RIDGID 6 Amp Corded 6-1/8 in. Jointer/Planer

So far I have been quite impressed with this jointer. Assembly is pretty forward, just have some help to turn it over. I confess when I unboxed this and put it together, I really, really looked hard for something wrong or cheap and couldn’t find anything. All of the casting edges are smooth & clean. The machine sounds nice and runs like hellfire. I’m currently making QSWO furniture and this will face joint the oak like buttah. I really like the size of it for a home shop and would buy it again.

Easy assembly and setup. Works well for the price.

Very pleased with the piece of equipment. The directions were easy to follow. I would recommend a two person assembly if able, one wasn’t too bad. The only problem I had was the ordering/shipping, my receiving date kept moving from day to day.

Nice machine, it’s made in Taiwan, I’ve had it for just about a month. Assembly went well. A word of caution, review the instructions before removing the cast iron from the box, as they advise setting the in-feed / out-feed casting, on 4 X 4’s; there is a standing roll pin that acts as a stop for the rotating safety guard, so don’t set it down on a flat surface as this roll pin could get damaged. You’ll also want a fuller compliment of tools than their suggested list, i.e. sockets, long extensions etc. Once I had it assembled I flipped on the switch and it came right on, curiously I came back a little later and flipped on the switch and it didn’t move, I got a electrical hum as the motor was stuck. Checking the motor turned freely by hand, to resolve the problem I had to adjust the belt tension (loosen) and then got it going – I let it run for several minutes, no problems since. Out of the box I had no problems with flatness or parallelism of the in-feed to out-feed, and once the fence was set to 90, checking with a Brown & Sharp Square it repeats to 90, my test piece was nice and square. You do want a good dust collector, mine is rated at 750 cfm. For the money the jointer it’s a 5 star machine.

So far this jointer has been great. Ive used soft wood and hard wood and it handled it all well. And everything was pretty much straight upon set up. Very glad to have it.

For my first joiner everything seems to be solid except the stand. The leveling feet immediately bent the sheet metal stand. I ended up bolting the stand on a piece of plywood then put the leveling bolts in the plywood.

This jointer performs great and the price point is the sweet spot for its size and performance. I am also very happy with the quietness of it, too. The assembly was pretty easy but to be safe you really should have a second person help you flip it right-side up after attaching the stand to the infeed/outfeed tables. It’s slightly over 200 lbs all assembled.Been running great and I definitely recommend it.

Arrived early and was everything that I expected. Nice addition to the workshop.

This is a well designed combination planer and joiner. The instructions, assembly hardware and Joiner went together with no mishaps or unclear instructions.I ordered this Joiner based on a recommendation from my son as well as the positive comments from your website. We narrowed my choices to a similar Grizzly model, but the Ridgid seemed to be better value and provided more felxibiliy for my shop needs. Alignment steps before the first cuts, were spot on. If your buy this tool, i recommend having (2) open end 12mm wrenches as adjustments to the fence require tightening opposing 12mm hex nuts.

Some time consuming to assemble but perfect results. For the money a great addition to my wood shop.