Subject: Delta 6" Motorized Jointer (YUCK!)

From: Frank Buercklin <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 10 Feb 1997 12:07:41 -0800

Okay, I'm finally going to admit it so no one else will make the same 
mistake as I did.  

About a year a go, I bought the Delta 6" Motorized Jointer from Home 
Depot.  It was about $150 cheaper than the Next one up.  I thought, 
"great, I can save some money here."  

Sure I saved some money but at a real price.  The aluminum fence on the 
thing is a real piece of crap.  It flexes and is very difficult to square 
to the infeed/outfeed tables.  The depth of cut adjustment really sucks 
and the measurements on the adjustment are about useless.  I have yet to 
figure out a way to level the infeed table to the outfeed as it is not 
riding in traditional dovetail ways.  

It cuts pretty smooth and hase 3 blades but sure is a pain in the neck to 
 make square edge joints with.

So if you are considering buying it, DON'T!!  It's a waste of money based 
on my experience.

BTW, if anyone has one of these and has found fixes for the problems I 
mentioned, I sure would like to hear what you did.

Thanks,  Frank
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From: "John W. Shear" <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 11 Feb 1997 08:48:09 -0600

Frank Buercklin wrote:
> ...

So, is the Delta 6" Deluxe jointer the next one up that might be more
acceptable?

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