jgn@li.net said:
> the types of power tools that Harbor Freight sells -- and there are
> several companies selling the same types of stuff -- are knock-offs
> that are produced overseas, usually Taiwan.
A couple of months ago Fine Woodworking did a comparison of medium size
planers, wrote to various "manufacturers" and got something like 13 planers
shipped in, of which eleven or so were NEARLY IDENTICAL. Upon investigation
they all came from Taiwan. Some were better finished, some had controls in
different places, or different knife holders, but mostly they were the same.
The only choice was quality of assembly and the quality of the motor.
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