I placed orders for these 3 items at the same time and they arrived individually packaged, undamaged, all part of single delivery just a few days after placing the orders. This is the first jointer I have owned and the first time I have used a jointer. Very little assembly required and it was pretty much ready to use out of the box. The cast iron table coupled with optional cast iron fence and the ease of making adjustments makes me believe this is a very high quality bench top jointer. I have only made a few test cuts and the results far exceed my expectations. It is also very nice that when I call them they pick up after only a few rings and you talk to a real live person. They will try to answer the questions during the call and if they can't they follow up within 24 hours . I highly recommend them and their products.

I purchased the cast-iron fence as the stock fence is aluminum. Upon opening the box and comparing the stock fence, which is aluminum to this stout, heavy duty, cast-iron fence, I am thankful that I opted for this upgrade. I do not understand why Cutech would not just put a cast-iron fence on their joiners if it already comes with a cast-iron bed. In my opinion, price the jointer with a cast-iron fence and offer a if the purchaser does not want the aluminum fence. My aluminum fence is going to the scrap yard.

This fence is a no-brainer. Solid, nicely milled, perfectly smooth and flat, plenty of heft, longer and taller. The upgraded fence support brackets are great too, taller than the stock model. Stupid easy to install and square up. Great value for the money.

What a machine! I read all the reviews I could find on planers and determined the Cutech was one of the best. This planer is an upgrade from a Delta that I had for many years. No comparison! Quieter, more powerful, better results. The two speed feature is the deal maker for me. I work a lot with quarter sawn white oak and the Cutech leaves it smooth as glass - no tear out! Buy it; you'll never regret it.

This is a beast of a machine, very well packaged and dead on out of the box for parallelism with in-feed plate. So far I am very happy.

Packaging and quality is very good. Instructions need to clarify that you need some of the hardware from the aluminum fence that ships with the jointer.

FAST Shipping of both 12” jointer and the optional cast iron fence. Well packaged in a form fitting styrofoam insert within the box.
Very little asm. required. Did adjust the outfeed table to the cutter @ TDC as it was a little off. From there adjusted the infeed table cutter end to be equal in height to the outfeed. The rubber capped set screws it’s screwdriver slots make it easy. Used a straight edge and made the indeed coplaner with the outfeed. The table extensions can also be adjusted with the eccentric rods.
The fence on these bench top jointers is the weak point. There just isn’t enough support without using the outboard braces.
Compared to the 8” Rikon the Cutech is a much nicer tool. Figure on doing a bit of set up with all the bench tops.
Very pleased with the performance now that it has been properly set up.

I got the 12" Cast Iron Jointer with Cast Iron fence. Cutech is the only company I'm aware of that offers this combination. My situation was different because I had a floor model Delta 6" DJ-15 jointer and it was a great jointer. Never a worry but the 6" capacity was always a hindrance. I could get around it but what if I didn't have to. I wouldn't swap it for the 8" benchtop but when Cutech announced the 12" it peaked my interest. After I heard about the fence I started comparing. The tables overall with extensions were just 2" shy of my floor model. That was surprising and the fence was 24" compared top 30" and both 6" tall. So with the dimensions so close together I couldn't resist the 12" capacity and made the switch. It took some getting use to but I find the fence on the desktop easier to adjust and the jointer overall has enough strength for all of my small to mid sized projects. I rarely do anything massive and if I did the 6" wouldn't help me there anyway. The power seems good with the 20% increase in power. This is a really impressive setup and I'm still amazed looking at the 12" cast iron beds. Everything was perfectly flat upon receipt as well as the fence. At first I used the supports for the supplied fence but later realized they shipped larger supports for the cast iron. Even better. I did a review on YouTube if they allow it to be shown here. I could only upload a picture below. https://youtu.be/0nEfa-6i1DQ

For the money you can't beat this little powerhouse from Cutech. I moved from a Dewalt to the Cutech 2-Speed 13" model and haven't looked back. Better cut quality, no snipe, repeat cut mechanism with increased accuracy over the screwed type and a spiral cutterhead with tungsten carbide inserts and finally an all metal body. This planer isn't lacking anywhere. Here's my review https://youtu.be/Byh_dRsPdNw

Great fence. Really worth the cost. Instructions clear and reassuring template provided to drill the holes. You need a 6.2 mm drill bit so order one while you are waiting for this gorgeous fence to arrive

Works as designed. Spiral cutter head is the way to go. On first use I fed several 8" wide boards of well dried tropical hardwood called Guayacan through & performance was great. Huge difference in sound & power requirements from straight-blade planer of equal of more expensive price.

I have not had this machine very long, but it does a beautiful shop bring old boards back to life. The cut is smooth and even. It’s worth the purchase.

The jointer is doing exactly what I need it to do and it is doing it very well. The cut is smooth, with no tear out and the fence is accurate and plenty strong and ridged. It has plenty of power. I am very happy with it.

Easy to set up. Did a ton of research that showed how to set up, and was a little intimidated to say the least. Out of the box, this thing was nearly ready to go. I checked for square and it was easily dialed in already. Once I fired it up, it cut like hot knife through butter and left the surfaces feeling silky smooth.

Got the 12 inch about a year ago. Pondered a bit about what size to get. Recently had a request to square up a cupped shelf ledge, heavy, 11 inch wide, thick, and long. This machine did a good job without bogging down and left a smooth surface with sharp edges. The customer was impressed and I liked not having to use a planner/sled combination to get one side flat. Also, like that the fence has supports at both ends to help prevent it from flexing.