King Jointer ? Should I buy this?
BillMcKibbon
I found a review of Jointers in the Dec 95 issue of Wood Magazine.
Of the 16 Jointers they reviewed, they did not judge the King
Jointer?? Does this tell me something?? Is it not worthy??
Who among you owns a King 6" Jointer, and what can you tell
me about it, Good, Bad, or Ugly
I am working on getting the model number so I can compare
apples to apples.
Thanks... Bill
lap...@csolve.net
Lawrie Silverberg
I don't know anything about their jointer. I have the bandsaw and
and since it was a gift, I'm happy with it. If I had to buy it, I'd
rather spend the extra money on a Delta. As far as the Wood review,
King is only sold in Canada and therefore wouldn't be in an American
mag.
Lawrie
Brian MacGillivray
What is the price? ( $cdn / us? )
The models range in price from $450( $cdn ) to 700 new.
I have one of the older models with a fence that
is not what I would like it to be, ( you need to use a square
to set the fence each time you move it ) but I've had no problems
preparing pine, oak, maple, cherry,...
The newer models have a better fence, a knife set screws
which make setting up the cutter head much easier, and enclosed
base with a dust chute for about $100 more than the base model.
BillMcKibbon wrote:
> I have an opportunity to buy a King 6" Jointer.
> I found a review of Jointers in the Dec 95 issue of Wood Magazine.
> Of the 16 Jointers they reviewed, they did not judge the King
> Jointer?? Does this tell me something?? Is it not worthy??
>
K.B.
wrote:
>I have an opportunity to buy a King 6" Jointer.
>I found a review of Jointers in the Dec 95 issue of Wood Magazine.
>Of the 16 Jointers they reviewed, they did not judge the King
>Jointer?? Does this tell me something?? Is it not worthy??
>
>Who among you owns a King 6" Jointer, and what can you tell
>me about it, Good, Bad, or Ugly
>
>I am working on getting the model number so I can compare
>apples to apples.
>
>Thanks... Bill
>lap...@csolve.net
Bill I have one, unsure of the model number but it is their newest
release. (wife got it for me for christmas) It looks just like a Jet
except for switch placement. Tis the enclosed cabinet model. Capable
of rabetting. Very nice machine, lots of power, tables are true,
positicve locking on table adjustment. Parts are apparently
interchangeable with Jet (according to dealer). I would definetly do
it again.
"...and the cynic was the most futile of cowards, merely confessing the
inadequacy of his former ideals." John Cunningham
-Keith Bruner-
Brian Laufman
feedback:
1) The manual sucks big time. It was a poor quality photocopy. It was
also a little outdated. I wrote King and got no response. My buddy at the
tool shop tells me King still has not improved the manual any.
2) The fence sucks. While it is a long fence (good), it secures only on
the infeed table end and it tends to work itself loose. After some use
(maybe 5 or 6 passes), when I took a square to it, it was out!! You can't
put much force on it at all.
3) The gibs were crap. One broke appart on me while I was adjusting it.
The mettle was way too soft.
4) The outfeed table and the infeed table were not paralelle. I spent
hours trying to tune it up with only limited success. (See number 3 above)
5) It has no positive settings for 45 or 90.
6) I found it to be a little underpowered - I would get waivey knife marks
even on pine if I passed wood through at anything but the slowest rates.
7) The power cord was too short and of poor quality. I replaced my power
cord day 1.
8) The King design is virtually identical to some of the generic "no-name
brands" out there. I'm sure they come from the same Tiwanese manufacture.
9) I sold it and bought a Delta DJ-15. While the two are certainly not in
the same category, I found out that you are better off to wait until you can
afford one of better quality.
I guess the only positive comment I have on it is that it does have a fairly
long bed. Having said that, I have looked at their bandsaws and tablesaws
and they seem to look pretty damned good for the money.
Hope it helps.
Brian