Cutech 401100HI 10-Inch Spiral Cutterhead Benchtop Jointer with Cast Iron Tables, 20 TC Inserts, Extra Long 24' Aluminum Fence, Additional 7⅜' Fence Brackets, and a 12-amp Motor

So first off this is a benchtop jointer and without modification it will not compete with a standalone jointer which would cost 4 or 6 times as much and be very hard to move around your shop. With that acknowledged let me say I am very impressed with the performance of the jointer so far with some caveats. The first which i have yet to look into is some lines on the wood surface after running through the jointer that appear to be caused by misaligned cutters, however these will be removed by sanding as they are not very deep. The second is the vertical fence is shorter than the jointer bed I would prefer it to be the same length, Note I have the cast iron fence on order however that is only higher not longer as I understand it. I have no issues with dust extraction as I am using the 4" port. My jointer the 10" was perfectly aligned out of the box with only the vertical fence requiring tuning as I wasn't happy with how awkward it was to adjust. To resolve this I lightly greased the bearing surfaces on the Vertical Fence and greased all threaded fittings. Overall very impressed with the jointer and wish my back could manage the weight of the 12" version.

Everything is square and level right out of the box. Assembly was easy and instructions very clear. Ran some truly rough (all metal removed) pallet slats through and came out clean and beautiful. I truly recommend this product.

Excelente herramienta, a un buen precio, semiprofesional portátil para uso en casa pero con potencia sobrada para dar mucho tiempo de servicio

---Cutech Model 401100 HCI 10" Jointer with Tungsten Carbide Inserts--Jointer was packaged very well. Every edge of the box was protected inside by heavy duty cardboard angles and the box itself was a heavy duty cardboard. Inside it was packed in fairly thick Styrofoam.You have to assemble and install the fence, but that is not difficult. I got it put together and installed on the machine and checked the tables for alignment with a level and a straight edge. They were aligned perfect or at least as close as I could check them. I checked the squareness of the fence to the top of the infeed and outfeed tables, which I expected to have to adjust, it was dead nuts square. The only thingI had to adjust was the adjustable stops on the two auxiliary fence braces.I left the cutting depth where it was set from the factory, which was a very thin cut probably 1/64 or less. I edge jointed 12 boards on both edges, and they fit together extremely well, could not see the seams once they were glued up. I also face jointed or planed 2 smaller rectangular pieces for use on my CNC machine. They both came out dead flat.My overall opinion is, I could not be happier or more pleased with this purchase. I wish I would have bought this sooner, maybe before some of my other machines. I will never be without a jointer again. And I would buy this jointer again without any hesitation.Having said all of that there is one thing to consider. This is a benchtop machine and by virtue of that fact it is small in length. Even with the extension bars extended it is only about 54" overall. So, you may have some problems with boards over 5 to 6 feet long. That is not a fault of the machine, but simply what I see as the practical limitations of a benchtop machine without some additional appurtenances or possiblyanother person to help hold the work piece. But this machine cost about a third or forth or less of the price of a nice floor model jointer.I only have one concern with this purchase. The labels on the box indicate the model number as 401100 HCI. The HCI indicates Tungsten Carbide Inserts. The Tag on the machine itself shows the model number as 401100 HI. The HI indicates High Speed Steel Inserts. I can't tell by looking at them whether the inserts are Steel or Carbide. The inserts are fairly strongly magnetic, a little more so than I would have expected. That does not mean they are not Tungsten Carbide but that plus the model number on the machinedoes make me suspicious. I know I bought and paid for Carbide inserts and I know a set of 20 Carbide inserts are around $90.00. So, I will contact the mfg. to try and confirm which inserts I actually got.Update - I have had this jointer for several weeks now and I still like it just as much as ever. I hope it stays that way. I called their service dept number about 3 weeks ago during the middle of the day and got a recording telling me to what their business hours were and letting me leave a message. I left my name, number and what I was calling about and so far have not received a call back. It really causes angst on my part to pay approx. $700.00 for an item and then can't even get a call back to answer a simple question in 3 weeks time. At this point I would think twice before buying from this company again.

This post reviews the Cutech 10-inch jointer. A jointer was the last piece of equipment I needed for my shop. I had been getting by using a sled and shims on my thickness planer to face-level boards. Having a dedicated jointer has made all the difference and motivates me to ensure each piece of material, even the smallest one, is flat, square, and parallel. The powerful jointer does quick and clean work. When I compared the various Cutech and related benchtop jointers, the 10-inch one stood out because it had a comparable footprint to the 8-inch jointers, yet a larger cutting capacity. I could not find any other 10-inch benchtop jointer I could live with. The larger surface has proved invaluable because it allows me to use it for fairly wide stock, such as drawer panels and boxes. When necessary, for very large pieces, I can joint 10-inch boards that I later make into larger panels. The 10-inch capacity is usually enough for most of my needs. Consumers should know that Cutech is owned by Shinmax, a Taiwanese company. Wahuda makes a similar jointer based on the same design. Shinmax sued Wahuda in 2020 for patent infringement in LA federal court after their earlier relationship soured. However, the two companies worked it out in a 2021 settlement and Wahuda (out of Tennessee) was allowed to continue making similar jointers. There are a few interesting differences though. The Cutech has some braces for the jointer fence, which the Wahuda lacks at present. Those supports keep the jointer’s aluminum fence firmly fixed in place. Cutech introduced this designed recently after some customers complained of fence movement. The Cutech has two-sided cutters rather than 4-sided ones, which Cutech says prevents the cutters from spinning out of place during use (the non-cutting edge locks the cutter in place). When worn, the cutters can be rotated once to a fresh blade. Wahuda offers 4-sided cutters claiming they provide longer service because you have twice the cutting capacity of the Cutech and can rotate the cutters more times when worn. I had also considered the Jet 6-inch jointer with the true helical head (the Cutech/Wahuda jointer has a spiral but not helical head). The Jet also has an iron fence (the Cutech/Wahuda has iron tables but an aluminum fence). The Jet is also right around $1000, which is significantly more expensive than the Cutech. In the end, I went with the Cutech because it had the larger cutting capacity, which has proved a huge advantage in my shop. The footprint was not much bigger than the Jet’s smaller jointer, and the fence supports have done a great job keeping the fence properly squared. I decided the fence supports on the Cutech made it superior to the Wahuda, given that earlier buyers had complained about the fence moving a bit before Cutech introduced the fence supports. Bottom line: no regrets at all.