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Your cart is empty.PORTER-CABLE PC160JT variable speed 6" jointer features a variable speed range of 6, 000 to 11, 000 RPM and Cutter head speed of 12, 000 to 22, 000 cuts per minute, allowing selection correct speed for material's size and hardness. Two-knife Cutter head, with Jackscrew knife leveling arrangement and built-in Cutter head Lock, allows for easy knife replacement and adjustment. Jointer is ideal for edging, flattening, or face jointing.
J. Turner
2025-09-03 14:51:54
I build guitars (acoustic and electric) and this is one of those "why did I wait so long to buy this?" tools - I've been jointing/planing wood by hand with a #7 Stanley all this time. What was I thinking?!? This accomplishes 15 minutes of work in 15 seconds. Two passes and I'm done, with a joint that is straight and tight -- it literally saves me an hour off every job.The depth-of-cut control is great allowing the jointer to shave off as little as 1/128th" for a PERFECT fit. And the speed control is wonderful for working with hard or soft woods, allowing you to dial in a cutter speed that cuts without burning the wood. Motor has loads of power. surfacing even 3" wide ash is no problem if you use a sane rate-of-feed.The steel chassis and aluminum bed/fence is solid and the aluminum saves quite a bit of weight which I appreciate when putting this tool back up on the shelf after working. Cast iron is great 'till you have to move it. This tool is still > 40 pounds in weight so it's not going to budge from vibration or normal usage.I like the dust port on the side. Leave it off if working outside or connect it to a shopvac or dust control system (my choice).
Madrad
2025-08-03 15:10:23
When I made an interstate move, I elected to sell the Jet stationary jointer that had served me well for many years. I have a lot less shop space now, so I had to go with a benchtop model as a replacement. After doing some research, it seemed that the variable speed of the Porter Cable jointer outweighed the lack of spiral/helical cutters. Some might consider the lack of a cast iron table a disadvantage, but I would rather have the lighter weight of the aluminum table since I'll be moving the tool on and off the bench.Setup was pretty easy. I just have a couple of quibbles with the manual. The unit I received had the cutter guard already installed, but the instructions include installation of the cutterhead guard as a step in setup. No big deal. Also, the manual shows four Phillips screws that have to be loosened to install the dust port. The unit I received had two Phillips and two hex screws. The hex screws were very tight, and the hex key included in the package was a bit small for the screws. I had a key that was a better fit among my tools and was able to loosen the screws, but it required quite a bit of torque.After I got the dust port installed, I was able to attach it to a Festool dust extractor hose with a universal adapter as shown in the photo. Dust collection seems to work pretty well.After squaring up the fence and testing it on scrap, I tried the jointer on a piece of 4/4 six inch wide flat sawn cherry that was pretty cupped. Per the recommendations in the manual, I jointed the edge at the lowest speed, and then one face at the highest. The face came out flat and square after four passes @ 1/64" as shown in the photo. Cutter marks were minimal.Finally, I'd recommend keeping the lower edge of the fence 1/16" or so above the table to decrease noise caused by vibration of the fence against the table.
Charlies Pal
2025-07-30 11:19:28
I found the many youtube videos that show ways you can make square edge/flatten boards without a jointer. I've tried several of them. I found the methods to be cumbersome, impractical if you are having to flatten many boards and often inaccurate. This jointer works as advertised. If you can afford it, the price of the jointer more than makes us for making jigs that don't always work well. There is some assembly required but it is pretty straight forward. I wish the fence was more rigid and strong, but it does the job. I woould recommend a dust collection system as it produces an impressive amount of wood chips. Contrary to much internet advice - this is not the place to save money. Get a jointer and make your life easy and your boards flat and straight.
Clark
2025-07-05 15:29:14
I'm very pleased with PORTER Cable's solution to my broken jointer. It had only a few days left on it's 1 year warranty when I requested a solution to my problem. I explained that I had access to their service center, but it would cost me $50 in gas to make the necessary two round trips to the service center. Within a couple of days they shipped me a new jointer. I'm assuming they'll want the broken jointer sent back to them, but I haven't heard from them yet. This response to my broken jointer problem was amazing and as a result I'm a PORTER CABLE customer for ever!It worked great for 11 months then quit while joining a piece of wood. It just stopped and I checked the breaker, wiggled the switch and shook the jointer, nothing. The closest repair center is anhour away, 6 gallons of gas round trip times two. So I'm out $50 in gas just to fix it and it is within the one year warranty.It worked great until it stopped. So I guess I'll run it over to the service center and spend the 50 bucks.
Simon Wilkerson Sr.
2025-06-24 14:24:42
I’ve got to say, I’m pretty impressed with this jointer. It’s a bit loud when I hook up the vac system but other then that it’s worked great so far. I put white oak that was 6 inches wide on there and it cut it like butter. Like I said I’m impressed out how strong it is. This tool is very important to have in a wood shop and being able to move it around to create more space when not needed is convenient. I definitely recommend this product. The only thing that had me worried was when I first started it up it had a small delay and almost seemed it wasn’t going to start. Before purchasing this item I read a ton of reviews as I do with all my products and I came across one that said it wouldn’t even turn on right out of the box. Well I feared this would happen to me as well. After using it for a month now, at least three days a week I’ve noticed that the small lag during start up is normal for this product, or for this one in particular. If I ever have a problem with it not starting up I will definitely send it back in for a replacement and I will duly note it on here for you guys.
Customer
2025-04-17 11:29:09
Ordered this from Amazon at the same time as i ordered planer. I have no fear ordering these types of tools from amazon as their delivery is on time, in perfect working order.Love this tool. Out of the box was ready to go and started squaring up some left over 2 by cedar i had from a deck project a few years back.Worked really well for the 30 odd foot boards i pushed through.Would recommend this to the home DIY / woodworker looking to build better projects. I have at least three more projects planned where this will be used.
Ale
2025-04-10 10:39:42
La calidad precio esta super bien.Llego rapido y sin complicaciones.Lo recomiendo
RICARDO
2025-04-03 14:27:55
A mi me funcionó muy bien, para uso doméstico, no es para trabajo pesado industrial. Hace cortes muy finos y se gradúa fácilmente. La recomiendo
Matt Man
2025-01-24 10:56:21
Sets up easy and works well.For making cutting boards and getting the strips of wood square.....this works like a charm.Light enough for me to easily move around and so far does what I need it to do.Works well.
Customer
2025-01-23 09:51:32
Desconozco porque el precio se ha elevado casi tres veces, es una locura comprarlo al precio actual simplemente no lo vale
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