WEN JT833H 10-Amp 8-Inch Spiral Benchtop Jointer with Extendable Table

This Cutech Jointer is a great reminder that there is a real difference in engineering and manufacturing quality between items coming from Taiwan and those from mainland China. This is a not a knock off or clone of something else, but rather the original that others re-badge. It arrives very well packaged, a good thing as it weighs in at around 100 lbs. Engineered card edge boards surround custom fit foam to keep everything well protected. The documentation is in decent English and easy to follow. Opening the plastic bag surrounding the jointer will have you reaching for shop cloths, as the entire unit is liberally protected with machine oil to guard against rust. Keep track of the fence enhancement pieces and the fence rails as you unbox things. It's well designed and assembled: there are no sharp or exposed edges to the metal work, the cast iron tables are perfectly machined, and the powder coat/paint is perfect. There's not a lot to assembly, just attaching the sliding fence rails and the fence itself. I bought the cast iron fence and so didn't install the supplied fence. The fence support enhancements are simple enough to install, and reflect a manufacturer who listens to customer feedback and acts upon it - earlier models did not have these additional supports and the fence stability was questioned a little because of it. Once assembled the fence was at a perfect 90 to the bed right from the box, no adjustment needed. I ran a 2x6 through both on edge and on it's face, the jointer is quieter than my dust collection and the finish perfectly smooth. Depth of cut adjustment is very straightforward, and locks confidently in place. Early days yet, but first impressions are overwhelmingly positive. I'd gladly buy Cutech again.

I bought this jointer a few years ago. I used to true up my stock by hand (winding sticks, scrub plane/jointer plane/smoothing plane). Larger projects got to be tiring. I needed a compact jointer that I could fix to a mobile cart for my small shop. I wanted the jointer to accommodate 8” stock, and I didn’t want to spend a fortune. I took a chance on the Wen and although it feels and looks unserious, it performs beautifully. I got the fence perfectly 90° to the table and it has stayed true the entire time of pretty regular use in the evenings and on weekends. I’ve replaced the blades once upgrading from the stock hss blades to carbide. I’ve probably processed 2000 bdft blades with this machine, mostly cherry, maple and white oak. For the price it has exceeded my expectations. The shortfalls that can’t be blamed considering the price point are the plastic knobs, the wonky table height mechanism that works fine but feels cheap, and the extension in and outfeed supports that work adequately but do a B- job of work support. All in all however this is a five star product for delivering reliable functionality for an inexpensive machine. I’d say this was one of the most unexpectedly positive purchases I’ve made. I highly recommend this jointer.

Great machine! It does what’s suppose todo on resurfacing wood and truing edges. It does have to be mounted to a bench or table with Lag bolts. Quiet running machine. Haven’t had change the the inserts yet. I take lite cuts to clean up the surface of the wood. It is a sample design using aluminum for the table. It weighs is a little on lite side. But power of the motor is more than sufficient to gets good finish on about any wood. The push paddles that come with the machine are needed to operate your joi tee safely. Use them if you want to keep all your fingers. The paddles are needed to push the wood across the table without endangering your hands or fingers.

I agree with most of the reviews on this machine. Setup was spot on right out of the box. Table is flat. Guide fence is cheap, kind of wimpy, and too short, but it gets the job done. I will make my own guide fence (I'm a machinist). For the weekend warrior, this machine is good value for the money. I can't speak to the durability of this machine because I've only had it for a short time, but it looks promising. I'm happy with this purchase, If you're on the fence about buying this machine, I'd say go for it.

It wasn't even close to being properly aligned and adjusted when it arrived, so it took me a couple of hours to get it really well aligned, but it works surprisingly well and can make boards extremely smooth and straight after you get the machine properly adjusted. The fence is a bit flimsy, so I wouldn't recommend relying on the fence to give you a perfect 90.0 degree angle on the side of a board, but that can be achieved on a table saw instead. For how inexpensive this machine was, I'm very surprised how powerful it is, how smooth it cuts, and how strong and durable it seems (except for the fence).

I have limited space, so finding a benchtop jointer was my only real option. Pricing is also one extreme to another. Either you'll pay $300-$500 or over $1000. After reading all the reviews concerning the fence I was skeptical, but based on my experience with WEN I figured it was a worthwhile shot. So far I'm extremely happy with the jointer. The fence was almost perfectly square out of the box, although the table needed some adjustment. Once it was dialed in, every board coming off the jointer has been perfectly square. The fence is solid, and doesn't move. You really shouldn't be putting a lot of pressure against it anyway, because the face you place on it should be perfectly flat and smooth. The jointer is quiet and cuts well, dust collection is damn near perfect. I wouldn't recommend planing more than 1/32" at a time though. If you're on the fence, go for it. WEN is great in the space of affordable, rugged tools. I've resawn 8/4 white oak on my WEN bandsaw and it took it and kept going. Solid company, solid tools.

Hasta ahora ha trabajado muy bien, siento que los dientes se maltratan rápido con maderas duras, pero en teoría se pueden girar para usar el filo de los otros tres lados, no lo he hecho, no ha Sido necesario aún. Las extensiones ayudan bastante para la manipulación de piezas grandes como tablas completas de 2.5m, pero ojo, son auxiliares, no coinciden exactamente con el nivel de la mesa. Elegí está opción, a pesar de que había otras opciones el el mercado a precios similar de 6" estacionarias, por su tamaño, la tengo en una mesa con rodajas para poderla mover. Es muy práctica. Sin embargo para un taller más grande no la recomiendo tanto, solo como herramienta auxiliar y para llevarla a instalaciones fuera del taller.

Product came well packed and felt very solid. unfortunately when ordering i did not realize it was 110v and i require 240v so i had to send it back. hope there is a 240v version.

Buena máquina útil para trabajar madera.

llego en doble caja muy buen protegida. es de aluminio y sus barras laterales son de adorno, no están alineadas y no tiene ajuste. trabaja con menos ruido pero la madera la tienes que pasar lento, muy lento