Subject: Bisquit joiner purchase--any suggestions?

From: "Michelle DeMars" <[email-masked]>
Date: 15 Feb 1997 04:20:25 GMT

I am in the market to purchase a bisquit joiner for home use.  Which one in
your opinion is the best value for the dollar?

Thanking you in advance for your suggestions!

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From: [email-masked](rockman)
Date: 15 Feb 1997 06:31:51 GMT

In <01bc1bc1$b2b3d7e0$f07a30ce@bergeron> "Michelle DeMars"
<[email-masked]> writes: 

I am in the market to purchase a bisquit joiner for home use.  Which
one in your opinion is the best value for the dollar?
Thanking you in advance for your suggestions!

    Don't know about best value for dollar, but...I love my DeWalt
(DW682)

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From: StanR <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 14 Feb 1997 22:57:03 -0800

>     Don't know about best value for dollar, but...I love my DeWalt

Ditto.

Stan

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From: olek <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 15 Feb 1997 07:35:46 -0800

Michelle DeMars wrote:
> 
> I am in the market to purchase a bisquit joiner for home use.  Which one in your opinion is the best value for the dollar?
> Ø Thanking you in advance for your suggestions!

I recently purchased the Porter Cable unit.  One of the things I like 
about it is it is very quiet compared to others I have heard (not used).

A feature touted on the Dewalt and a few others is the adjustment of the 
height of the slot.  That is adjusting the location of the slot for 
joining ¾" lumber versus thicker lumber.  On the Dewalt their is a hand 
knob and a "rack and pinion" drive.  On the porter cable you use an 
allen wrench and hand adjustment.  I found the PC solution excellent and 
accurate for the few times I join thicker boards.

Overall I like the quality of the castings and excellent machining in 
the areas where the fence come together,

The best price for the Dewalt I found was $ 199.00 mail order.  The PC 
is regularly advertised at $139.00.  I purchased mine for a little over 
$100.00 at a PC repair center locally.  

Olek

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From: [email-masked] (John K. Warsaw)
Date: Sat, 15 Feb 1997 16:41:46 GMT

I like the DeWalt because of the fence.  Mine is a couple of years
old, and I haven't had any problems.  I have seen recent posts
complaining about accuracy of the fence in newer versions.  Also, one
of these days I'll get around to removing the metal stud in the dust
chute.  You might want to run a search in DejaNews or another usenet
search engine for more opinions.
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