Biscuit Jointer

[-David-]

There are certain rare and happy occasions when my wife and my needs coincide - don't ask, but I am in the market for a biscuit jointer .

Any advice would be appreciated and since I need it soon, make and model would be very useful. I don't want the most expensive but I want one that will serve me well for many years.

Thanks in advance.

David

 

[Colin C]

This has been covered before so do a search, try sip for a start.
Its about £50 and people that have got it have been happy but some one else
will give some more info

 

[Scrit]

One of the most recent threads on this is here where longevity and accuracy are chewed-over. There's also some pro and con for cheap verses expensive here. But there's plenty of other, and contradictory, opinions on the site. Good luck finding what you want!

Scrit

 

[woodbloke]

These incidences are rarer than hens teeth...however when mine was feeling very generous she bought me a Lamello C2. Now I have to admit that it was a lot of dosh, but I've never regretted her buying it for me :wink: Its built like a RR and supremely accurate - Rob

 

[-David-]

Thanks to the three of you.

My problem is that I need to invest in many pieces of equipment almost from a standing start, and finances do not allow me to do this. Hopefully in about 18 months I will have an empty workshop to equip. I hate buying cheap and have been very disappointed in the past with imports. Good tools are a pleasure to use, but I need to be pragmatic at this time. SIP seem to have improved their quality greatly recently, so, after eyeballing the SIP I might get it. With a two year guarantee that works out at £25 a year if it blows up after two. In time, I will gradually ratchet myself up to kit that is a pleasure to own. Of course I could by a Mafell or Lamello but then I would not be able to afford a table saw, jointer, thicknesser etc, etc.

I will let you know what I get and what I think of it.

David