On 08/01/2016 9:06 AM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
I recently ordered an guide bushing adapter for my router on eBay. The product
came from Shop Fox, a "registered trademark of Woodstock International,
Inc." and "manufactured in China for Woodstock International, Inc."
....
I'm not looking to buy, just curious if anyone knows anything about their
equipment. ...

Since their home office is also in Bellingham, WA, and they first showed
up along with Grizzly, I've always presumed there was a major tie-in
there, but that may just be coincidence rather than factual.

AFAIK, Woodstock is just an importer/distributor but overall they've
been around 25 yr or so while Shop Fox I don't believe showed up
somewhat later than that...

It seems to me they've always rated at about the same quality level as
Grizz; a little above the norm of the "lowest-priced spread" but a
little behind most Jet, say, and at least until the sell-off of Delta
not up to what one would expect from them.

I _think_ but don't know for certain they do spec their own machinery
and do some R&D kind of things, particularly in the industrial-grade
stuff over on the metal side having some patented items besides just
generics.

All in all, I think you can generally count on a serviceable item; I
don't know just how well their service/support ranks Grizzly that
gets good marks if there is a problem.

I've not bought anything new in "since forever"; I'm partial to really
old, larger iron at the same or lower price entry point at the cost of
some refurb work...but a 1600-lb PM planer or 2000-lb 16" Crescent
jointer intrigue me far more than new stuff that's generally much less
solid.

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