From: M19120@mwvm.mitre.org
Subject: Re: BANDSAW INFO REQUIRED
Organization: The MITRE Corporation, McLean VA 22102
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 12:54:36 GMT

In article <1685778D7.M21605@mwvm.mitre.org>
M21605@mwvm.mitre.org writes:
 
>
>In article <3778@ecicrl.ocunix.on.ca>
>clewis@ferret.ocunix.on.ca (Chris Lewis) writes:
>
>>
>>In article <16854D761.M21605@mwvm.mitre.org> M21605@mwvm.mitre.org writes:
>>>In article <3760@ecicrl.ocunix.on.ca>
>>>clewis@ferret.ocunix.on.ca (Chris Lewis) writes:
>>>>       What you think is "reverse engineered" is often
>>>>the very same tool off the very same assembly line - differing only in paint
>>>>job or minor details like type of power switch.  Now, Delta may be doing
>>>>*some* Q/A, and selecting the better quality ones, but that doesn't necessarily
>>>>mean that any off-brand unit you see is a Delta reject - it could just as easily
>>>>be a unit surplus to Delta's ordering level.
>>
>>>>Rexon is one of the largest companies, and a lot of its tools end up with
>>>>Delta nameplates.  I have a Rexon scroll-saw, and the only difference between
>>>>it and the Delta is paint job and nameplate.
>>
>>>>Chris Lewis; clewis@ferret.ocunix.on.ca; Phone: Canada 613 832-0541
>>                                                  ^^^^^^
>>>True, Delta does put there name on Tiawanese trash, but even Powermatic is
>>>marketing a junk line now.
>>
>>On the contrary, many of the Taiwanese-made tools are perfectly good.
>>Certainly most of them are on the low end of the price scale, but if you're
>>looking for less-then-commercial use, or use well within their capabilities
>>they're perfectly fine.
>>
>>While an Excalibur scroll saw would have been really great, my Rexon works
>>perfectly fine doing the things I want it to do.  And costs less than 1/5th
>>of an Excalibur.  I had a choice between not doing it at all (at no
>>benefit to my countrymen), or doing it with an off-shore unit.
>>
>>A General table saw would also have been nice, but even a used one was
>>*way* out of my price range.
>>
>>>    I should add for the record, the Delta 14" is US made and
>>>the castings are done in Wisconsin.  Most of Delta's US made tools use
>>>Brazilian castings made using tropical rainforest wood for the coking
>>>process.  If you are like me, you might want to check with the factory
>>>on the origin of the castings on the product you are considering before
>>>unknowingly helping to defoliate the rainforest and unemploy our countrymen.
>>
>>On the other hand, tools made in the US frequently use electricity from
>>coal-fired power stations in their manufacture, which is acidifying *our*
>>lakes.
>>
>>Do you really think I care that much about employing *your* countrymen?
>>
>>Idiot.  "Made in America" might as well be "Made in Taiwan" as far
>>as I'm concerned.
>>--
>>Chris Lewis; clewis@ferret.ocunix.on.ca; Phone: Canada 613 832-0541
>>Psroff 3.0 info: psroff-request@ferret.ocunix.on.ca
>>Ferret list: ferret-request@ferret.ocunix.on.ca
>    If you are in the habit of doing second class work, then second class
> tools are more than adequate.  Enjoy your fine Tiawanese tools on those
> long, cold winters up north, and more power to you.  As to calling me an
> idiot, thanks!  In this place where I work, we need to be brought down to
> earth from time to time.  It's refreshing.  Cheers!
 
A comment on the Delta vs. Jet Bandsaw debate. -- The Jet bandsaw is very simil
ar to the Delta in design except for at least one significant difference. The l
ower blade guides on the Jet bandsaw are about two inches below the bottom of t
he table.  The lower blade guides on the  Delta are snug against the table with
 a well designed, easy to access, set of adjustments. IMHO a bandsaws performan
e depends upon the users ability to adjust and tune it.  The Delta 14 inch is c
learly superior to the Jet in the placement and adjustabbilty of the lower blad
e guides.  My point here is tools that seem "exactly" the same sometimes have s
ubtle differences.
 
I recently attended a seminar given by Mark Duginske and he felt that with
bandsaws "you get what you pay for."
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