On 21 Apr 2005 07:55:44 -0700, "brianlanning"
wrote:

I'd like to stick with Delta, but there is starting to be way
too much plastic and pot metal in the tools I buy.

Here's what I'm wrestling with: Grizzly has its share of plastic and
pot metal too. But when you compare price tags, you can get more cast
iron from grizzly for the same money. And since I've heard such good
things about grizzly's customer seriver, and delta's quality slide, it
makes the decision that much easier.

I guess the thing that bothers me is that when I look at Grizzly's
design, it's immediately obvious that if a part breaks, I can either
fix it with a part from the hardware store, or make a new one myself.
They're similar engineering-wise to the stuff I fabricate all day at
work, and that means that I can just replace the parts if I need to,
whether the spare parts are still in stock or not. With a lot of the
Delta stuff, I get worried just looking at it, because I know that if
the molded plastic widget formed around the oddly shaped metal piece
breaks, I have to pay Delta whatever they're currently asking to fix
it- or buy an entirely new tool. The reason Delta keeps my business
so far is because I can buy them at the local dealer, and they've been
very good about honoring their warranties.

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