On 30/04/2015 18:47, wrote:
On Thursday, 30 April 2015 14:09:14 UTC+1, mike wrote:
On Thursday, April 30, 2015 at 8:31:14 AM UTC+1,
wrote:
On Tuesday, 28 April 2015 17:39:36 UTC+1, mike wrote:

Power Devil in the UK and Ferm (who are still going in the
Netherlands) used to buy the same Chinese OEM models but
obviously in their own colours. The

I'd be curious to see the evidence for that. Feedback I've heard
is very different.


Power Devil router: http://s8.postimg.org/p1xqpn6id/image.jpg Ferm
router: http://s8.postimg.org/q2xzernhx/image.jpg

IIRC, that model was made by Ningbo and a quick Google will provide
many good reviews of the PD version which is basically a decent
quality knock-off of the classic Elu:

http://allenina-powertools.en.made-i...ct-list-1.html



If you look at their website you can spot several current models
rebadged as Titan, Parkside, PowerCraft etc.

I thought you were going to say that.

PD & Ferm are/were large buyers. Sosoco: Hi, we'd like to buy 50,000
of your grommulators. But we need you to use this grade magnet wire,
that superior switch and reinforce the gears. Crapco: Hi, we'd like
to buy 50,000 of your grommulators. But we need lower cost, what can
you do? Mfrco: well, if we replace the nylon gears with ABS, use
lower temp rated wire insulation, replace the plastic insulators with
punched card and replace the motor with our special 5 hour life one
we can do it at this price for you.

Whether the above is the reality or they're all the same we don't at
this point know for sure. I've heard awful things about PD and not
Ferm, but of course the sample size is too small to have any
certainty.


NT


A thumbs up for my PD circ saw. Bought as a temporary measure when my
Elu got pinched, it's still there a couple of decades on. Blade not
precisely 90 degs to the baseplate but that was easily corrected