I have had the exact same machine with the same configuration including the mobile base for over 9 years. It is VERY accurate and has plenty of power. The sheering action makes for an incredible finish. I highly recommend it. NICE review!

Thanks for your review Guy. Your review single-handedly helped me make my purchasing decision.

I upgraded from separate jointer and planer to a 16" Euro-style machine like this one (not the same brand). It took a little bit of thinking up-front to batch my work better (do all jointing and then all planing for a project), but once I did that, everything was so much nicer. Also, these machines are a LOT quieter than the typical lunchbox planer. I had a DW735 and it was about the loudest thing I'd ever heard, even with a Shelix on it. These combo machines still see a lot of community resistance because of how different they are, but they really are nice.

Great video Guy, you do a great job concisely explaining the feature. With a small shop like yours, this is DEFINITELY a machine a need.

I have the same machine and it's fantastic....I've worked it hard, and it's been flawless.

Nice job. You explained everything clearly...now I need to go buy one of these!

Guy it would really be great if you did a follow up video about how this machine is working out for you all this time later..

Very helpful review. I'm considering this machine to replace my Powermatic 6" jointer and Jet 15" planer, both with helical heads. You answered a lot of my questions, and I appreciate your comments about the frustration of truing up the jointer beds.

Really great review. Very concise and clear. You got me over the line too. Thanks a million.

Great presentation! I enjoyed the brevity and preciseness. Keep up the excellent work

Terrific video Guy, thank you. Makes me want one!

Great review and demo, I’m still trying to decide on the Jet or the Rikon, very high price tag on them with the helical heads but I don’t like the straight knife models.

Thanks Guy! Really appreciate the update on this machine.

the angled teeth on the cutter head is a great design! i can’t help but think the angle on those teeth mimics a hand plane when it’s used at an angle. really impressed with these crucial details!

Great review, thank you for posting!

That's an impressive beast. Thanks for providing your thoughts!

Thanks for the review as it is very timely for me. I just moved to a smaller shop and my Powermatic 15in planer with insert cutters and my MM FSB 35 jointer/planer (the planer side of the machine is crap design) with blades takes up a bit of real estate and have been thinking of options. i have also installed the Jet jointer fence that I was able to order online to my jointer and covers the 350 mm width just fine and i like it over a large pork chop cover that was shop made when I bought the machine.

Hi Guy great video . My question is does the fence stay Ridgid and doesn't move when you make repetitive passes. A lot of other machines I have seen when you lock them into place the still have movement. Thanks

Great video. Question: when in planer mode, do you need to lock it down every time you adjust the thickness? That could become annoying.

Thank you Guy for the review. As a result, I just picked mine up and actually fired it up today. I'm still smiling lol. I did have one question, do you know if Jet, or anyone for that matter, makes any extension wings for the jointer bed? I have some 8' 8/4 white oak to run through it and am going to use some roller stands however, I've seen extension wings for the Hammer version of this machine and thought they would be handy. Thanks again!

I have this same machine. I had to spend about an hour coplaning the beds. I like the euro guard better than the more common pork chop guard. Being able to see more of the working piece to me is a hige advantage.

Great video. Just began using my JJP-12. Which Wixey digital gauge did you use and was it difficult to install. Sorry for the late question, just saw this video.

Thanks for the video, I have a 10" version of the Jet with an after market helical head fitted. Apart from size there are a couple of small differences. I am still trying to adjust the tables to perfect coplanar and it is very frustrating with lots of action with straight edges, feeler gauges and lots bad language. You mention that the motor is 240volt. I am located in Australia where we are on 240 volt 50 Hz, which country are you in that uses 240 volt? All the best

Nice video - thank you! How did you add the digital read out (how to and perhaps even brand etc ;0) ) Oh...and how do you set it up correctly (coplanar and 90 degr) ??

Thanks for the explanations, my question is how do you slow down the infeed rate to obtain a better finish?

