All about Do-it-yourself. Woodworking, building, gardening, and culinary. I value how much I have learned from the RU-vid community and I'm trying to give back. Hopefully my projects and reviews will help you make your job a bit easier.
Yes the water 💧 and ice blocks and crushed ice you have to use a wide large opening glasses and bottles other wise it goes everywhere but you can put other cameras into the fridge
I live in AZ, I just had them install the whole house and alkaline reverse osmosis under the sink literally this very morning. The updated price is now $5,899. My hot water heater died and I purchased a new one, and decided before I install my new water heater, I better do water filtration system. Yes DIY would of been cheaper.. and get a local plumber to sweat the copper lines. But went with their company. It's $68 a month when you finance the system, I do like lifetime service calls. Other companies want 160-180 an hour for service calls. I will be installing my new water heater today, and I'll update my thoughts on the system a few months into it. The water here has hard water, chlorine etc. Hopefully, it will do a great job at providing clean and better water. I enjoyed your review, my co worker got the same system last year, and he's said it's been a great improvement over non filtered city water. The price jump sucks, but inflation doesn't help... I definitely didn't want salt. So we shall see how it goes.
Thanks for making this video, one question I had was what grit of sandpaper were you using? I would think that the grit is more important than the throw length.
TEXANS BEWARE OF THIS COMPANY!!! READ ALL! I had the opportunity to see the ins and out of this company and they are the epitome of “snakey salesman”. They are from California and they claim to have 5 star yelp reviews well they do have 5 star Yelp reviews but what they fail to tell you when they are showing you this on their little IPads is they cut off the bottom of the “5 star rating” to not show you that they only have 2 reviews. How’s does a 40 year company only have 2 reviews you ask? Oh thats because the original company in California does NOT have 5 Star and far from it. The company also carries a C rating with the BBB and is not accredited. This company is selling you a “MINERAL WATER” system. It simply changes tap water to mineral water and does nothing to prevent scale build up or hardness in water. They tell you that it makes “cleaning” easier but you will still have water spots and build up. The system that the y charge you $6000 for at the start is about $800 worth of materials and RnD apiece. They are trying to get you on a LIFETIME filters subscription that cost you about $500 a year. So the other $5000 you spend on “the system” is for advertising and commissions to some of the most scummy sales people they could find. They are going to lie to you through out the whole process… tell you R.O. Water is undrinkable (again to add another filter to the price) like distilled water which you CAN drink and while it doesnt have the “minerals” in it that tap water does you get almost all of your mineral intake from foods not the water you drink as the mineral in water is not in a very absorbable form. They also claim that R.O. water will dehydrate you like distilled water neither one of these dehydrate you. It was so crazy0 to me that literally everything they tell you can be easily disproven by a simple google search. If you really want to see the teeth come out early start mentioning Filter costs and filters before they are ready to talk about it and just keep focusing on it. As Texans we should be passing legislation against companies like this moving in and changing their “stats” to try and fit in with the culture we have built of honesty and straightforwardness. I would stay far far away from these types of companies that are just here to capitalize on the growth of our state and its people.
Hi, just wondering how you currently feel about this machine, and more importantly, how did you get it shipped from Taiwan direct? It’s sold at Home Depot USA but not in Canada where I reside…trying to figure how to get it…
I still love it. Like I mentioned it is an occasionally used tool. I ordered it from woodcraft and it shipped directly from Jet (which I believe is typical). I'm not sure it was in a warehouse or from Taiwan. But it took months for it to show up after I ordered it.
@@DIYMark Thanks! For me a drum sander is the most essential tool in the shop. Mine is down and it’s a real pain. Good to know that it will take months to turn up if ordered from Rockler. Might be more practical to drive down to Washington and buy one at Home Depot and customs clear it myself. Think it would fit in the back of a Cherokee with the seats down?
I've had it now for 4 years. Couple of things during that time. I replaced the vac hose with one that is more flexible and works better. Also the carb jets are prone to clogging. Each new season I have to take off the carb and shoot it with contact cleaner and compressed air. They seem to get gummed up. Then starts on first pull. I also mentioned the catcher bag in the video. It continues to be irritating.
My Canlidi leaf blower was just 14 bugs without battery. My Makita 18V knock off batteries fits perfect. The machine without battery is just two pounds. The brushless motor performs extremely good. Its loud and theres just one speed, but nice to work with this lightweight little monster, fully satified.
Thank you for your insight. Same question I`m asking myself right now. I have been using a Dewalt Machine I bought 10 years ago where I can switch between 3 and 5 mm very easily. Its still running and whenever I`m sanding I use this great feature. First 5mm and then a finish with 3. Its a shame they didn`t keep on going with this sander. However, as you did, I will go with the 5mm Festool but keep my old dewalt D26410
I agree with you said except the in and out feed tables. I think they are absolutely necessary and can even prevent damage to longer pieces of wood. If you’re on the fence about buying the tables don’t think twice about it because within a day of operating it you’ll wish you already had them.
