Had a Jet planer that I used for years, built a wheeled platform so I could move it around my garage, and then it tipped over and offset the tables to a point I could not fix them. Looked for a replacement and found the Powermatic. What a difference. Weighs a ton, but also bought the wheelbase and so solid and easy to move. the Helical cutterhead is so much better then the 3 knives I had in the Jet, easier to replace, smoother cuts, and no tear out at the end. Pricey but worth the investment.

I have not even begun using it, but want to warn of the shipping experience I had.

(I gave it 5-stars because I had to pick stars and felt it was not fair to degrade the feedback of the jointer itself.)

As for shipping...
First, I selected the delivery date/time window on Amazon when checking out. The shipping company contacted me the day before by coincidence, but they had no record of my date/time request. I had to wait four more days.

But the worst issue...
Despite the promise from Amazon and the CEVA Shipping representative, the driver would NOT bring the
delivery into my house. In other words, it was not placed in my basement as
promised. Amazon said I had the "enhanced delivery" service, and the CEVA rep said it would be brought into my house. I was not expecting "white glove" unpacking service. Delivery guy showed me paperwork showing it had no such service, and so he would not bring it into my house.
So I then had a 600 pound pallet (also included a band saw) sitting in my driveway, with
rain coming. Do not underestimate the difficulty of moving the main box. It is labeled 250lbs, and I would have guessed 350. I had to summon the ingenuity of the Egyptians to slowly make its journey to the side of the house. (dolley, boards, 2x4's, tarps, my wife's shame) After nearly an hour, a gracious neighbor of good heft volunteered his strength. It was still a beast to move.

Fair Warning.

I've had this machine for about 2 weeks now and have run 30 3"x3" reclaimed oak beams through it. Each is between 6 and 8 feet in length and other than a few that were completely bent and twisted this machine has had zero problems. I'm not a professional woodworker and other than the small bench top jointer I tried prior to this one, have zero experience using a jointer. I was very impressed with how easy it was to put together (only needed a second person to lift the table on) and the fence and cutter we already aligned. It took me just over an hour from unpacking to turning it on for the first time. It cuts very easily and I've been able to get a square corner every time. This machine has a large dust port and it does throw out a lot of chips. I tried it without a dust collection system (I don't have one) and without a shopvac at first but it did seem to clog up. It's not ideal but I simply stuck the small shopvac hose up the dust port and the shop vac handles it ok. It does fill up fast so needs to be dumped often. I'd highly recommend this machine.

I've had this jointer for about a year, though I have not used it a lot. I'm an occasional woodworker, and this replaced a Grizzly 6" jointer. I like this jointer a lot. The table is very long, the base is stable, and there's enough weight to keep it solidly on the floor when I'm running a piece through it. It does a fantastic job of smoothing an edge. The old jointer was a "normal" cutter head, and it would tend to chip the wood when I was running through a piece with a wavy grain (typically cherry). With this jointer I've had no chipping at all (I assume due to the helicical cutter head). I had boards around with the chipping from the old jointer, and when I ran them through this one, all those chips disappeared. I like more figured wood, so I tend to have pieces where the grain goes one way for part of the board, and then the other way (or has a knot near the edge), and this cutter head did a great job making a smooth cut.

Set up was not that hard. I did need my son to help me get the bed on top of the stand. That part is not a one-person job, so you'll need help for at least that step. (I did the Grizzly on my own, but this bed is much much heavier and bigger). I was able to get everything square and plumb without too much trouble (thanks to an Incra 5" square). And I love that I don't need to fiddle with the knives at all.

I noticed the product still didn't have any reviews, so I wanted to let folks know my experience with the jointer. (I know my detail is no where near the many incredible reviewers on Amazon, but I hope it's better than nothing!)

I am an amateur woodworker. However, I decided awhile ago that I would rather do woodworking than fiddle with cheap equipment. I had a Jet bench top combined jointer/planer. Unfortunately, I spent more time trying to get the jointer to joint properly than I spent making things. I did make lots of sawdust. But all for the wrong reason. So I ordered this jointer and could not be happier. It went together easily, adjusted quickly and joints great. The helical knives are a terrific upgrade and do a magnificent job regardless of grain direction (at least to my untrained eyes). I called Powermatic with a couple of technical questions and they were very understanding, tolerant and helpful. Since, I have also purchased the Powermatic mortiser, band saw and drill press. I know there are more expensive machines out there but for my usage I think these products are more than appropriate.