In article . com, "Oregon" wrote:
A recent WoodCraft flier revealed that the Jet bandsaw I've been lusting
after is made in Taiwan. I've got this "buy American" thing happening,
partly because...well, I'm an American, and because other than cars and
electronics, I'm not convinced that those foreign boys make a decent
product. My BP goes up a bit every time I have to grab a "mm" wrench. So
what's the scoop with Jet? Seems to be a quality tool, but "made in Taiwan"
doesn't fill me with tool-joy. I'm sure I'd be disappointed if I researched
the country of origin for my Delta and Craftsman tools.
Your thoughts on the matter?

"Made in Taiwan" is a lot better than "Made in China". At least the capitalist
economy in Taiwan provides a better incentive for quality than does China's
communist system.

Most of my power tools were made in Taiwan. I have a JET table saw and
benchtop mortiser, and don't see any quality problems with either one. I
wouldn't hesitate to buy JET, or other Taiwan-made tools, again.

--
Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek-at-milmac-dot-com)

For a copy of my TrollFilter for NewsProxy/Nfilter,
send email to autoresponder at filterinfo-at-milmac-dot-com