CRAFTSMANBenchtop Jointer, Up to 22,000 cuts per Minute, 10 Amp, Corded (CMEW020)

works like a charm and looks very pretty on my work bench

Some assembly out of the box. You'll want to make sure you have a good machinist square to get the fence dialed in. Outfeed and infeed are pretty short, but were set perfectly out of the box. You may need to make accommodations if you want to joint anything longer than 4-5 feet. If you don't have dust collection you'll need to stay on top of dust chute accumulation, clearing it every couple of boards. Blade guard WILL contact the knifes during operation with even slight pressure on the top of it, so definitely avoid that.All that being said, I've been using mine for a few months now, and, after some reasonable accomodations and minor adjustments, it functions perfectly well. Worth the price.

The replacement is good, and what I mean by that is I ordered one of these and took it out of the box. Then got it all calibrated and setup, which took around an hour as the instruction manual states. Ran a test board through it and on the 4th pass the motor shut down and would not turn on. Got a replacement issued which arrived quickly, so compliments to Amazon’s part, and set it up and now it’s working good. Does exactly what it’s supposed to and does it well. I’m not too concerned about the first one as it comes with a manufacturer warranty, but it was an inconvenience.

This item works well for our hobby projects

Fence set up was the cumbersome. Other than that, all else was easy. Jointer works great, nothing but high marks!

This was a waste of money. Don't rely on the Amazon reviews of this product. Research the reviews on other sites to see the true rating. We used this item ONCE after setting it up and it just stopped working. It no longer powers on. We checked the power supply and that was working fine. We checked the rollers and all other parts as suggested by their website and they were fine. It just doesn't turn on. After reading reviews on other websites and the negative reviews on Amazon, we found out that apparently this happens to majority of these. Getting warranty to cover was a nightmare. Asurian (Amazon's warranty) does not cover this problem. We had to contact Craftsman directly by calling the number on the manual (no phone number for support listed online) and after about an hour on the phone (live chat was way worse) we were told that an email will be sent to us to submit a claim. We got a sketchy email from STANLEY tools to submit the claim (Stanley purchased Craftsman). I asked the rep on the phone why I had to wait so long on the call if I just had to communicate via email and she said that was the only way they can get information from us. Weird because I submitted the claim online and all it asked was the same information I already gave them on the phone. Needless to say, we probably won't get a replacement for months and this was a giant waste of money. Don't do it.

The instructions are a little vague but a quick YouTube search for an unboxing will get you in your way. Outside that it works like a champ.

The manual says allow an hour to assemble. I believe it based on the poor instructions and the fact that some of the bolts are in the parts bag and some are partially screwed in the product (would have been nice had the instructions just said where to find them). Saved by YouTube. Took 15 minutes to put together with decent instructions. It works pretty well given the price. It could be bolted to the table but so far it is heavy enough that it isn't needed. Dust collection is so-so. I have it connected (via adapters) to a strong Jet cyclone 4” system. Plenty of dust around and the machine had fiber plugs that I vacuumed out. Still for the price this is a reasonable system.