Customer Reviews

JET 708526 JPM-13 13-Inch 1-1/2 Horsepower Open Stand Planer/Molder, 110/230-Volt 1 Phase

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I've had mine for about a year and a half now. The reason I bought it was to match original moldings in my house restoration project and the RBI systems were out of my price range. It is a bit time consuming to switch between planing and molding, but after getting the routine down it is getting quicker and more accurate. There were some burrs on the gears that change the speed, but after cleaning them up has made the job a lot quicker. Once the machine is set for planing or molding, it does a really nice job. You definitely need a dust collector hooked up and the outfeed roller set is a big help in reducing snipe. Overall, it is very capable of meeting a hobbiest level woodworking, but the planing cut isn't that aggressive to do a big stack of wood all at once. If some one is considering molding making as well as occasional planing, it is a nice machine to meet those needs.

I've owned one for 6 months and have only been able to use it a half dozen times, since one gear broke on me twice and the first repair job took seven weeks, due to Jet not shipping a part to the shop. It won't stand up to demanding jobs and support has been less than satisfying.

I've had my JPM 13 for over a year and haven't a single complaint. It's a workhorse that does a fine job of both planing and molding. It's way better than those flimsy, 12 1/2-inch portable planers. I've run a few hundred board feet of curly maple and red and white oak through it, and it does a great job.

My JPM-13 is about a year old, and is being used to restore an old house. I use 5/4 and 8/4 fir and 5/4 maple exclusively. I make the door/window trim (1 1/8 thick x 5 in wide) and have custom knives made. This is not a professional machine, but gives GREAT results on the maple molding, with no sanding needed! I would recommend it to anyone that would use it as a hobby machine.

I did NOT purchase from Amazon, but i have ordered other items from them. I purchased from a local woodworking store. I have owned mine for about 12 years now, mine is the old blue paint job. It have never used it to create custom molding but I am sure I will sometime in the future. My Machine has planed a variety of woods, all without any problems. I am very pleased with the results, especially the glass smooth finish I get when planing boards at the slower speed intended for moulding.

I've had my JPM-13 for about 10 years. It replaced a small portable planer. I've never had any problems with it and it runs as good as the day I bought it. I like the cast iron bed and feel the cutter head and frame are pretty solid. Setting blades is not difficult (I use a dial indicator with magnetic base set on the bed with the vertical post between the cutter head and frame.) Set screws make it easy to adjust the blade up and down. I'm sure there are better blade setting systems out there but I've seen worse. Dust collection is very good.

I recently made some raised panel doors out of maple and had to put 12 1/2" wide boards through and it ran just fine. I don't take aggressive cuts and I have the planer set to the slowest speed so I always get the best finish possible. If I ever replace it, it will only be to get a wider planer.

All in all I feel this is a good solid machine for the hobbyist though I probably wouldn't use it commercially for production runs as the motor is probably a bit underpowered for that. I've never used the molding feature but I'm sure someday I will and like having that capability at hand.

I haven't used mine to cut molding yet, but the machine is under powered for rough cut lumber. If you just have a board or two to thickness plane it is functional, but for big jobs forget it.

I purchased a JPM 13 and when I tried to get parts for it they told us that we could buy the planer but they did not carry parts for it. I hope you post this because I am disappointed that you cant buy parts for it even though you still sell it. James