Brian Henderson wrote:
On Sun, 25 Nov 2007 15:44:13 GMT, John Horner
wrote:

There are very few modern Delta branded tools for which I'm willing to
pay a price premium, because it is almost all Chinese junk much like the
competition's. Why pay Delta prices for Grizzly quality?

There was a time 15-20 years ago when Delta was the top of the line
and brands like Jet were looked upon as crap. Now the situation has
reversed and you're getting the brands that were laughed at years ago
getting all the awards and traditionally respected brands losing out.

Indeed. This makes Delta/Porter-Cable's current attempt to reposition
itself as the brand of choice for "professional woodworkers" seem like
too-little, too late.

For a good laugh, check out the July 2007 press release:

http://www.deltaportercable.com/Abou...c-9f8f6a665324

These guys used to be the top of the food chain, but now are somewhere
in the middle.