Hi all,
Well I've joined those of you on here that own a Jet 310 with the helical head and while this is not a review I just want to say WOW :D:D:D
I got this machine delivered last Monday, then had to go away for work until Friday:(( so finally got a whole day with it yesterday.
Took a bit to get it off the pallet and onto the mobile base, especially on my own, but not too big a deal.
I thought I would spend the best part of the day setting up but no :), checked the jointer with veritas straight edge and decided it was so close I would only make it worse if I loosened something. I did muck around a bit getting the fence square but it was only a matter of undoing the 2 stop screw/nuts and setting the fence square and repositioning the stops. The 45 was bang on out of the box. The other thing I did was make a new power lead for it using the original machine end plug and new cord and 15amp plug so it would reach the nearest 15A outlet I have.
Then it was time to make some noise....which was dissapointing cause it's soooo quiet :D
I jointed and thicknessed the following...pine, redgum, jarrah, spotted gum, sydney bluegum and some blackwood.
Results...
Pine a bit furry but ok with no tearout....rarely use pine anyway.
All hardwoods....beautiful :D
Tearout....nil
Snipe....negligible with thicknesser table locked
Noise....earmuffs optional, I still wear them but my dusty is noisier.
Chip extraction....amazing considering I only have a 1hp dusty... in both modes I would be lucky to have a spoonful of mess on the floor after a few hours
Mode change....way easier than my last combo (ML392) with less steps as the jointer stays setup for when you flip it back down.
Accuracy.....the digital readout thing is quite good....checked boards with digital vernier after thicknessing and 0.1mm thicker than machine says it is....happy with that as it leaves some sanding material.
Finish of wood.....excellent !!!
Finish of machine....excellent also !!! My first Jet purchase, and most expensive one off anything......I'm a happy camper. The Helical Head is a thing of engineering beauty in my books :)
I am a fan of things that just work, just do what they are meant to do and this machine fits that very well.
I got it from Trend Timbers in Sydney...I have nothing to do with them but want to say I was very happy with the whole deal...price, service, delivery etc...all good. They got this done during the Sydney WW show so were flat out with that but took all my calls, answered emails etc etc. Only issue I have is that I thought it was supposed to come with 10 spare cutters but only got 5. Adrian is sorting this out for me....again a happy camper.
Closing comments.... WOW :D
Now it's back to the shed for some quiet buzzing sounds
Cheers
Redgy
