perez.thea•1mo agoMost Upvoted

Rant: Bought a 'pro' grade biscuit joiner that was a total waste of money

I dropped almost $400 on a new biscuit joiner last month, thinking it would be a solid upgrade for my shop. The brand had a good name, and the specs looked great online. The second I tried to use it on a maple face frame, the fence wouldn't lock square. I checked it with a precision square, and it was off by a solid 3 degrees. Tried adjusting it, but the locking mechanism felt cheap and slipped every time. I wasted a whole afternoon and ruined two good boards trying to make it work before I gave up. Called the company, and they said I could send it in for repair, but that would take weeks. Ended up just returning it and going back to my old, trusty model. Has anyone else had a major tool let them down right out of the box? What did you do?

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matthew_dixon1mo ago

Which brand was it? That's a huge letdown for a pro tool.

the_angela1mo ago

Yeah, a huge letdown for sure, @matthew_dixon, it was the new ProLine X.