Grizzly G0946 6 in. Benchtop Jointer with Spiral Style Cutterhead

I’ve had mixed experience so far. Cons: Underpowered- the machine has struggled to make < 1/32 cuts with new cutters on 5.5” pressure treated wood. I imagine hardwoods would be worse. Fence design: the single adjustment point for the fence allows for flex in fence angle even when fully tightened. This is a big deal for jointing larger workpieces because the fence angle changes when pressing hard against it. Also it’s very difficult to align the fence parallel to the infeed/outfeed tables. Cutter durability: I’ve had to rotate the cutters already after fairly minimal use. Cleaning didn’t help. It was also disappointing to notice that the cutters only have 2 orientations, not 4. I’m also struck that there doesn’t seem to be redundancy in the cutter locations- if one cutter has an issue, then the whole process suffers. Pros: Cost: cheaper than many options. No real complaints about table adjustment, dust collection, assembly. The initial table calibration was a minor PITA because each adjustment needs to be tightened down before being able to check the result but it’s not supposed to be a frequent activity. In summary: I’m a rank amateur and thought this product would be a good way to satisfy my immediate project needs and serve until if and when I was ready to buy a larger and more expensive jointer. It has not really performed to expectations. I can get adequate results on wider pieces but it has been an iterative and difficult process so far.

I have been milling hickory on this jointer and the boards come out perfectly.

Perfect jointer for my shop. Didn’t need or want to splurge on larger models as I am just a hobby woodworker. Does exactly why I need for a great price. 10/10 recommend.

Poor quality fence. All it takes is a tap from the board to throw it out of square. I’m super disappointed with this. Decent otherwise but relatively useless without a decent fence.