B a r r y wrote:


Do you know if they source from the same factories?

I'm one of the "some think" people, and the couple of tools really
looked the same that I've compared.

Barry

Well this might start a flame war but yes most of the big iron tools are
made at the same place. The BIG difference is tolerances. When a tool is
cast and milled if it falls within the tolerances set by a company like
grizzly it gets painted green. If it does not meet the tolerances it's
passed to the next company. Now on a large scale when that is done all
the tool companys get there machines. Some are a little better than
others, most are the same. I do know for a fact Jet's 15" planer is the
same casting as the Reliant 15" planer. The big difference is Jet holds
the factory at a higher tolerance and still does the final machining to
bring it to even a higher tolerance.