DELTA 37-380 Professional 8-Inch 1-1/2 Horsepower Jointer, 120/240-Volt 1 Phase | 
 enlarge | Brand: Delta
Category: Home Improvement
List Price: $2,173.45
Buy New: $1,149.95
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Rating:  12 reviews
Media: Tools & Hardware
Shipping Weight (lbs): 474
Dimensions (in): 81 x 44 x 27
MPN: 37-380
Model: 37-380
UPC: 069554373800
EAN: 0069554373800
Availability: Usually ships in 2-3 business days
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| Features:
| • | 1-1/2-horsepower induction motor for powerful cutting | | • | Large cast-iron 72-inch infeed and outfeed tables to support longer stock | | • | Will handle a full 8-inch-wide workpiece for face jointing | | • | Center-mounted fence for easy adjustment | | • | 2-year limited warranty on machines, parts, and accessories |
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Product Description
Includes 8" Professional Jointer - 37-380, 1-1/2 HP, 120/240 Volt Motor, Enclosed Stand, Dust Collector Connector, Center-Mounted Fence, 3-Knife Cutterhead, Cutterhead Guard, Push Blocks, Instruction Manual.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 7 more reviews...
 joiner--not received July 29, 2005
Jack E. Winter
6 out of 26 found this review helpful
How can I rate it when you only send the base and will not send me the rest of the machine?? I am so upset with your service in this matter. We have called, e-mailed and we get not one thing done!
An Adventure in Assembly April 11, 2004
S. Smith (Redding, CA USA)
14 out of 15 found this review helpful
I picked up the unit at the truck terminal because their forklift could load it on a pickup which can be backed up to the shop door. No shipping damage whatsoever that I could see. The mobile base was a big help. We set up the base cabinet and mobile base first and then took everything except the jointer out of the long box. We slit the box sides and were able to turn the jointer on its side to clean it up and get rid of the styrofoam. Using cardboard, we slid it from the truck bed onto the base to save on lifting. Uh oh, the motor was supposed to be mounted at the factory;It was not and hard to get to as well. The manual and pics say to adjust the belt tension with the motor mounts--not true. The frame bars are moved, not the motor mounts. Never could get the spring on the guard to tension and will ask for a replacement for that. Just a simple adjustment to square the fence at 90 deg to the table. The tables were in perfect alignment as were the knives. I had a scrap piece of alder bowed on 2 sides. The jointer took almost all of the bow out before I decided to cut a few inches off the ends. All 4 sides are smooth as glass. Even though the beast is made in China, it's very good quality compared to some of my other machines made there. I'm very happy with it and would have given 5 stars if the motor had been installed and the manual written correctly. Yes, I read the manual and think that it should be written correctly and the pictures, too. The machine is very stable on the mobile base which is really a heavy duty model. I did buy mine from ToolCrib via phone because I had some questions which were answered okay. This is a much better place to write reviews rather than trying to search for them on the various woodworking forums. It's oh so much easier to find the reviews here than other places. Hope y'all will help us out with your review as well. Thanks!
Update: I got a replacement spring for the guard assembly in less than 24 hrs. from Delta. Now that's service!
 Rock solid and worth the money January 27, 2004
K. A. Bengson (West Plains, MO United States)
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
I have had my DJ-380 for about 8 months and have nothing but praise for it.
It was packed well and arrived in great condition. I did feel as though I had pulled a double shift at the local Jiffy Lube by the time I removed all the grease and oil from the machine.
Assembly was straight forward and easy.
I never had to contact Delta on this machine, however, when I did contact them in the past, I always found them very helpful and prompt.
The dust collection system could use some improvment - only gets rid of about half the chips.
Adjustments are easy and precise and the location on the off/on switch is great.
I would recommend this machine in a heartbeat.
I only wish I could report to you. September 25, 2003
JAMES G VONTUNGELN (Lonoke, AR United States)
14 out of 23 found this review helpful
Unforutnately I can't tell you how this jointer works. The second time I turned it on after assembly, the motor burned out. An extremely surly and unsympathetic woman at Delta told me I had to detach the motor and take it to an approved repair store 40 miles away. The last repair job I entrusted to this outlet took three months. So, I sit with an unusable piece of equipment and am out the money to boot. Wish I had gone for the Powermatic.
An update: It took six weeks to get the new motor. When I hooked it back up, someone had cut away some of the power cord so I had to rig an extension to get the on/off switch to fit the support arm. The jointer works fine now, but what an ordeal!
An Aircraft Carrier in the garage May 19, 2003
Grant M. Smith (Iowa)
18 out of 19 found this review helpful
...P>The jointer was very well packaged and would likely suvive an around the world trip with no problems. Steel tubing embedded in the styrofoam packaging ensured this.Setup took about 4 hours, most of it spent cleaning protective grease and inspecting parts. It was an easy process requiring the assistance of at least one other fit person to place the jointer on its stand. I'd recommend four total people do this lifting to do it safely and easily. Only one issue was found. The pulley on the motor was found to have excessive runout, and Delta quickly shipped me another under warranty. Tha machine works beautifully once assembled and aligned. Only minor adjustments were needed, and the knives were set perfectly out of the box. I have no dust collection connected to this unit yet, and it creates massive piles of chips. As a test, I face jointed an 8" piece of Walnut with some figure at one end and the machine created a perfectly flat, smooth surface in two passes. Edge jointing went very well also with the massive infeed and fence system. I am very glad I decided on this machine. It compares favorably price-wise with Jet models, and much cheaper than Powermatic. The American made motor is very quiet and powerful. Overall a great machine, and I gave it a 4, but the bent pulley is all that kept it from being a five.
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