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Makita PJ7000 Plate Joiner Review
Great almost all the way around
by Lorenz Prem on 04-20-2014 1:54 am

Makita's PJ7000 is Japan's entry in our seriesof plate joiner reviews. Besides being turquoise the PJ7000 lookslike the other competitors so far. Let's take a closer look andfigure out what the PJ7000 is all about.

The Makita PJ7000 Plate Joiner

The PJ7000 is a traditional plate joiner from Makita. It wasdesigned to cut biscuits slots at an industrial pace in cabinetshops and other high-throughput environments. The PJ7000 followsthe traditional design of marrying the motor housing and gearbox ofa grinder with a

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DeWalt DW682K Plate Joiner Review
Handle with Care
by Lorenz Prem on 03-16-2014 2:05 pm

I have used my trusted Porter Cable 557 platejoiner for almost a decade now. It's about time to bring in a fewchallengers and see if the old guard is still competitive intoday's market. Enter DW682K, a surprisingly affordable platejoiner from DeWalt. Let's take look, if the DW682K can challengethe reigning champ.

The DeWalt DW682K Plate Joiner

The DW682K is a heavy duty plate joiner intended for productionuse. Every part of the tool has been engineered to perform in suchan environment. The fence assembly a

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Porter Cable 557 Biscuit Jointer Review
by Lorenz Prem on 11-05-2012 8:52 pm

Porter Cable's 557 Plate joiner has built anexcellent reputation with woodworkers in recent years. The tool isseen as the gold standard among plate joiners. Many a woodworkersings praise of this particular plate joiner in the forums.Needless to say, I was very interested in using one in my shop.Let's take a look if the Model 557 Plate joiner is all that it'smade out to be.

The 577 Plate Joiner

The 557 uses the standard push design all plate joiners use. Afence assembly positions a saw blade over the work piece theslo

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