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Freud JS100A 6.5 Amp Plate Joiner
Studio : Freud
by Freud
Brand : Freud
Model : JS100A
Publisher : Freud
Availability : Usually ships in 1-2 business days
EAN : 0008925044567
UPC : 008925044567
Avg. Customer Rating: (based on 13 reviews)
List Price : $193.15
Our Price : $87.99
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6.5 amps; 10,000 rpm motor
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Six cutting depths: 0, 10, 20, A, B, and max
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Antislip rubber pins for better operating control
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Adjustable fence flips for 45 degree setting
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1-year warranty
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Move over , Norm. I've got one too, now! |
I've made a few bookcases using screw fasteners, and wanted to clean up the connections. This thing is the cat's meow.
Its simple to use and works great. Move over Norm, I have at least ONE of your Yankee workshop gadgets now. :-) |
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I too made the mistake of buying this tool. The annoying noise and the dust collection system I can live with but the slipping fence is totally unacceptable. I did do a quick fix to the fence which worked and the rating jumped from a 1 star to 3. I just drilled and tapped two holes on the face of the fence opposite the existing tightening lever and put in a set screw in each and now no slippage. One hole probably would have worked just fine but the aluminum fence is soft and doing two holes was no problem so what the heck. |
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Poorly Designed Fence |
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This biscuit joiner has a lot going for it. Inexpensive price tag, nice blade, fairly stable base for biscuit jointing smaller stock (NOT requiring the adjustable fence). Even with those nice features, this tool causes a LOT of aggravation. The most irritating thing about this tool is the fence! It uses a single screw on the side to create enough pressure to hold the adjustable fence in place. There is a flaw to this simple system -- IT DOESN'T WORK. If you are able to achieve a square fence adjustment and you have just about stripped the screw to get the fence to stay in place; after 2 biscuit slots being cut, it will start slipping on you. It doesn't take much pressure at all to get it to slip, either. The other irritating feature about this biscuit joiner is the sound the motor makes. I would spring for the Porter Cable or DeWalt joiners. |
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You do get what you pay for |
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Almost since the moment this thing came out of the box, I wished I had spent the extra money to get the Porter Cable 557. As other reviewers have pointed out in their colorful fashion, the 2 main failure points of this tool in my opinion are: 1. The fence very poorly designed. While trying to buscuit boards for a table top, the fence (which I thought I had tightened to the point of near over tightening) gradually slipped across 7 buiscuits, each cutting at it's own special height. Very dissapointing! So I re-aligned it and tried again on scrap. This time really reefing the fence lock down. Slipped again. Thrird time I used some channel locks for leverage to tighten the fence. Worked fine with no slippage. #2 problem: The dust port (as mentioned in other reviews also) is awful. Cutting red oak, ash, and cherry with the bag *OFF* allowing material to free flow (since it was plugging up with the bag on) the unit would only get through 1-2 cuts without jamming up. The problem was a baffle in the middle of the dust port. While it is probably there for strength, it catches the shavings and proceeds to completely block the chute every time! I solved this one with a rotary tool and cut the baffle out and it works fine now. The other more minor complaints like the noise and ergonomics are minor compared to these major problems. There is no easy solution I can see for the fence problem. Save your coins a little longer and buy the Porter Cable. Just don't buy the PC biscuits for either machine as they have over a 40% failure in the batch of 1000 I just bought!! |
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Good Basic Jointer |
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I purchased this as a first plate jointer to get some experience with how they can be used in my projects. I haven't experienced the issues with noise that several reviewers have noticed. Considering many of these jointers can go for double the money, and that my projects are relatively basic, this seemed to be a good match. I think this is a great unit for beginners or as a backup unit. |
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