I'm apparently late to the party, but that is a great review. I didn't realize JET even made these. Definitely on my radar now.

Great review. Clear, straight forward (no distracting background music-thank you). What about micro adjusting the planer?- Hammer has a micro dial...

Nice video. What digital meter did you add for the planer? Thanks!

Thank you for the review. What digital readout did you use?

Nice machine. Would be nice in my 2 car garage shop. Thanks for the review Guy

Thanks for sharing your experience!

It sure is a great machine. You are right in that dialing it in is a pain in the ass and will take some time. But, once it's dialed in, it's held the settings and is a great machine. I cant wait to upgrade to the helical head on mine.

I have one and I like it a lot.

Hi. Hope you are doing well . Is there any type of setting on the helical blade like the one that we normally do when we change blades on normal planer blade

Great review. Thank you.

GREAT review. Thanks!!

I to have the same joiner and love it! I want to upgrade to the button inserts as mine still have the knives. I can't find any instructions on how to replace the cutter head on this machine. Do you have any resources that shows step by step instructions ? Love your videos and the way you explain each detail on your projects. Thanks, Jim

Hi Guy, great video. I have the same machine but am having trouble getting the Jointer set up properly. I cannot find anyone that can explain the set up for this jointer. I have spent all day trying to get the table and head set up properly, could you please do a video on the set up? Much appreciated. You'd think JET would have some sort of video showing the procedure to fine tune the machine. Thanks, Frustrated Terry from Australia.

Hey Guy, I gotta ask, as a fellow JJP12-HH owner. When your machine first arrive, how did you ensure that the outfeed table is parallel with the cutterhead given that its helical? I have found the manual quite lacking for the helical head version. A phone call to Jet and thet instructed me that the cutters should barely touch a flat board. What did you use to reference it?

Thanks Guy. Definitely under consideration.

Very good machine, Guy. Enjoy it!

With all of these new machines, soon you'll be able to upload a new video every couple of days... I'm sure I could if I had those nice machines :>). Thanks for the review, Guy.

That's a nice combo machine..they made everything pretty convenient..jet is an awesome brand have their mortise machine and a.f.s. the oscillating .sander is next on my list. One these days I'll get this but the basement makes it tough. Lol good review

Really cool Guy, thanks for the info! 👍👊

I'm looking at getting a combo machine in the future, and this looks like a winner.

Hay Guy, I recently bought the same Jet planer/jointer....and too like it a lot! Did you make the finer adjustments based on the Jet manual or elsewhere? Thanks. Good vid.

Very nice machine, sir!

have you had any issues with the beds going out of alignment?

Are you using the saw stop mobile base? If so which one?

Thanks for the review. I was looking at the grizzly but it is 5hp and I don’t have a power supply for that in my shop which is in an otherwise finished basement and would require too much to upgrade to 30A circuit. The fence on the Jet looks a little on the cheap side. Is it just stamped steel? Also the way it slides looks like saw dust could get underneath the slides and throw it out of square?

Hi Guy, I too have the same Jointer/Planer and really like it. What I don’t like is the rough height adjustment scale. What kind of digital set up did you use on yours? Thanks Lowell

Hey Guy, how long of a board can you joint on this and do the jointer tables stay calibrated?

I just got this machine and came to find out the manual calls for a 30 amp breaker? Is that what you use?

Please share how you added the Digital read out to set the depth of the planer.

Hey guy - you haven’t had any snipe issues on the planer side with boards of longer length? Thinking of replacing my 6” powermatic and 745 with this

Great job! What price for this machine?

Is it possible to remove the jointer beds to move this unit into my basement workshop?

Does this come fully assembled? And if it does, doest it break down?

What did you use for the mobile base?

NO snipe? I hate how much snipe the DeWalt 13" planer leaves, regardless of setup/tweaking. Any way to get a esp. good deal better than Amazon? ( can send info via my website if you prefer musicbymark.net ) thanks for the review!

