Wahuda Tools Jointer - 8-inch Benchtop Wood Jointer, Spiral Cutterhead Portable Jointer, Cast Iron Tables w/Pull Out Extensions, 4-Sided Carbide Tips & 10amp Motor, Woodworking Tools (50180CC-WHD)

Well first off, I am NO PROFESSIONAL WOODWORKER. It is a hobby and my wife has a consignment booth where she sells some stuff I make.... I was EXTREMELY RELUCTANT to purchase this unit after the reviews I saw. About it being plastic fence ( NOT.... it is ALUMINUM ) and this that the other thing..... if your breaking handles, yes they are plastic, you are tightening toooooo much. Yes the tables WERE NOT ALIGNED WORTH A CRAP and I spent quite some time adjusting, readjusting and more adjusting and more fine tuning.... I now have a TOTAL KICKASS JOINTER THAT EATS WOOD FOR A SNACK ! Seriously, I had on loaner PORTER CABLE 2 blade unit, it was AWESOME an it worked fine....... LOUD AS HECK TOO !!! I absolutely had to wear my ear muffs.... this unit is baby snoring compared to the PC ! I ran OAK 6" wide through it and was NOT AS LOUD as the PC just running with NO WOOD CUTTING !!! YES, as you can see by this post this is a no holds comment... I have nothing to loose or gain, just wanted a REAL PERSON to put it in REAL TERMS about this unit ! I am SORRY AS HELL I DIDNT GET THE 8" now that I see how well this unit performs. YES, metal handles for the fence adjustment would be nicer..... just dont torque them too much. I love that the table can be adjusted and the unit is SOLID BUILT ! I absolutely love how quite it is cutting..... it is almost SCARY QUIET... make sure you aren't taking too much off the stock !To address the WEDGE cutting fence side to front side..... make sure your OUTFEED TABLE is true to the cutter blades. ONLY adjust 1/4 turn each time as I found that the table really moves when you loosen the big screws. Once that is done, DO THE SAME ON THE INFEED TABLE !!!!! I adjusted the outfeed over an over, to find out the infeed was NOT true to the blades.... guess what, if you feed too heavy on the entrance, you will be cutting wedges !!! Test by multiple passes on a scrap 6" board at least 12-18 inches long. DO NOT ROTATE, only flip end to end keeping the SAME EDGE to the fence...... after many passes...... measure the fence side and other side of stock... if your not far off, you did good ! IT IS NOT A THICKNESS PLANER, if you want that, BUY ONE.IN CLOSING....... this machine is AWESOME ! Packaging was FABULOUS.... SETUP WAS EASY..... WORKS GREAT.So So So sorry I didn't get the 8" model for WIDER cuts now that I see how well this unit performs........ buy it, adjust it, and LOVE IT !!!! And again, this was not a paid or solicited review... this just is ME...... chow !

This was my first jointer. The instructions and assembly was pretty straight forward. Out of the box it was pretty close to being flat but not quite there. Probably took me about three times of resetting it and doing test cuts but once I learned the system was able to get the outfeed table within .002 of the top of the blades with feeler gauges, and the infeed table coplaner.After that the cuts with this are amazing and accurate it has really sped up my work flow and is worth the price. Everything is heavy and well built I would expect it to last. Looks great and functionally I’m happy with the results and can face and edge joint boards properly I mainly build furniture.

EDIT 2: Well I gotta say, Wahuda support came through. Doug over there sent me an entire new machine which just arrived and it seems to work great! He included a postage-paid return label and the first one is going back. It was a frustrating month trying to get that first one to work but you know, stuff happens and I gotta hand it to them, they stuck with me till the problem was fixed. Recommend!EDIT 1: Wahuda support got back to me. It looks as though the issue is a dip in the tables that's causing the problem. They're sending a replacement. Will update further once that happens. Hopefully that will fix the problem.I really wanted to like this jointer. I'll get to the dealbreaker first: the infeed and outfeed tables are a nightmare to try and level. Maybe someone with greater skill than I can pull it off but I've been trying for a month and I just can't get it to work right. I finally gave up...3 days past the return window. I emailed Wahuda support and not only haven't gotten a reply, I didn't even get an acknowledgment that my email got there. (My email outbox says it did.) I've watched scads of setup vids, operational tips, etc. I am absolutely, definitively doing everything right.There's a lot to like about it, the cutter is awesome, it's pretty quiet, the fence is square but if you can't make a jointer do what it's supposed to do then none of that matters—hence the one star.Also, if you're jointing long-ish boards like I do for my guitar necks, the table's too short and the extensions don't really help much.Live and learn. This is going on Craigslist and I'm going to spend the money for a more pro machine.