13" JET Helical Style Bench Top Planer, Jwp-13Bt

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13" JET Helical Style Bench Top Planer, Jwp-13Bt

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Pros & Cons

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Pros

There is some snipe at the beginning and end of the boards, but that is to be expected on pieces that long and heavy. Helix blades eliminate the sniping and chipping of grain seen with standard straight blades, plus there’s less down time due to blade... Read More

It tends to run quieter than the dewalt did. Easily planes oak, maple and walnut. Much more quiet than the dewalt.

This aids greatly to clean rollers and inspect blades without having to tear the machine apart.

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Highlights

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Quality

The overall quality of the finish out of this machine is extremely impressive

So far i am extremely pleased for the most part

Thought going with a quality named product would be my best option

Shipping

Was worried about the shipping but it was very well protected and worked as advertised right out of the box

Packaging/appearance

I was able to start planing right out of the box

Was leaving a line in the wood so i switched the blades around

After looking at options i found this little planer out there and decided to give it a try since it is from jet and came with h... Read More

This returned the machine to its original condition and it planed teak as it did when i first took it out of the box

Competitiveness

i was astounded at the ease that this planer helix blades dressed my 2x10 ash lumber

Rockler now sells carbide cutting heads in pkgs

My buddy has a powermatic 15” with shelix head which is amazing but i have no possible way to crowbar such a large machine in m... Read More

Of 10 at a cost of 30 more than the steel heads

Overview

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jet, great, helical, down and through.

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This product had a total of 131 reviews as of our last analysis date on Sep 19 2023.