I would get the “S” myself too, when I purchased this, the “S” line wasn’t announced, I will likely be upgrading the tables though at a later date to the cast iron ones 🤟

I’m pretty sure you will love the machine, I just can’t get enough of it 🤟

Hi, thank you for the kind words and subscription 🙏 I am hoping to have a video on how the jointer has performed after a few months usage. Haha I may take you up on the help 😂

It just gets better and better, with my previous small foot print jointers there was always something that bugged me but the Shinko has been an amazing little work horse

Yes, I know want to sell my thicknesser in order to purchase the Shinko thicknesser with helical blades. Such an improved result in planing

So far so goo, Iv actually had two previous small format jointers and they have all disappointed me in some way, but (excuse the pun) touch wood, this has ticked all the boxes, it’s been great for my workflow. I will be making another video where I use the jointer in a project in the next week or so 🙏

Yeah it’s a lovely addition that’s for sure, I’m trying to find reasons to buy the thicknesser but my dewalt works fine at the moment, I may have to just sell it 😂

@@woodcraft_cz yes, sell it so you can have the matching set 😂

@@farmhouselovingmama1996 😅

Im not sure what you mean, the fence is attached to what looks like painted black cast iron, in terms of stability, its great iv had no issues what so ever and its been the best fence out of all the small foot print jointers iv had so would definitely recommend. I would even go as far as to say this is currently the best small foot print jointer this side of the world (Eu) that there is to offer

@@woodcraft_cz Thank You. I was assuming it is plastic, based just on how it looks on the video. I have recently lost my Scheppach HMS850 (a really good tool for beginners) due to misuse by another user, and I am searching for a replacement/upgrade. I will probably order this one.

oh you'll love it, other then the bed diameter of the Scheppah the Shinko has it beat on everything else, I had the Scheppah and I hate it as it was so inaccurate. @@JuloMihal

Oh those weren’t there 2 months ago, looks like they will be arriving in July. I think at the price point the steel series are coming in at I would personally consider a small format stationary machine. Having said that I wonder if they offer an upgrade from the AH200 to the S 🤔

I jut got a quote of €200 to ship the steel version. Free shipping on the aluminum one. I don't think for what I do it would make much difference. Just rust on me!!@@woodcraft_cz

Hi Nick, i had this delivered here in the Czech Republic so I didn’t pay duties as it’s in the EU. Yes I had the triton just before this and it was ok but I really wanted a helical head, the fence was ok but not great, this is an improvement but not Felder good. It’s still in my opinion the best small footprint jointer on the market currently however 👍

Hi thanks for the quick response. Thought cz might mean you're in Czech Republic. Bloody brexit. Will have to wait and see if FFX will accept my return. Although the shinko is twice the price of the Triton its 200mm so bigger capacity and the helical cutter. Would you say its worth the extra cost. Thanks

@@nickcrouch5622 for me definitely, the extra width is always handy and the the helical so far has been great, generally I just feel it’s easier to process the stock against the blade with the helical.

Thanks for the info. Maybe I was expecting to much from the Triton considering the price. Keep up the great content. Cheers Nick

iv had most of the other small models and this is still by far the best small foot print jointer. To answer your question, yes, im still very happy with this machine, well worth the money and have had no issues at all over this course of time.

​@@woodcraft_czNice, thanks! Time to start saving up then.

Enjoy, I managed to figure it out eventually but thank you for the kind offer 😊🙏

Yes, I most definitely can’t argue with you on the price. It is expensive I feel, but as far as I’m aware I don’t think there is competition in the same size with helical cutters. Price aside the unit is superb! I’ve had two other similar sized units (one smaller, one slightly larger) and by far this is my favourite, the most important features for me is precision and tune ability. This unit has both, structurally it seems sound and adjustments are easy enough as seen on the video. My only logical upgrade next would be, space permitting, a full size unit such as the A3 from felder or Jet, it would however be a great deal more expensive then this unit. So if you don’t make large tables or need to joint large panels I don’t think I could recommend a better jointer of similar properties 🙌🏼

I can’t answer that at the moment, they have not had heavy use and I’m still using the same edge

What size is the blades Can you check for me...

@@krzysztofpietrus 14mm blades 👍

14x14 and 2,5mm? You think we cen buy blades from China shops? Oryginal is HSS , what do you think about TCT from Dictum?

Aluminium but I am considering the steel upgrade, if I had to choose from fresh I would of gone steel but to be fair, the aluminium are just fine so far

I love it quite simply, for a small foot print jointer it’s the best Iv had and Iv had a few in the past, I wish I could have a full size but due to space I can’t and to my knowledge this is the best option. The only gripe I can sort of mention is more about these jointers on a whole and that the blade guard is annoying. Iv seen state side they they have a tear drop type guard that opens up when stock is passed through. Iv even seen it on a small foot print machine by “Rikon” I think but that’s not an option for use guys in the EU I believe. So to answer, it’s great, I would only change it if I got a large machine. As for total length I believe it’s 130 fully opened but I’d need to double check 🤔

​@@woodcraft_czi dig that rikon or other simillar models expand to 130 so probably its same here. What was the longest wood that you joint on that?

@@123kkkable 1.1 or 1.2m I think 🤔 can’t fully recall. One thing though is clamp/bolt it down if you want it for longer pieces, due to its size and weight, it needs to be secured to avoid balance issues