Lamello Reviews

There is no denying that this is the best plate joiner on the market. It can produce repeatable, accurate and precise joinery in ways that the other plate joiners simply can't match. The laminated card with settings that allow precise centering of biscuit slots for varying thicknesses of wood will be really handy. I have zero complaints about this machine...except...when I ordered it from Amazon I was sent a unit that had obviously been opened and resealed. On delivery the wooden case was severely damaged (the bottom was pushed off and the center divider was fractured) and the angled dust chute guide had been mounted on the machine, and was broken. I tried to repair the case, but then why should I settle for damaged goods? I have to send the unit back for a replacement. I appreciate Amazon's return policy, but I really don't think I should have to go through this. There was no damage to the outer box it was shipped in, or any visible damage to the manufacturers box. I think this machine was damaged before shipment. I don't think we expect to receive "refurbished/damaged" goods when buying from Amazon, and I'm disappointed. I'll reserve final judgement until after I get a "new" unit.

Great product, delivers consistant result at all the time. cons: No dust bag. I mean it doesn't come with one. You may have to order from the company, and the dust outlet has a plastic holder. Mine was broken when I received it. I'm going to glue it back on.
I haven't contact Amason.com about it,but that outlet should have been a better material anyway. It comes strongly Recommended. You want a good product? as a civil engineer I strongly recommends it.

Lovely machine and as smooth as advertised. glad I purchased. The wood case is a little much. It just holds the joiner loosly. Not at all a custom fit. Would have thought this expensive a toy would be cradled somehow rather than left to just rattle around.. Oh well, hope it didn't represent a major $ amount in the purchase 'cause it's kind of "cheesy"

Excellent product. It comes strongly recommended. Good engineering. I strongly recommend it.

These biscuits work very well, but I don't understand why a box of ASSORTED BISCUITS is so much more expensive (with the same number of biscuits) as any of the boxes of biscuits that have the same number of biscuits, but all one size. For example, 1000 # 0, 10 or 20 is 37 dollars or so, and the assorted 1000 (500 20s, 250 10s and 250 0s) is 55 dollars. What's up with that?

I found the Lamello plate jointer to be quite a bit like the Freud that it replaced. Don't care for the way the fence mounts, a little cheap I think. Freud was the same. And the adjusting scale was cheesy like the Freud. Can't put in carrying case unless you take the fence off. all small things, but I thought Lamello was the Cadallac of plate jointers, not much more than a
Volkswagon to me. Cuts well, guess thats what I paid the high dollars for. Maybe should have just revamped the Freud and sharpened the cutters.

I was going to buy a Porter Cable 557 until talked to friends that have one and used one my self.I measured the slot with a dial caliper and it is dead on. The jointer does not move when cutting a slot. The pads work great. I have had problems with the slots all being the same in elevation with my old Porter Cable jointer and this is real easy to keep all the same. Another feature I like on the jointer is the start switch can be locked in to keep the jointer running until you get done with all of the slots on the edge and then turn the jointer off. I also like the position detent on the fence for the different angle settings. Another nice feature is the ease of the fence removal and instalation.This is really worth twice as much as the Porter Cable 557.

As a woodworker and cabinet builder, I am constantly relying on a buscuit joiner in my work. The Lamello C2 Classic is the epitome of simplicity. Solidly built, it does not flex, giving me accurate placement of the buscuit slot. The blade design and nonslip pads make the process effortless. The case is lackluster... like an empty tackle box. The top tray was cracked, but who cares? A machine of this caliber deserves a fitted case, like Festool. Like I said, Big Bucks, but worth it!!

The Minicol is Lamello's less expensive glue bottle. It has a general purpose tip that suits if for gluing dowels, slots, and biscuits. But it is not Lamello's best gluing tool for use with biscuits. The Dosicol has an injector that fits a biscuit slot and injects glue through four orifices. The glue dose is metered so that there is no need to manually monitor the amount of glue that is dispensed. Just insert in the slot, press the bottle down, and move on. The Dosicol is the tool you've probably seen Norm use on New Yankee Workshop. It's well worth the additional cost.

If biscuiting is something you do fairly often, your money would be well spent getting one of these well made and well thought-out glue bottles. Sure, it seems like a lot of money when you get a free bottle with every bottle of elmers glue you buy - but this really works well. The tip is precisley sized to get into biscuit slots and deliver glue to the SIDES of the slots. Very easy to control and works well for other glue dispensing operations as well (edge gluing...) The best feature of this bottle is the base. A small sponge in the base keeps the tip wet when it is being stored so there is never any seizing in the tip - it is ALWAYS ready to go. That, and the fact that the bottle is stored UPSIDE down, keeping all of your useable glue at the tip and ready to go, makes this a real tool to speed up you production schedule. Keeps things neat, too! Highly Reccommended...