Jet JJP-12 Width

[Robert Strasser]

I may buy a Jet Planer/Jointer, JJP-12. But I have a narrow door to get the machine through.

Can a JJP-12 owner please tell me the minimum size door the JJP-12 will get through?

Thank You

[johnny means]

Shouldn't be a problem, unless your talking about a doggie door. It's not big at all.

[Neil Brooks]

Dimensions are in the manual (http://www.misgroupinc.com/partfiles/m_708475.pdf).

[michael case]

A growing number of our members are having some real problems with this machine. Might want to investigate a bit.

http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?156417-Problems-with-Jet-JJP-12-%2812-quot-Jointer-Planer%29
http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?166810-About-to-throw-my-JJP-12-through-the-window...

[Robert Strasser]

Thanks Michael for the links. I am considering other machines also.

As far as the width question, manuals can be wrong or just give you the ASSEMBLED WIDTH. I wanted to know if there was a way to reduce the width by removing anything, like the fence, etc. I need quantitative data, not qualitative.

[scott vroom]

Robert, how wide is your door opening?

[Richard Gonzalez]

By sliding the fence forward, and removing the cutter guard (both tool-free operations) you can get it to less than 24". Nothing you can remove or disassemble will get it any less than this. Unless you have a very narrow door you should be OK.

[Michael Titus]

The fence can easily be removed. On my JJP12, I measured 21.5" from the cabinet back to the front of the on/off button assembly (which protrudes from the cabinet front).

[Robert Strasser]

Thank you very much for the replies on the width.

Jet would not reply to my emails with anything other than what the manual says, even though I said I needed to see if anything could be removed to fit through a 29-inch door.

Thanks again.

[Curt Harms]

What Michael said. It takes <5 min. to remove the fence. 29" is NO problem at all. Just remember the little sucker is about 500 lbs. It is pretty compact though.