Grizzly Tenoning Jig on DeWalt TablesawFebruary 10, 2008 After reading many reviews regarding tenoning jigs, the Grizzly jig seemed like a great deal for the money at about 2/3rd's less than Delta or Jet. With a slight modification the jig now works perfectly in my DeWalt DW746 table saw.
The jig is heavy and once adjusted as instructed, cuts very well. It came packaged without any damage.
Good product, very good service/supportFebruary 6, 2008 The tenoning jig is well made and very useful addition. More important is that one component part had a problem but Grizzly was outstanding. The service person took the part number, thanked me for calling and sent a replacement. No hassle, no delay. THAT'S SERVICE!! I've bought from Grizzly before and will again. Only reason I didn't give 5 stars is that I have not used it enough yet to be 100% sure.
Pleasantly pleased thank you!January 31, 2008 0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I was worried because all of the last 5 things I have purchased that must be made in China were so badly made that they were a farse to say the best for them... a complete sham! Things like a compressor who's motor was so poorly made it could not turn itself over unless the ambient temp was at least 65*F, and same for drill press, a belt sander, and a pressure washer! Useless wastes of money.
The reviews by others gave me hope that this would be worth the money: they were right! No where on the box or on the unit does it say anywhere that it was made in china(or anywhere else for that matter): the instruction booklet does say printed in China, and that's it.
It has to be made in Taiwan: it is obviously way better than the norm for "Made in China" to be certain. This is the best deal on market right now anywhere, and I have been looking at some of the high priced stuff too. After my past bad experiences, this is a refreshing change for the better! Thanks Grizzley for a good tool.
I do not know how some of the small stuff will hold up long term like the small plastic knobs (quite inovative too)and tightening screws. [Example: I had to take the expander washers off of the tracking bar. (They provide all the hex keys for the unit in the kit)So when I tried to loosen the screws, yep, the soft junk hexkey merely twisted it's corners off and would not loosen the screws. Even so, I can live with stuff like that if the quality and design is good enough overall, I can build and rebuild all the rest easily enough.]
You will not be disappointed with this purchase unless you are looking for quality that would cost you upwards of $250 or more in what you are buying for a mere $50. It "IS" worth the price (dependent of course on what your deffinition of "is" is? (humor)).
Having just bought it and fitted it to my Craftsman 10" table saw: if I had it to do over, I would absolutely buy it again.
GOOD TOOL, GREAT PRICE, NOT-SO-GOOD INSTRUCTIONSJanuary 28, 2008 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I recently purchased the Grizzly Tenoning Jig. Upon receiving the jig, I performed the manufacturer recommended cleaning and assembly. As other reviewers have pointed out, the instructions/diagrams provided for the assembly process and alignment are not very well written. Fortunately, the process is fairly straight forward and the shortcomings of the instructions only slow the assembly a bit.
I found this tool to be well built and easy to use. The learning curve was fairly short--I was producing tight fitting tenons in short order. If I could rate this tool's use and construction independent of the instructions, I would have given it 5 stars. I would have no problem recommending this tool to anyone. Still not sure how Grizzly offers a tool of this quality at this price, you better get one before they wise up.
Great tool--Great valueJanuary 4, 2008 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
For the money, I doubt you'd be able to find a better tool than this. From my observations, it seems to be the same as the Delta and Shop Fox tenoning jig, although it sells for considerably less.
You may need to spend some time cleaning the thing though, as all the parts are heavily coated in cosmoline.
The jig is solid, accurate and easy to assemble and use. I appreciate that the jig allows the user to lock, or unlock the micrometer adjustment to facilitate quick adjustment to the depth of the cut. You simply loosen a lock, slide the jig to the approximate position and re-tighten to fine tune with the micrometer adjustment.
If I had to point to a flaw, and this flaw would be a stretch, I would say the method of squaring the jig to the blade is cumbersome and inaccurate. To square the jig, you first remove the entire micrometer assembly, then stick a screwdriver down through the body of the jig and loosen the screws that secure the jig to the rail. Once loose, you twist the jig until square, then tighten the screws. Problem is, to reach the screws, the jig must be 3 inches away from the blade, which makes it a guessing game as to when the jig is square with the blade. This adjustment method means you'll need to spend some time moving the jig in a trial and error method until you get it square. It's not a huge deal, but somewhat time consuming.
Once you have your jig dialed in, it allows flawless tenons to be cut quickly and without constant measuring and re-measuring.
If you need a tenoning jig, buy this one. Take the money you'll save over the competition and get yourself some other tool you need!
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