I am a machinist by trade and have dealt with Enco a fair amount. They used
to have a store here (Seattle area). It was always best to go to the store
rather than order. Some of the stuff they had wasn't bad for the money but
lots of it was junk. Best to look it over before buying. When Harbor Freight
came about, my first thought was, just what we need, another Enco.

"Prometheus" wrote in message
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On Thu, 07 Apr 2005 08:50:53 -0500, Avraham
wrote:

On Thu, 07 Apr 2005 13:05:36 GMT, "Edwin Pawlowski"
wrote:


"Avraham" wrote in message

So, ignoring the un-mentioned shill, does anyone know anything about
these jointers?
A

I'd think it is a crap shoot at that price. Quality would be dependent
of
how the egg rolls and rice wine flowed at lunch. I doubt very much it
is a
rebranded Powermatic or Oliver.

I didn't really think so either, but I was hoping someone might have
some experience with one.

A couple of years back, a guy I worked with mentioned Enco as a source
for inexpensive metalworking equipment. He had bought a lot of their
products, and he said they were fine- as long as you retooled some of
the parts to make them accurate. For a metalworker with an engine
lathe and a vertical mill that may not be an issue, but I'd doubt that
most of the folks around this group have the equipment or inclination
to fabricate their own replacement parts. I guess I'm going to stay
away from the sucker, myself and go for a more well-known brand.


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