WENJT833H 10-Amp 8-Inch Spiral Benchtop Jointer with Extendable Table

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 have several pieces of WEN equipment in my shop, they have all been good quality tools. This 8-Inch spiral benchtop jointer is well built and very easy to move around in my shop. If you are working with wood smaller than 8" wide you can also use it as a plainer.

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.

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.

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 received the package without incident. The jointer was tuned perfectly out of the box. Face jointing hard maple and having no issues with snipe or tear out. I’m sure long boards could present an issue but the shorter boards I cut will not be any problem. Very little dust with dust collection. I am very happy with the tool.

I have to say that this experience has been among the best "flawed" product experience in memory. I originally set this machine up as per instruction (and numerous video "How To" posts). It was close, but never quite right. I found that one of the adjustment threaded inserts was seized at its lowest point, and the infeed table was bowed. It was not BADLY bowed, but enough to impact the acrylic project on which I was working (.1 - .16 mm).Welding acrylic requires not only a smooth, clean edge, but also the straightest edge possible. This was causing problems for my welds.Once I discovered the issue, I called customer support. The call lasted less than a half an hour. Most of it was data entry, and my wait time was less than five minutes. The tech support guy that answered my call was accurate, swift, accommodating, and VERY knowledgeable. I received a replacement infeed table less than a week later, and it's BEAUTIFUL. Very few and far between are the experiences with tech support that prompt me to write this kind of review. As such, I have to wholeheartedly recommend WEN as a company with which it is a true pleasure to deal. So much so that my choice of radial arm saw table. I was trying to choose between a WEN and another brand (can't remember which). Because I know for a fact that if I have an issue it will be resolve, I will favor WEN over other brands, going forward.Kudos, WEN. You've earned my business for the foreseeable future!