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24th Jul 2006, 07:39 PM
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| |  Angle grinder buiscuit jointer attachments
I've seen a few ads for biscuit jointer attachments for 4'' angle grinders. Anyone used one of these? Do they work? If so, how well? |
24th Jul 2006, 07:48 PM
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As the cost of the GMC biscuit joiner is about the same as the attachment and an angle grinder you would be better of buying a proper one.
Adding and removing the attachment of an angle grinder is a pest and the GMC has had good reports so why bother.
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24th Jul 2006, 08:01 PM
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What sort of price are the GMC versions??
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24th Jul 2006, 08:12 PM
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Have a mate who bought one 8 years ago , they were $89 then and they work, it did the job for him, made some furniture with it ok, but as Sturdee says why bother today with a GMC unit the price they are 
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24th Jul 2006, 08:26 PM
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Not sure what the current price is but from memory the GMC was about $ 90.
For your info here is a link to the review of the GMC BJ that Dean did http://www.onlinetoolreviews.com/reviews/gmcBJ110.htm . For the price I think this is much better.
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24th Jul 2006, 09:27 PM
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24th Jul 2006, 09:47 PM
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The GMC is $169. |
24th Jul 2006, 09:51 PM
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I bought one years ago when they were around $80 and biscuit joiners were $300+. The thing works well and I haven't had any problems, it also allows me to get more use out of the angle grinder.
Now that the real machines are cheaper I would purchase one on them simply as it is a pain to have to take it on and off the grinder. The attachements can be found now for around $40.
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25th Jul 2006, 08:39 AM
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Me thinks you'd be better off getting a Plate Joiner (Biscuit joiner) Freud makes one and sell here at $100 USD and it is a dandy. I have one and love it and use it a bunch. Couple of years ago I stumbled onto a sale where they listed 1000 biscuits in a jar. I got one and thought this will last a lifetime... Ha Ha Ha... I have picked up another of those jars and am almost out of them.
"Biscuits Rule" and you better get a deticated tool than a makeshift pretend toy, because once you begin to use them , you will find constant applications where they help so well.
BTW I still make M&T joints and Dowel joints and Dado and Dovetails but When doing Cabinet faces and such, they are a god send. aligning glueups and panels as well as repairing furniture and even putting together the wood frame restoring old Model T Fords, they are so good and handy and make the framework so much stronger than the original. |
26th Jul 2006, 02:06 AM
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Eddie, I bought one from the Adelaide wood show a few years ago. It was heavy duty plastic. I could never get it to work quite right. I bought a Ryobi Biscuit joiner with a bag full of biscuits for about $80 at the next ww show. Maybe it depends on the attachment, mine was only about $60, so you get what you pay for, but the ryobi B/J is far better.
I would put a bit more money toward it & get the real deal, even if it is only a cheapy, but buy the best you can afford, taking into consideration how much you are likely to use it. My sister uses hers quite a lot, & I prefer dowels. There are a couple of other systems on the market that may also be worth a look.
Good luck
Steve
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26th Jul 2006, 07:53 PM
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There is also a GMC dowel joiner, it does double dowels for joining like the Biscuit Joiner.
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26th Jul 2006, 08:17 PM
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Ive got the gmc doweller and the bikkie joiner
Had em for a year or so.
Haven't used either of them
Would love a domino just to fill the shelf with unused power tools
Originally looked at the grinder attachments but there really was little dollar advantage and I would have needed another grinder. As I've got 1 grinder with a cutoff disc and the other with a grinding disc.
It is a pain removing and refitting attachments when you need the other tool. |
26th Jul 2006, 08:23 PM
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If you really want a cheap solution buy a slot cutter bit for the router. Not that I'm cheap but it was more than adequate for my needs |
26th Jul 2006, 08:34 PM
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Not wanting to blow to much on a BJ I picked up the Carba-Tec version for a bit over $100. Not the greatest bit of machinery but much better than adapting an angle grinder IMHO.
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26th Jul 2006, 08:42 PM
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Originally Posted by echnidna Ive got the gmc doweller and the bikkie joiner
Had em for a year or so.
Haven't used either of them
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Originally Posted by echnidna Would love a domino just to fill the shelf with unused power tools | The Domino would be awesome, maybe each dollar I get for each time I hear about unused tools would pay for the $1000+ price tag. I've seen it in action and it would be a good adition to the toolshop.
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