Now I do think there is a difference in Taiwanese tools and tools made in
China. I am FAR from an expert but I have seen some real CRAP from the China
makers, and very little good stuff. Just the other day I looked at a good
size drill press with a MT3 spindle that had a lot more play than my 50 year
old delta. Almost all of the stuff from China I see is of poor workmanship.
Now look at a Takasawi engine lathe that is Taiwanese made, and its a work
of art. My mill is Taiwanese and it is a very nice machine, its over 20
years old and has been used a good amount and it is still very tight. The
man I bought it from had both the Millport and a Bridgeport and said he used
the Millport more, its the mill he preferred to run. My father is a close
friend of the seller and had said for years that he liked the Millport more.
I now own the machine and am very happy with it.