Thread: Biscuit Joiner

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This has been discussed at length.

apis1,

I am not a professional, I like to fiddle with wood. Up until now I have used my Router with a slot cutter to join lengths together with biscuits. However, as I often like to use the Router for other functions, I have taken the plunge and bought a dedicated Biscuit Joiner. It just so happens that it is the Ryobi 800W.

I have yet to use it ( only purchased it today ), but looking in the box it seems like it will perform the function. It comes with 3 depth settings for three different size biscuits, and they even throw some sample biscuits in with the tool.

It comes with 2 years warranty....what more could you want.

Honest Gaza

I do not understand why the Ryobi was $99 (800W) at one shop and $479 at another. (This was for a 600w Ryobi) I have only looked on-line, so I can not tell if there is a difference.

I have not found any threads that deal with this, only the difference between brands. So why the enormous price difference between the two Ryobi's, seeing that the dearest was rated lower in power!

Got mine at Big W...$98 Carry Case and all

Honest Gaza

The $479 Ryobi would have to be a price error.
As far as I can tell, that is the exact same one as the $99 unit.

Actually, the model number they state is the US Variant, so maybe they imported it and maybe that price is 10 years old or something, but go with the $99 Ryobi (or whatever price it is). You will get the same end result (a cut slot) with the cheaper ones than you do with the ones costing 4x as much... May not last for 20 years, but 2 year warranty is not too bad.

On Sale today ar Perth WW show (not that this will help you) for $89.00 personally would'nt give 0.89c for it .

Cheap looking blade ...lot of slap in the operation ...get Dean to review it ,even then I reckon you'd be wastin' $$$

As a perspective I priced a blade for my Makita and shock/horror cost nearly as much as the Ryobi.
I'm surprised that Ryobi has sunk this far I have the tiny wee Ryobi Plate Jointer that is really great for small projects the tiny biscuits measuring about 1cm long. This is a quality tool that fills a niche market and is no longer available I believe!

Cheers

Yes, all a biscuit jointer does is simply cuts a slot in a lump of wood, but the tricky part is getting that slot:

1. where you want it,

2. the width you want it,

3. the depth you want it, and

4. Parallel to the face of the board.

If you cannot get consistent accurate cuts the tool will not give you the results you want and will be frustrating to use. Just like a table saw, you need a blade that does not 'wobble', and an accurate sturdy fence. See the post 'biscuit jointer self destructs', it may be that a cheaper tool does not have the beef in the gearbox to handle Australian hardwoods also.

thanks guys,all your suggestions are very keenly observed,up till now I have borrowed a mate's joiner,a metabo,great piece of kit,I reckon I need my own now so I'm doing the homework,old saying:you buy cheap,you buy twice.Thanks also for giving me the excuse to buy quality,I mean a Dewalt or Makita,I did what one has to do to justify the better tool,never owned a gmc,ryobi,etc or whatever,and perhaps never will.cheers