Jet 10" Jointer / Planer Combo with Stand, Model JJP-10BTOS

Comments about Jet 10" Jointer / Planer Combo with Stand, Model JJP-10BTOS :

Outfeed tables didn't align with infeed. Email to Jet got additional instruction that should have been in manual. Mine now properly aligned. Due to fence flex and light construction, I check alignment before any critical project. I am getting straight jointed edges, and rather little snipe compared to others I have used. When planing, no ripple effect like I see from some expensive planers. I use several light cuts rather that one deep pass. Change from jointing to planing is a pain, so do as many boards as possible before switching. This reduces the changeover bother, and ensures uniform thickness as well. Some plastic knobs and levers are already broken, but easily replaced with rather standard hardware. I added locking casters and a minor reinforcement to the lower legs, and it stable enough to roll out for use in the driveway. Also, dust and chips result in rougher cuts, so use dust collection or a shop vac, even outside. I also use an electric driveway blower regularly to keep unit clean while in use.

Comments about Jet 10" Jointer / Planer Combo with Stand, Model JJP-10BTOS :

I knew when I bought this that it wouldnt be perfect. I figured I could fiddle with it a bit and have it working well. I was very wrong. First, every board I jointed was curved. There is virtually no adjustment for the outfeed table and none for the infeed table. The outfeed table sagged almost 3/8" and could only be adjusted 1/8". It works ok as a planer but the snipe is horrible. I basically bought a big thickness planer as it does not properly joint boards even after hours of adjustments. Also, there is alot of plastic on it and that alone should denote a shoddy product. I own a few other Jet tools and am pleased with them. I am not happy with this thing. It SUCKS! If something seems too good to be true, then it probably is.

Comments about Jet 10" Jointer / Planer Combo with Stand, Model JJP-10BTOS :

I have run many feet of hard Maple wood through this machine with no problems. If you take small cuts no more then 1/16 inch the surface will be glass smooth. Almost no need to sand. For the price you canot do better.

Comments about Jet 10" Jointer / Planer Combo with Stand, Model JJP-10BTOS :

Bought this a few weeks ago, and I have been so far, very impressed with it. I bought it for my very small garage shop, and my current project is a replica of the Oseberg Viking bed, made out of white oak. I used it to plane down some rough cut 9/4 x 8" white oak to finish the headboard, and although I had to take it slow (cuts <1/16" probably closer to 1/32"-3/64") and it took several passes, I was impressed that the stock went right through, and came out as good or better than my buddy's 13" Pro DeWalt. My observations: 1. This is a homeowner/ hobbiest grade tool. if you are in production, save the money and buy a big cast iron planer, with spiral cut blades and all. You won't be impressed by this tool. If you are like me and work on a few projects a month/year, and want a thickness planer and jointer, but don't have the space or funds for 2 big tools - this is a great tool. 2. Changing from Planer to Jointer operation is a PAIN. I get it that for safety, the dust cover swaps positions, I just wish they had made it a little easier to do. (You have to crank the planer all the way down, put in the dust collector, and then raise it back up, after bolting it in place, halfway up.) It just means that you will never be able to quickly take a board from rough to finished, without a 5-10 minute adjustment in the middle. 3. The instructions for assembly could be better. Especially the bolts that are used to fine tune the out-feed table for the planer. That said, once we figured out where the last two bolts went, the out-feed table trued up nicely. I used the three big bolts, and leveled where the out-feed table meets the adjustable planer table (we laid the planer on its side so we weren't fighting gravity for this bit..). tightened those bolts to hold it in place, and then (once I found them) used the two smaller bolts and a straight edge to square and level the outfeed table. Overall I am quite impressed with this tool.

Comments about Jet 10" Jointer / Planer Combo with Stand, Model JJP-10BTOS :

The Jet 10 inch jointer-planer is not capable of properly jointing a board. The in-feed and out-feed tables are not co-planar. This is not a small deviation from parallel planes, but a LARGE one. The out-feed table slopes away from the blades, and the in-feed table slopes up toward the blades. I contacted JET and was promptly emailed the instructions for adjusting the out-feed table. The in-feed table can not be adjusted. The adjustment on the out-feed table diminished the slope by about 1/2 of the distance it was out of position. Obviously, this did not fix the problem. In reality, there isn't really an adjustment built into the out-feed table. Jet is simply using the fact that the holes bored into the out-feed table sides, two on each side and which are used to attach the table to the bed of the jointer, are a bit loose. The four bolts (two on each side) are loosened, then the end of the out-feed table is lifted up, pivoting the table around the two bolts nearest the blade and sliding the other two sloppy sized holes upward around their bolts (see video). The bolts are then re-tightened to complete the "adjustment." Unfortunately the end of the out-feed table would need to move about 1/2 inch to correct the problem, and the "adjustment" yields only about 1/8 to 1/4 inch movement. As this was not a designed mechanism for adjustment, but rather a stop-gap utilizing sloppy machining, the method is NOT included in the manual. It seems apparent that this is a design and/or manufacturing flaw. If all of the machines have the bolt holes in the same position, then NONE of the machines could possibly properly joint a board. The machine really should not be sold if this is the case, and, frankly, anyone who purchased the machine and, due to inexperience, did not realize that the machine was not putting flat faces on stock, should be given a refund and/or a new machine when the manufacturing process is corrected. As a matter of fact, I feel owed some compensation for the hours of time spent messing with a machine which any, even remotely objective, quality control process should have identified as irreparably flawed. It is very disappointing, as the idea of a small footprint 10 inch joint-planer was very attractive, especially at this price point. We will have to wait for another company to do this, or for JET to re-design this item. As it stands, it will not joint boards.

