Rikon 8" Benchtop Jointer Review

[@GyWO10]

I like that flip top stand too!! 🤩💯

[@yellowhammerwoodcrafts]

Thanks

[@Emondotcalm]

Thanks for the review. However one correction! Jointing one face of a board (straight and flat) then flipping it over and jointing the other face doesn't necessarily leave you with a uniformly thick board. The proper procedure is to joint one face and then one edge. Assuming your fence is dialed in correctly that should give you an edge with a perfect 90 degrees off the flat face. Now you can cut the width of the board on a table saw using the straightened edge against the fence. Then run the board (flattened face down) through a thickness planer or thickness sander to get a uniform thickness. The difference is a planer or thickness sander uses the pre-flattened face as a reference whereas a jointer doesn't really register off of anything to guarantee a uniform thickness.

[@adgieem1]

Please do us all a favor and save us from watching another unboxing video. Use the tools for months before you review. This review was good. Thank you.

[@yellowhammerwoodcrafts]

I’m not fond of unboxing videos

[@GyWO10]

Great video! I just got a Wahuda 8” & it looks very much like yours. Keep up the videos! 👊🏽

[@yellowhammerwoodcrafts]

Thanks for watching

[@arclay222]

Agree with your point about being afraid of the machine… healthy fear will allow you to have respect for the tool and lets you keep your fingers 😬

[@saprious5273]

Hey man, long time no see! Great review and fun newish tool!

[@yellowhammerwoodcrafts]

Marquee letters been keeping me busy!

[@saprious5273]

@@yellowhammerwoodcrafts Hey doesn't sound like a bad problem to have!

[@paynescarpentry]

Great video! Have you had any trouble getting it square and coplaner? It's been giving me alot of trouble.

[@yellowhammerwoodcrafts]

Not yet. I’ve used about 20 times maybe. Been okay so far

[@rcrogers6]

It looks just like the Wahuda.

[@yellowhammerwoodcrafts]

I’m sure they are comparable

[@dougbeard7624]

Links to everything except the reviewed product. Why?

[@yellowhammerwoodcrafts]

Because I bought it from woodcraft in the store. Don’t think you can buy this on Amazon anymore.

[@NyDieselOwnage]

Can’t you just mill it all and square it on the jointer ?

[@yellowhammerwoodcrafts]

No

[@adgieem1]

Why not measure the mower decibel and tell us,,so you can offer exact numbers on each to compare.

[@yellowhammerwoodcrafts]

No way to measure the decibels 🤷🏻‍♂️