The Makita 18-Volt LXT Lithium-Ion Cordless Plate Joiner (model XJP03Z, tool only) provides portability and performance in the field or in the shop, without the cord. The XJP03Z combines power and precision with ease-of-use features for strong and accurate biscuit joints for furniture making, cabinet construction and fine woodworking applications. (note: battery and charger sold separately) It’s part of Makita’s expanding 18-Volt Lithium-Ion series, the world’s largest cordless tool line-up powered by an 18-Volt Lithium-Ion slide-style battery. Makita 18-Volt Lithium-Ion batteries have the fastest charge times in their categories, so they spend more time working and less time sitting on the charger. For improved tool performance and extended battery life, Makita created Star Protection Computer Controls. Star Protection is communication technology that allows the Star Protection-equipped tool and battery to exchange data in real time and monitor conditions during use to protect against overloading, over-discharging and overheating. For increased versatility, the tool can also be powered by Makita 18-Volt LXT and Compact Lithium-Ion batteries with the star symbol on the battery indicating Star Protection inside. The XJP03Z provides up to 320 cuts or 160 joints on a single charge (18-Volt LXT 3.0Ah battery, sold separately).
- Rack and pinion vertical fence system engineered for accurate fence adjustments
- Cast aluminum pivot fence with 3 positive stops at 0 Degree, 45 Degreeand 90 Degree and easy centering on 3/4 in. material
- 6 depth settings with 1 touch stops for 0, 10 and 20 and most common biscuits sizes
- Cordless plate joiner provides portability and performance in the field or in the shop without the cord
- Large and easy-to-operate cam locks for fence adjustments
- Tool-less blade cover and shaft lock for fast and easy blade changes
- Non-marring rubber inserts on shoe engineered to prevent material from slipping
- Cast aluminum front body for added durability
- Slim and ergonomic body design for added comfort
- Large top grip handle for improved handling
- Equipped with Star Protection Computer Controls to protect against overloading, over-discharging and over-heating
- Rapid optimum charger communicates with the battery’s built-in chip throughout the charging process to optimize battery life by actively controlling current, voltage and temperature (battery and charger sold separately)
- Rapid optimum charger has a built-in fan to cool the battery for faster, more efficient charging (battery and charger sold separately)
- Makita technology delivers category-leading charge time so the battery spends more time working and less time sitting on the charger (battery and charger sold separately)
- Compatible with Makita 18-Volt lithium-ion batteries with a star symbol (battery sold separately)
- 3-year warranty on tool
- Battery and charger sold separately
- Only use genuine Makita batteries and chargers
WARNING: This product can expose you to chemicals including arsenic, which is known to the State of California to cause cancer. For more information, go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov
Paul Schamberger (verified owner) –
I Love this tool good Price and makes a great Job!!!
Colton Pagac (verified owner) –
Had this for less than a month and it’s already been a part of 16 projects. I’m not a fan of the dust bag so I don’t use it.
Melyssa Nikolaus (verified owner) –
Another home run by Makita, extremely impressed with this tool.
Adaline Jacobson (verified owner) –
This and a few other carpentry-specific tools are the prime reason I decided to jump on the Makita bandwagon. Makita just seems to pay more attention to precision carpentry stuff, and this is one example of a tool no one (at the time of this review at least) has an answer for.But even if anyone else did, it’s hard to imagine anyone topping it. The build quality of this thing is immaculate. Just quality machining all over this thing. Just like Makita’s (ridiculously awesome) compact cordless router. If you have a frequent enough use for plate joining that a cordless unit becomes worth looking at, you can’t go wrong here.
Conner Thompson (verified owner) –
I like that it is cordless and holds a charge.
Marlin Wisoky (verified owner) –
Another home run by Makita, extremely impressed with this tool.
Elvis Lesch (verified owner) –
Excellent power tool to cut out # 20 biscuit on miter joints to each joint of a gate square, plus the diagonal brace, using the lightest battery Makita makes is an additional plus- to manipulate assured straight horizontal cut, so the biscuit isn’t tweaked and both pieces are perfectly flat without having to power plane an elevation differential
Darrick Pacocha (verified owner) –
A very compact and smooth tool to work with. Guess what? No hands! I mean, cord!
Lee Zemlak (verified owner) –
Great work so perfect !