I took delivery of my new jointer on Tuesday, put it together on Wednesday and smiled today. Course it was not all peaches and cream as UPS didn't do a very good job. First there was no tracking information and no phone call to schedule a delivery time. Fortunately I was home when he pulled up. I had paid for a tail gate delivery but no such luck so I rounded up a couple of neighbors and we got it done. The heavy box was pretty well trashed and it was with some trepidationn that I opened it. The styro foam was broken up in several places and parts had shifted but nothing major appeared damaged. I called Grizzly and to their credit they are refunding my tailgate delivery charge. I have also sent them pictures of the box and the three damaged handles and assorted nicks and dings.
In any event I got it all together and it seems to work fine other than one bent handle which will not allow me to properly lock down the infeed table. After calibration of the tables and fence I did run through a piece of oak and it made a very smooth cut with a perfect square on two sides. I don't want to use it more than this until I get the handles replaced.
I was impressed with the quietness of the jointer and the almost complete lack of any vibration. It should have no problem passing the nickel test. What a step up from my last jointer which I had owned for 20+ years.