I have Clarke stuff for other things and I too had never had an issue. But on the thicknesser the frame for the feed rollers was really distorted - so much that I could not adjust the rollers to compensate. I took it back to the shop, checked it against another which was just as bad, and they agreed to a full refund.
I have used the Jet extensively now and it has been really good. Apart from a cock-up from me where a long length of timber hit the back of my shed, jammed the machine, and snapped the drive belt!!
