Grizzly has
Grizzly PRO Dual Spindle Doweling Joiner (T32540) on sale for
$97.89.
Shipping is free.
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yuemash for sharing this deal.
Features:
- Adjustable plunging depth up to 1-1/2"
- Clear fence viewing window for accurate drill bit placement
- Removable fence with drilling height adjustment of 3/8–1-11/16"
- Drilling angle of 0–90° with stops at 22.5°, 45°, and 67.5°
- Dust extraction below drill bits
- Rack-and-pinion height adjustment
- Safety switch
Specifications:
- Motor: 1 HP, 120V, 5.9A
- Arbor speed: 17,000 RPM
- Supported drill bit sizes: 8–12mm
- Maximum plunging depth: 1-1/2"
- Height adjustment: 3/8"–1-11/16"
- Bit spacing center to center: 1-1/4"
- Fence tilt angles: 0–90°
- Fence tilt stops: 22.5°, 45°, 67.5°
Top Comments
At this sort of discount, as long as you're good with a minimum dowel size of 5/16", I'd pick this up if you're planning to do a LOT of dowels on multiple projects purely for the amount of time it will save you. If you're a new customer, Grizzly offers 5% off your first order over $50, so there's potential to knock off a few more dollars, too. You can always get a cheap handheld jig later to do those smaller spaces and projects that this would be overkill on.
Will the joiner be useful for you? Depends upon how much you're going to use it. If it's only 2 or 3 times a year, maybe not. I've got 2 biscuit joiners, and a "nakazuki" knockoff loose tenon joiner. Between the three of them, I've used them maybe once in the past year.
Believe it or not, I get more use using hidden pocket hole joinery. It's faster, easier, and is simpler to align boards.
There's just too much slop in the fence and dual dowel bits. You can fix the latter by removing one of the bits, but the fence still leaves much to be desired.
I personally would recommend investing in a higher quality dowel jig (Dowelmax, Jessem, etc). They're pricey, but the alignment, accuracy and ease of use outshines this dowel joiner.
If you're just looking to align boards and don't care about joint strength, a biscuit joiner is a much better option since it allows for more slop than dowels.
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At this sort of discount, as long as you're good with a minimum dowel size of 5/16", I'd pick this up if you're planning to do a LOT of dowels on multiple projects purely for the amount of time it will save you. If you're a new customer, Grizzly offers 5% off your first order over $50, so there's potential to knock off a few more dollars, too. You can always get a cheap handheld jig later to do those smaller spaces and projects that this would be overkill on.
At this sort of discount, as long as you're good with a minimum dowel size of 5/16", I'd pick this up if you're planning to do a LOT of dowels on multiple projects purely for the amount of time it will save you. If you're a new customer, Grizzly offers 5% off your first order over $50, so there's potential to knock off a few more dollars, too. You can always get a cheap handheld jig later to do those smaller spaces and projects that this would be overkill on.
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Will the joiner be useful for you? Depends upon how much you're going to use it. If it's only 2 or 3 times a year, maybe not. I've got 2 biscuit joiners, and a "nakazuki" knockoff loose tenon joiner. Between the three of them, I've used them maybe once in the past year.
Believe it or not, I get more use using hidden pocket hole joinery. It's faster, easier, and is simpler to align boards.
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There's just too much slop in the fence and dual dowel bits. You can fix the latter by removing one of the bits, but the fence still leaves much to be desired.
I personally would recommend investing in a higher quality dowel jig (Dowelmax, Jessem, etc). They're pricey, but the alignment, accuracy and ease of use outshines this dowel joiner.
If you're just looking to align boards and don't care about joint strength, a biscuit joiner is a much better option since it allows for more slop than dowels.
There's just too much slop in the fence and dual dowel bits. You can fix the latter by removing one of the bits, but the fence still leaves much to be desired.
I personally would recommend investing in a higher quality dowel jig (Dowelmax, Jessem, etc). They're pricey, but the alignment, accuracy and ease of use outshines this dowel joiner.
If you're just looking to align boards and don't care about joint strength, a biscuit joiner is a much better option since it allows for more slop than dowels.
And to the other commenter, pocket holes are not stronger than dowels.
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Edit: my batch date is March 2024. Your mileage may vary.