To solve the fence reinforcement when you reposition the fence to distribute cutter wear consider simple fill blocks to extend the reach of the fence backing clamps.
Nice review,Based on your details,I just ordered the 12 inch from Amazon at 15% off Black Friday! Cutech is going to have a cast iron fence as a add on.Ship in early Dec.
Great overview video - really nice job detailing this jointer... really like the fence supports too. Looks like this is going to be the machine I purchase! Larry
Been researching this brand along with others in the price range. Your review has pulled me more on board with this product. I think you did a very good job fairly reviewing this. I may watch some of your other videos to consider subscribing.
Appears to be like the Wahuda 10" which has 4 carbide cutting edges. I've had no trouble with mine over 2 years and have heard of none from others. It cuts excellently. The 12" Cutech sounds awesome. When I bought the Wahuda 10" it was the widest available benchtop jointer.
Couple of questions: How wide is your pullout shelf for the 10" Jointer? How much bigger would it have to be for the 12" CUTECH Jointer? Just in the planning stages of making my out feed/assembly table. I really like the pull out (drawer) idea! I'm going to incorporate that into my out feed/assembly table along with a lift for my DeWalt planer (going to put it on a motorcycle lift. Thank you for time and effort you put into your videos. They are very informative.
Thanks Mike! the shelf is 14" wide for the 10" jointer, and the jointer base takes up a good portion of the base, so I'd recommend 16" for the 12" jointer. I originally built my pull out shelf for the 8" jointer with a little room to spare, so when I ended up getting the 10" it just barely fit.
Great review, information dense without excess fluff and covers all of the topics someone might be interested in when looking at the review. Also plenty of shots to to illustrate what you're describing. Well done! I'm debating the 10" vs the 12". Any reason not go for the 12"?
Thanks! The only reason I didn’t get the 12” is because where I store it under my workbench would only fit the 10”. Otherwise I would have preferred to get the 12”.
I just got the 12" model of this! Did you check your tables for flatness? My outfeed is dead flat, but my infeed is 11 thou off! I've yet to run more than a small test piece, but I need to try a couple long boards to see if this is an issue. I love the idea of putting this thing in a drawer. I'm in the process of designing a new bench. Great video, thank you
Thanks for the kind words! I did check the flatness of both infeed and outfeed, and mine are flat. Hopefully your infeed table is close enough that it won't be an issue, or I'm sure Cutech support can take care of it.
Thanks! Great question! I'll probably sell the WEN jointer and planer locally, but haven't decided for sure. Getting replacement tools like the jointer and planer is not a common thing for me. For example, it's been more than 20 years since I got a new table saw and miter saw.
I like this jointer brand as an option for my small shop. My question is: If i get this jointer does it negate the need for a planer? And can i create S4S boards just using the jointer and table saw?
I would think you would still need a planer for most situations to create S4S boards. Here is a video I did on the process of milling rough lumber into S4S... ruclips.net/video/aV5l1IWzBzY/видео.html
That sounds like a user error issue. Wen doesn’t sell carbide cutters for it, so unless the cutters were the exact same size, you would have to realign the tables.
To solve the fence reinforcement when you reposition the fence to distribute cutter wear consider simple fill blocks to extend the reach of the fence backing clamps.
Thank you for the video. Very informative, fact-based and unbiased!
Thanks! Glad it was helpful!
Thanksfor the small details. Helps me make a decision.
Happy to hear it was helpful!
Nice review,Based on your details,I just ordered the 12 inch from Amazon at 15% off Black Friday! Cutech is going to have a cast iron fence as a add on.Ship in early Dec.
Thanks! Sounds like a great deal!
Love it! Especially going to look at cut tech when I buy my jointer for my shop 👍
Thanks! glad the video was helpful!
I've been researching the Cutech 8" for my 1st jointer, and this video has been very helpful.
Thank you.
Thanks! Glad it was helpful!
Great overview video - really nice job detailing this jointer... really like the fence supports too. Looks like this is going to be the machine I purchase! Larry
Thanks! Glad it was helpful!
Been researching this brand along with others in the price range. Your review has pulled me more on board with this product. I think you did a very good job fairly reviewing this. I may watch some of your other videos to consider subscribing.
Thanks, I'm happy to hear the video was helpful!
Appears to be like the Wahuda 10" which has 4 carbide cutting edges. I've had no trouble with mine over 2 years and have heard of none from others. It cuts excellently.
The 12" Cutech sounds awesome. When I bought the Wahuda 10" it was the widest available benchtop jointer.
Great info, thanks!
They're all flavors of the same jointer produced by a Taiwanese company called Shinmax
Couple of questions: How wide is your pullout shelf for the 10" Jointer? How much bigger would it have to be for the 12" CUTECH Jointer? Just in the planning stages of making my out feed/assembly table.
I really like the pull out (drawer) idea! I'm going to incorporate that into my out feed/assembly table along with a lift for my DeWalt planer (going to put it on a motorcycle lift. Thank you for time and effort you put into your videos. They are very informative.
Thanks Mike! the shelf is 14" wide for the 10" jointer, and the jointer base takes up a good portion of the base, so I'd recommend 16" for the 12" jointer. I originally built my pull out shelf for the 8" jointer with a little room to spare, so when I ended up getting the 10" it just barely fit.
Great review, information dense without excess fluff and covers all of the topics someone might be interested in when looking at the review. Also plenty of shots to to illustrate what you're describing. Well done!
I'm debating the 10" vs the 12". Any reason not go for the 12"?
Thanks! The only reason I didn’t get the 12” is because where I store it under my workbench would only fit the 10”. Otherwise I would have preferred to get the 12”.
You could grab some magnets to put on the table to support the fence when you have it shifted in.
The other fence supports will work if you put blocks behind the fence. Thanks for sharing!
I just got the 12" model of this! Did you check your tables for flatness? My outfeed is dead flat, but my infeed is 11 thou off! I've yet to run more than a small test piece, but I need to try a couple long boards to see if this is an issue. I love the idea of putting this thing in a drawer. I'm in the process of designing a new bench. Great video, thank you
Thanks for the kind words! I did check the flatness of both infeed and outfeed, and mine are flat. Hopefully your infeed table is close enough that it won't be an issue, or I'm sure Cutech support can take care of it.
Great video! I love that jointer. I see there is a 12” model available too. Something to consider. Thank you!
Thank you!
Great video as usual! I’m curious what you do with your “old” tools when you upgrade. Do you sell them locally or hold on to them?
Thanks! Great question! I'll probably sell the WEN jointer and planer locally, but haven't decided for sure. Getting replacement tools like the jointer and planer is not a common thing for me. For example, it's been more than 20 years since I got a new table saw and miter saw.
Have you gotten the replacement cast iron fence for your jointer?
Not yet. I've ordered it, but I guess it's on back order right now, so I'm waiting for it to come in.
I like this jointer brand as an option for my small shop. My question is: If i get this jointer does it negate the need for a planer? And can i create S4S boards just using the jointer and table saw?
I would think you would still need a planer for most situations to create S4S boards. Here is a video I did on the process of milling rough lumber into S4S... ruclips.net/video/aV5l1IWzBzY/видео.html
Seems like decent set up..!
yep, it's working great for me!
I own a 6" WEN jointer. Once I replaced the HSS blades with new carbide set, the alignment was thrown off and it got noisy. Do not buy it!
That sounds like a user error issue. Wen doesn’t sell carbide cutters for it, so unless the cutters were the exact same size, you would have to realign the tables.