Amazon.com Review
When it comes to jointers, there aren't a lot of differences among the leaders in the market. Like other manufacturers, Jet uses heavy-duty cast iron in the fence, jointer base, and infeed/outfeed tables and offers a three-blade drum and built-in 4-inch dust port. Their design, however, features a couple of innovations that changed our "jointers are jointers" mindset. While the infeed tables in other models can only be raised or lowered with a rod or lever system, this machine's design allows you to adjust both of the feed tables by rotating smooth, industrial-style hand wheels. This feature lends itself to easier tapers and gives you more control when you need to take off precise measurements, like 1/64 of an inch, a setting that can frustrate woodworkers lifting the arms up or down on other machines. The fence glides extremely smoothly throughout its range of motion and tilts both ways, but, where other brands offer fixed stops only at 45 and 90 degrees, Jet's jointer adjusts to quickly reproduce multiple cuts at any angle you find necessary. Driven by a 4,850 rpm, 1-horsepower induction motor completely encased in a welded steel stand, this jointer comes prewired for 115-volt outlets and can be converted to run off 230-volt sources. As a final touch, Jet designed the industrial start switch with holes behind the button for locking with a readily available Master Lock to keep coworkers or family members safe from accidental injury. --Justin Paul
From the Manufacturer
This 6-inch woodworking jointer from Jet features a three-knife cutterhead that allows rapid cutting and a superior finish. The 46-inch cast-iron bed has a precision-machined finish ensuring accuracy, and a two-way tilting fence with 45- and 90-degree positive stops with conveniently mounted center fence controls that allow for quick adjustment. Other features include easy-to-use handwheels that fully adjust the infeed and outfeed table height, a built-in rabbeting ledge, 6-1/16-by-1/2-inch cutting capacity, and 1/2-inch rabbeting capacity. Your jointer purchase includes front and rear safety knife guards, three high speed steel knives, 4-inch dust chute, industrial motor controls, one-piece welded stand, and jack screw cutterhead.
