"Tom Lindsay" wrote in message
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Looking at a 6" jointer to add to my shop (tired of gaps in my panels) and
have settled on one of these two. Both are ~$550 at Amazon with free
shipping, though the Delta includes a "freebie" with it (router, jointer
stand, cordless drill or a brad nailer).

The Jet has the wheel adjustment vs. the levers on the Delta (wheels look
like they might provide more precision), but the Delta fence provides for
finer adjustments with the carriage assembly. Having never used a
jointer,
I'm not sure which setting I would fiddle with more when using this? The
reviews I've read about the Jet and the Delta don't really show one
radically different or better than the other.

Any personal experience with the "levers vs. wheels" or fence adjustments
on
either of these?



I just fased the same decision. I bought the Jet.
I was NOT impressed with Delta's lever table adjustment, it seemed flimsy.
There is a small cable that unlocks the lever, did not like it. The fence on
the Delta protrudes WAY out the back of the machine and seems to me to be
over kill.

The handwheels on the Jet work nicely. The fence works smoothly, no need for
the extra BS that comes with the Delata.

This all said, I had my mind made up to buy the Delta, then I took the time
to look them both over in person. Then I bought the Jet.
Greg