6-inch woodworking jointer; fence tilts 2 ways, features 90 and 45-degree stops
1-horsepower, single-phase, 115/230-volt motor; 46-inch bed
Cast-iron bed
Includes jointer, front and read safety guards, three steel knives, dust chute, stand, jack screw cutterhead
Editorial Review:
Product Description
Powerful 1 HP totally enclosed fan cooled (TEFC) motor. Spring loaded front guard and fixed rear guard for maximum protection. Dust chute with 4" dust port for efficient dust/chip collection. Exclusive front mounted table adjustment dials for convenient and superb accuracy. Industrial push button controls. Heavy duty one piece steel stand with mounting tabs for extra stability. Large cast iron tables with a precision machined finish will ensure accuracy. Three-knife cutterhead allows rapid cutting while producing a superior finish. Two-way tilting fence with positive stops at 45 degrees and 90 degrees. Dovetailed table ways allow adjustment for continued accuracy. Conveniently mounted center fence controls allow quick adjustment. Infeed and outfeed table height is fully adjustable. A rabbeting ledge is built into the tables. Easy-to-use front handwheels for table adjustment. Front and rear safety knife guards; Three high-speed steel knives; 4" dust chute; Industrial motor and controls; Two-way tilting fence; One-piece welded stand; Jack screw cutterhead;
When it comes to jointers, there aren't a lot of differences among the leaders in the market. Like other manufacturers, Jet uses heavy-duty cast iron in the fence, jointer base, and infeed/outfeed tables and offers a three-blade drum and built-in 4-inch dust port. Their design, however, features a couple of innovations that changed our "jointers are jointers" mindset. While the infeed tables in other models can only be raised or lowered with a rod or lever system, this machine's design allows you to adjust both of the feed tables by rotating smooth, industrial-style hand wheels. This feature lends itself to easier tapers and gives you more control when you need to take off precise measurements, like 1/64 of an inch, a setting that can frustrate woodworkers lifting the arms up or down on other machines. The fence glides extremely smoothly throughout its range of motion and tilts both ways, but, where other brands offer fixed stops only at 45 and 90 degrees, Jet's jointer adjusts to quickly reproduce multiple cuts at any angle you find necessary. Driven by a 4,850 rpm, 1-horsepower induction motor completely encased in a welded steel stand, this jointer comes prewired for 115-volt outlets and can be converted to run off 230-volt sources. As a final touch, Jet designed the industrial start switch with holes behind the button for locking with a readily available Master Lock to keep coworkers or family members safe from accidental injury. --Justin Paul
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
Nice machine I have had this machine for about 6 weeks, and it has been flawless. Pretty straightforward to assemble (the manual is very good), and nicely finished.
It runs with a smooth, powerful hum that suggests a solid, quality machine. I have planed and jointed cherry, maple, ash, and cocobolo with good success and without any complaints from the machine. Dust collection with a shop vac is pretty good.
I picked the machine up locally, and so cannot comment on packing/shipping issues.
I'm planning... more info
Great tool I had a 4" craftsmen jointer for years and decided to upgrade my shop with a 6" jointer. Reviewing various models, I decided on the Jet 6CSX. My shop is pretty small and this machine fits well in the spot I had picked out for it.
Machine assembly is realtively easy. It is heavy though. Two people needed to carry it down into my shop area, prior to assembly. After realizing how heavy this jointer was, I purchased a HTC mobile base. I highly recommend that a mobile base be used if you have any intent... more info
A great addition to my shop I investigated Delta and Grizzly before deciding on Jet. I always liked Jet products but for one reason or another selected other manufacturers for other tools. This time Jet got the "nod" and I purchased a planer. Since I have a DeWalt planer I bought the Jointer largely to finish off edges for panel joining and just plaing edge cleaning. The jointer arrived as expected. Assembly was fairly easy with no major (or minor) issues. I hadn't used a jointer in long time but found the Jet easy to align and... more info
Does everything I ask of it This is my second JET tool, first jointer. I've used it to put edges on about 700 linear feet of rough cut hard maple. The blades appear to be holding in there. a hard steel. Setup was easy, creating just one minor scare but that's because I didn't have the outfeed table set at the correct height. I'm very pleased with the results it delivers. I've used the 45 degree function with success. It will also create toungue cuts for dado a lot easier and cleaner than a shaper table. Worth every penny. Get the... more info
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