I got them both put together and the proof is in My Gallery photos.
The jointer only took less than two hours of unrushed time to put together. No real challenges and right out of the box this baby really hums. It is so quiet I have to double check the switch position to make sure I really did turn it off :lol: Tried the nickel test from the infeed table... the wind from the cutters keep blowing it over :rolf:
The Bandsaw was a little more challenging to put together. I probably have 3-4 hours invested so far and still have a little adjustment work to do. I ran into a small problem with power cord that is too short when I installed the riser block. In addition somewhere on my shop floor is a tiny little ball that fell out when I installed the new guide post. The motor installation was a PITA and I still need to do a little adjusting on it's position and the belt tension... but otherwise it came together pretty well. This is one sweet saw. Almost no vibration even before I finish the adjustments. Doesn't pass the nickel test on start-up yet, but it stays upright during operation. so all-in-all I would have to say this is a pretty smooth running saw.
Already got the jointer dirty this afternoon processing some walnut. That is one sweet tool.
The jointer only took less than two hours of unrushed time to put together. No real challenges and right out of the box this baby really hums. It is so quiet I have to double check the switch position to make sure I really did turn it off :lol: Tried the nickel test from the infeed table... the wind from the cutters keep blowing it over :rolf:
The Bandsaw was a little more challenging to put together. I probably have 3-4 hours invested so far and still have a little adjustment work to do. I ran into a small problem with power cord that is too short when I installed the riser block. In addition somewhere on my shop floor is a tiny little ball that fell out when I installed the new guide post. The motor installation was a PITA and I still need to do a little adjusting on it's position and the belt tension... but otherwise it came together pretty well. This is one sweet saw. Almost no vibration even before I finish the adjustments. Doesn't pass the nickel test on start-up yet, but it stays upright during operation. so all-in-all I would have to say this is a pretty smooth running saw.
Already got the jointer dirty this afternoon processing some walnut. That is one sweet tool.