy it for the jointing. Were the beds hard to get set up and co-planar

I have the Wahuda 8" Jointer that is the exact same as your Rikon...my biggest issue with it is that with the 4 set screws on each bed I lose co-planer often and have to constantly adjust. How is the grizzly with adjusting co-planer and is it something i have to adjust often?

Thank you for the video! How loud is the planer? I have Dewalt Dw735 and it is super loud, I am thinking of switching to grizzly helical cutterheads lunch box planer!

Cool machine! Your link to it takes you to a generic landing page.

@SixEightWoodworks

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the heads up! This one should work: amzn.to/49b4cng

No woodwork related but you like the guy donut media

Thanks for the review. I am setting up one of these in my shop. How tall is the base you built? and how tall are you? I am trying to figure out the best working height.

@SixEightWoodworks

3 ай бұрын

You bet. Loads of variables. I went off of how much storage I could get below. Maybe a bit high for my height. I’m 5’10” The cart is 27” tall when sitting on the ground. Most jointers sit a lot lower, but since I’m not doing a lot of long giant slabs, I had mine go higher which works well for my preference and back.

How’s the chip collection? Are you able to vacuum up most of the chips?

@AaronGeller

2 ай бұрын

With proper dust collection, it’s not perfect but quite good. You’ll probably still get some chips, but 90% or more will get sucked up

So you have to use a shim to get it set to 90 degrees?

@SixEightWoodworks

4 ай бұрын

Probably not. But I was too impatient to learn more of the adjustments. Was a quick and easy solution for my impatience.

Brooooooo! As wife and I were watching we said, “yeah but how sturdy and square is that 2.5” long fence??!”. Arguably the most important part of a jointer, right?? And then you proceed to put a SHIM in a brand new tool to get it square! Hahahaha! And then I’m thinking…face planing a 12” Birds Eye Maple piece…I’d bet a years wages this thing would bog down quicker than a VW bug tryin to go muddin! Thanks, no thanks. But I sure do appreciate you doing videos and reviews! Keep it up!

@SeanGabrielMcClelland

2 ай бұрын

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing... if the fence isn't square, and you have to adjust or shim it every time you swap back and forth, why would anyone buy this thing? The one thing it's supposed to be, is square.

Jet has one too

@SixEightWoodworks

4 ай бұрын

They do. But it’s not a helical and I think it’s just 8” for the benchtop.

So the planer shoots the chips right back at the operator.

@SixEightWoodworks

4 ай бұрын

I never stand behind a planer. Too many times having thin strips shooting backwards. Non issue for me. But yes, in planer mode the dust port is directed to the back where you can attach your hose.

As other commenter stated, link goes to generic Amazon landing page

@SixEightWoodworks

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the heads up. This one should work: amzn.to/49b4cng

I dont understand this. You might as well save room by not buying that machine and using your table saw for the quality of dimensions you'll get with that shimmed fence man. Plus how can you square a board longer than 2 feet if the fence loses contact 6 inches after the cut!? To each their own, I just can't imagine a use for this.