I would like to echo the recent question asked by…Mihailoo.
I’m interested in a combination Jointer/Planer. I cannot afford those machines that FWW evaluated/tested some time back. The JET JJP-12 12inch, priced at around $1800, is more in my price range. Has anyone had any “first hand” experience with this unit?
Also…is FWW any closer to doing an evaluation/test on this JET machine as was mentioned in a reply to Mihailoo? It seems like it would be a good idea to do so since I’m sure, as in my case, it will be a far more affordable machine for many of us out here! Thank you.
Edited 3/27/2008 9:22 pm ET by coopcoyote
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Hi coopcoyote,
Thanks for the feedback. I can't tell you anything more than I already wrote to Mihailoo, but we'll definitely consider the suggestion.
Sorry I can't be more specific, but we generally don't share information about pending tool reviews.
Again, thanks for the input.
Gina
FineWoodworking.com
Hi coopcoyote,
I just found some information for you. We haven't reviewed the JET JJP-12, but I found out that we did review a prototype JET jointer/planer last year. It wasn't published in Fine Woodworking magazine, but we did include it in the last Fine Homebuilding and Fine Woodworking Tool Guide. We reviewed the model JPT-310. The editors named it Best Value.
I pasted the copy from the tool guide below. Hope this helps.
Gina
FineWoodworking.com
JET JPT-310: http://www.jettools.com
Headline: Jet is a very good value
Jet was scheduled to introduce its new jointer/planer in the late summer of 2007. We tested a prototype the company provided.
This machine is considerably less expensive than its competitors, and it’s by far the fastest to change from jointer to planer. That’s because its jointer tables are independently adjustable, but they move as one unit when changing modes. The jointer fence moves with the tables. Lowering the jointer bed so the dust hood can pivot under the cutterhead takes only 38 turns of a crank.
The jointer tables and planer bed are dead flat and parallel to the cutterhead knives. On the machine we reviewed, the infeed table needed minor tweaking to bring it into the same plane as the outfeed table.
Like the other machines we tested, the 3-hp Jet jointed and planed flawlessly. The dust hood worked better with the jointer. It didn’t do a good job in planer mode.
The Jet’s worst feature is its fence assembly. The fence itself is a rigid aluminum extrusion, but the rest of the assembly consists of crude components that are hard to adjust. However, the Jet’s strengths and price more than compensate for its shortcomings.
JET JPT-310
Street price: $2,800 (est.)
Power: 230v, 3 hp
Jointer bed length: 55½ in.
Footprint: 55½ in. by 29 in.
Weight: 515 lb.
Changeover time: 30 sec.
Cutterhead: 3-knife cutterblock
Other accessories: None
Gina.
Thank you for the follow-up! That was great information. From that info' and review it is beginning to appear that the JET JP-12 may be a machine that is very good value for the money?
I have since found the model JP-12 priced at $1899 and $1699 (yes, $1699 brand new)) on the internet. I don't know if FWW can publish names so I'm not naming the sources at this time? I did not go so far as to find out freight charges? That will vary for everyone depending on state/location anyway? At that price it definately makes it a machine to consider?
Thank you again for the very quick follow-up.
I alsofind that the price is much more reasonable. The review is quite positive, actually. If a few of us buy the machine perhaps we can share our experiences with other readers. I hope to get mine later this year.
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