Recommendation: Porter Cable or Dewalt biscuit joiner

maico · 2006-11-08T01:58:20+00:00

After dragging you all through the coals regarding the best biscuits, Iam now working backwards to the best biscuit joiner! See the followingthread on biscuits: I had mentioned in the thread above, I have already purchased theDewalt DW682K biscuit joiner but now I question whether I should havebought the Porter Cable 557. I can still return the Dewalt as I haveyet to use it. The one feature I really need is face frame biscuitswhich can be readily accomplished with the PC but not the DW. Also,there seems to be an issue of small wood components (to be joined)falling into the fence of the BJ and that PC has addressed this with aninsert; is this true?I am looking for your opinion(s) on these two tools.I look forward to your responses.

Nov 08, 2006 24 Replies

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IBM5081 19 years ago

It must be a type III since it's fairly new (purchased within the last year). Made after the litigation DW filed against PC for copying their design.

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B A R R Y 19 years ago

$92? 8^(

Coastal Tool sells the DW for $145 & the PC for $172.

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maico 19 years ago

Is that US or CAN dollars? I am talking CAN.

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B A R R Y 19 years ago

Sorry, USD.

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SB 9 years ago

replying to Robatoy, SB wrote: Are blades interchangeable on PC and Dewalt biscuit joiners?

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