Comments about Jet 10" Jointer / Planer Combo with Stand, Model JJP-10BTOS :

The Jet 10 inch jointer-planer is not capable of properly jointing a board. The in-feed and out-feed tables are not co-planar. This is not a small deviation from parallel planes, but a LARGE one. The out-feed table slopes away from the blades, and the in-feed table slopes up toward the blades. I contacted JET and was promptly emailed the instructions for adjusting the out-feed table. The in-feed table can not be adjusted. The adjustment on the out-feed table diminished the slope by about 1/2 of the distance it was out of position. Obviously, this did not fix the problem. In reality, there isn't really an adjustment built into the out-feed table. Jet is simply using the fact that the holes bored into the out-feed table sides, two on each side and which are used to attach the table to the bed of the jointer, are a bit loose. The four bolts (two on each side) are loosened, then the end of the out-feed table is lifted up, pivoting the table around the two bolts nearest the blade and sliding the other two sloppy sized holes upward around their bolts (see video). The bolts are then re-tightened to complete the "adjustment." Unfortunately the end of the out-feed table would need to move about 1/2 inch to correct the problem, and the "adjustment" yields only about 1/8 to 1/4 inch movement. As this was not a designed mechanism for adjustment, but rather a stop-gap utilizing sloppy machining, the method is NOT included in the manual. It seems apparent that this is a design and/or manufacturing flaw. If all of the machines have the bolt holes in the same position, then NONE of the machines could possibly properly joint a board. The machine really should not be sold if this is the case, and, frankly, anyone who purchased the machine and, due to inexperience, did not realize that the machine was not putting flat faces on stock, should be given a refund and/or a new machine when the manufacturing process is corrected. As a matter of fact, I feel owed some compensation for the hours of time spent messing with a machine which any, even remotely objective, quality control process should have identified as irreparably flawed. It is very disappointing, as the idea of a small footprint 10 inch joint-planer was very attractive, especially at this price point. We will have to wait for another company to do this, or for JET to re-design this item. As it stands, it will not joint boards. (see my on video review on the "south american river" site, under Dr Y)

Comments about Jet 10" Jointer / Planer Combo with Stand, Model JJP-10BTOS :

I got this on sale at Woodcraft about a year ago and here is my experience: The Good: 1. 10" jointer capacity - until you have this you don't know how nice it is. 2. Space - If you have a small shop, the space profile of this machine can't be beat. 3. Price The Bad: 1. Controls and adjustments are cheesy. At this price range, I can't really complain 2. Dust collection is spotty - OK with the Jointer, a little less so with the planer 3. No accessory storage - There are several accessories, including the planer dust cover and adjustment crank which must be stored somewhere when not in use. Guaranteed to get lost. I made one out of cardboard at the bottom of the stand. The Ugly: The outfeed table of the jointer was not aligned with the infeed table, resulting in curved boards. The manual makes no mention of adjustment, but googling it, I found there are 2 allen bolts you can use to adjust the outfeed table. Unfortunately, you have to remove both the front and rear plastic covers which is a PITA. After doing it twice. I just cut off the corners of the covers to allow access to the bolts without removing the covers. Now it cuts straight, but I get snipe when jointing. I have seen this with a planer but never a jointer.

Comments about Jet 10" Jointer / Planer Combo with Stand, Model JJP-10BTOS :

I have wanted a planer for many years since I was a kid working with wood in my dad's basement. Twenty years later I purchased this planer jointer combo. And I could not be happier the price was right the size is perfect and with a little assembly it was ready to run right out of the box. After owning it for one year I look forward to many more years of satisfaction from this machine. I would recommend this to any home woodworker.

Comments about Jet 10" Jointer / Planer Combo with Stand, Model JJP-10BTOS :

Good size for small shop. Combo great convience. Talked about purchase for years, finally glad I found this deal.

Comments about Jet 10" Jointer / Planer Combo with Stand, Model JJP-10BTOS :

I've owned this machine for about 6 months now and after using it for that amount of time I think I can give a fairly accurate review. The machine does work pretty good with a few flaws. First: the dust collection is almost non-existant. Even when hooked up to my dust collection system it throws chips EVERYWHERE! Second: the knobs used to lock the adjustments in place are very flimsy and cheesy. Third: The scale for the planer is set in tenths of an inch rather than a standard ruler of 16ths. I'm not sure if this is a standard on all planers as this is the first I've owned but it is very annoying when trying to take off a 32nd or 16th at a time. On positive side it is pretty quick to change from planer to jointer. Usually less than a minute. It also does a pretty good job, and seems to have more than enough power to handle anything I've thrown at it. All in all it is a decent machine for this price. I would not recommend it because of its flaws. It might be just me but they drive me nuts. I believe that it being a JET it should be made a bit better. I dont think it would cost them hardly anything to upgrade the handles and knobs, and work on the dust collection.