Thanks. You are the only review that pointed out the belt change for low speeds, good to know. I work out of our garage where we park in the winter and this thing is pretty heavy. Maybe I’d be better off with a floor drill press, at least I could put wheels on it. Otherwise this one looks good.
I went through the same thought process. Take a look at this video on how I made it mobile. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-HFGWGh7via0.htmlsi=ItRzTw7zvEoJtlBd
After 40+ years the motor on my no-name drill press burned out. I could have replaced the motor but for about the same cost I could also buy a new lower end drill press. While doing my research I cam across this review of the Rikon. I wanted a bench top machine and I was having trouble finding one that would run at the lower RPM's. This looked like a good option. I considered the issues that were mentioned in this review and decided that most of them would not be a problem for me so I made the purchase. I just completed the set-up yesterday so I don't have any long term experience to report. However, since this review is 5 years old I thought perhaps some of the issues mentioned in the review might have been resolved and it appears they have. The parts were not covered in grease, there was almost nothing for me to clean up. The pully assembly did not vibrate, it was properly seated and works great. The laser is a bonus, I haven't had one before so the fact the the Forstner bit blocks the laser is not an issue for me. I have had 40 years of experience aligning the bit without the help of a laser. The depth gage hasn't changed in 5 years, it still doesn't have an arrow or a sophisticated marking system to give you an exact reading...but then my old machine didn't even have a depth gage. I would set the depth by adjusting the table. Yes, you do have to change a belt to get the full range of the RPM's. The lower speed setting covers 150-600 RPM's. Changing the belt will give you 500-2800. I guess this could be an issue but I'm a wood worker and probably can stay in one range most of the time. I did spend more than what it would have cost to just replace the old burned out motor, but I feel like I just got out of the buggy and into a roadster. I remember the days in high school when I would have been thrilled to get a B-, but for the money I think this machine is closer to an A.
I had the Performax 22-44 in my shop for over 15 years and finally gave it away. Drum sanders take up so much space and in reality, aren't all that useful. Save $3K and build your projects better rather than look for a sander to eliminate imperfections.
Thank you for such an informative truthful video. Very very helpful. Blessings to you and may each day coming be a comfortable one for your wife, sincerely. ❤🙏
Appreciate the details you shared. Thank you! As far as the build up on your shower head, a neat idea I found from another Chanel is to fill a plastic bag with vinegar, place it around the shower head, secure it with a rubber band and leave it for a day. That does often work.
I should have waited to comment until I watch the entire video. They really sold you some incorrect information. A water softener would remove the scale issues. They're canister filters purchased for a fraction of what they charged. There is certainly the cost of installation involved
Great video and thank you for this honest well thought-out review. I just came across this system and I have to say it's a far cry off from what the advertised video said. They claim that servicing would be free if charge for as long as you have the system. After hearing this it makes me wonder what the catch is and the price of $300 or so a year for servicing is a LOT of money. I mean the system itself is extremely over priced why add insult to injury. The system for production and storage probably costs them about $50 to produce and store $25 a Year until it sells, which almost never happens, so this is wild.
The guard on that machine is not great but it’s a huge mistake to have a jointer in your shop with no blade guard. I’ve witnessed half a dozen partial hand amputations thanks to a guardless jointer. There is nothing to sew back on. Do yourself and anyone who might ever work in your shop a favor and replace that guard.
Better than a shop tour. Good in depth review of ides and how you implemented them. Keep this series up with different items around the shop. Again kudos and thanks.
Another 20 year old tool. It's called "the troll" but it doesn't show up in a google search. Out of biz? I found this one which is similar. ( www.homedepot.com/p/Bon-Tool-29-in-Drywall-Board-Carrier-15-194/306156045)
Honestly, I am just so annoyed at the municipal water supplies ruining our pipes. why can't they soften the water at the water treatment plant? it just makes no sense for people to have to clean their water at home.
Thank you. I guess that's why they don't even let you see prices on their website, they just want you to provide your phone number so they can constantly bug you to buy.
I've had this machine for a few years now and have used it many times. The 12" jointer is the best function. The planer, at least for me, sucks. Boards get stuck part way through on half the boards. I've adjusted the roller tension many times, replaced the rubber roller twice and danced between either a lot of snipe with higher tension or virtually no snipe with boards getting stuck. I've kept the table clean and waxed. I just bought a 5HP 20" helical planer and that's what I'll use from now on but keep the JJP-12HH for the jointer function. I'd think twice before buying this if you're in the market. I'll only buy a one function machine going forward.
Thank you for the great video. Just a note, it's disk pad damaging to leave the edge of the sanding disk laying on a flat surface when not in use. At my sanding station I use hooks to hang my sanders from. Anyway nice shop!