It appears that switching to Jointer mode requires lowering the planer table down to a specific level? I'm researching this machine as there's one for sale on Craiglist...not being able to set and leave a planer setting or even having to crank it so low to switch every time has me thinking twice.

Thanks Guy. I’ve been considering a jointer planer combo. My shop is only 16x32 and the 15 inch planer and 8 inch jointer seem to be eating more than their fair share of the floor space. I’ll definitely take a good long hard look at this machine now.

I remember when Jet couldn't make two of any model with interchangeable parts. They've come a long way in the last 40 years!

Hey Guy! Are you still happy with this Jointer/Planer? Any new suggestions / gripes / tweaks?

How's it holding up Guy ?

Great presentation, obviously you weren’t endorsed by jet and I appreciate your unbiased opinion. Have fun building 👍

Looks fantastic!

Sweet video. Guy, you're not spooked with gloves on the jointer?

What are your thoughts on this machine compared to the rikon model 25-210h. They seem to be identical except for a few minor details and the fit and finish. I'm set on this design. But I'd like to save the 1k difference in price if they are comparable.

Guy, can you tell us which mobile base you used for this machine? Much thanks in advance! I noticed some others asked this but I didn’t see your reply.

Thanks Guy. If you had the room, would you prefer two dedicated machines or would you still get this one?

I can always count on you to have the high quality tools! I recently put a shelix cutter head in my DeWalt DW735. Its a vast improvement over the original 3 blade straight cutter head it came with, however, I do notice a slight scalloping effect that is parallel with the long edge of the board. Does your jet have any similar issue? I'd love to have all those beautiful, heavy machines you have but my shop is in the basement and the only access is down some stairs. Oh well, I make do ; ). Thanks for your video, always entertaining and informative!

is this good for home use? or JJP-10BTOS?

Can you joint boards wider than 12”?

Snipe does not have to do with the quality of the machine entirely, it depends on the factory adjustments or owner adjustments in relations of the cutterhead to the table' Also it depends on how warped the board is.

Muito boa essa máquina !

When I purchased mine several years ago it was cheaper to buy a machine with knives & replace the head with a BIRD head. Great machine.

is it actually that quite?

What price for this masin

Gloves when working on a machine with rotating toolheads? It is so cold in your woodshop? Sorry i am from Austria, and the first lesson which you learn is ... no gloves ... the second ... no gloves ...

So this is what my machine looked like when it was new.

Nice video Guy, I enjoy them all. After buying the new machine you might be running a little short of money. If you would send me your address I will send you a new pair of gloves. Yours look a little worn. LOL Just kidding.

Good LORD - these machines came out around 2008 or so (i remember it) and were going to be sort of the saviour machine for space, and they were about $1700-$2000 back then. Ten years on, and amazon lists the HH version at $4300, which is 2/3rds the cost of a Hammer A3-41. Since then, I've gone to working entirely by hand, but had a very mediocre jet bandsaw that I eventually sold at a great loss (JWBS-18X). They were increasing prices quickly back then through ownership changes (I guess someone has to pay back the loans) and grizzly was struggling with manufacturing costs at the same time. But where they've (and powermatic) ended up on price makes no sense given they're all pacific rim machines and generally not as well designed or well regarded (3.3 out of 5 for this model on amazon, with plenty of detail as to why people didn't like them) as the euro machines, and resale on all of them is bad. If you get back half of new, you're lucky.

I plan on getting one as soon as $4,000 miraculously falls into my lap

NEVER wear gloves when working with rotating tools / machines. If that cutterhead catches the glove ... by by hand.

holy fuck just get the gloves out to joint the board plaese take them of you gonna hurt yourself even worse if you get caught up in the maschine

Nice Machine however an Old model now . Made in China and available as Jet , Startrite , Barnado , and others .

Bud, you shouldn’t wear gloves ! 😮 If the tip of your finger touches the blade, the glove will pull your whole hand in !