Taiwanese tool products are generally made with "potted"/casted metal of
what I'll call a ****-poor alloy composition...weak metal/untrue surfaces

You cannot generalize on quality based on country of manufacture. Sawstop is made in Taiwan and their products are top shelf quality.

Bob

On Fri, 5 Mar 2021 19:03:21 -0800 (PST), Bob D
wrote:

Taiwanese tool products are generally made with "potted"/casted metal of
what I'll call a ****-poor alloy composition...weak metal/untrue surfaces

You cannot generalize on quality based on country of manufacture. Sawstop is made in Taiwan and their products are top shelf quality.

Most such tools are made in Taiwan. Yeah, Leon has an Italian Laguna
bandsaw but they're about twice the price of their Taiwanese versions.

On 3/5/2021 9:03 PM, Bob D wrote:
Taiwanese tool products are generally made with "potted"/casted metal of
what I'll call a ****-poor alloy composition...weak metal/untrue surfaces

You cannot generalize on quality based on country of manufacture. Sawstop is made in Taiwan and their products are top shelf quality.

Bob



Correct. China is in outer space. Pot metal probably does not work there.
This is not a sign of quality by any stretch but some GM Buick's are
made in China

Some people will not buy quality, that is why the Asian stuff is available.

For that matter, a lot of power tools, Milwaukee is one, are made in China.

It is all to do with required specifications.

Almost everything has a Made in China or a California Cancer warning label.

I wonder if the Welcome to California road signs, at the border, have a
Cancer warning label. Those annual fires and the smoke can't be good
for you. There should certainly be a Cancer warning label on the fire
trucks.

On 3/5/2021 9:50 PM, wrote:
On Fri, 5 Mar 2021 19:03:21 -0800 (PST), Bob D
wrote:

Taiwanese tool products are generally made with "potted"/casted metal of
what I'll call a ****-poor alloy composition...weak metal/untrue surfaces

You cannot generalize on quality based on country of manufacture. Sawstop is made in Taiwan and their products are top shelf quality.

Most such tools are made in Taiwan. Yeah, Leon has an Italian Laguna
bandsaw but they're about twice the price of their Taiwanese versions.




It is mostly the value of the dollar that dictates the difference in
price from foreign manufacturers.

On Sat, 6 Mar 2021 10:09:30 -0600, Leon lcb11211@swbelldotnet wrote:

On 3/5/2021 9:03 PM, Bob D wrote:
Taiwanese tool products are generally made with "potted"/casted metal of
what I'll call a ****-poor alloy composition...weak metal/untrue surfaces

You cannot generalize on quality based on country of manufacture. Sawstop is made in Taiwan and their products are top shelf quality.

Bob



Correct. China is in outer space. Pot metal probably does not work there.
This is not a sign of quality by any stretch but some GM Buick's are
made in China

Some people will not buy quality, that is why the Asian stuff is available.

For that matter, a lot of power tools, Milwaukee is one, are made in China.

It is all to do with required specifications.

Almost everything has a Made in China or a California Cancer warning label.

I wonder if the Welcome to California road signs, at the border, have a
Cancer warning label. Those annual fires and the smoke can't be good
for you. There should certainly be a Cancer warning label on the fire
trucks.

Maybe that's going a little far but I'll guarantee that there are
Prop-65 warnings on fire extinguishers. ...and likely on PPE, too.

On 3/6/2021 1:08 PM, wrote:
On Sat, 6 Mar 2021 10:09:30 -0600, Leon lcb11211@swbelldotnet wrote:

On 3/5/2021 9:03 PM, Bob D wrote:
Taiwanese tool products are generally made with "potted"/casted metal of
what I'll call a ****-poor alloy composition...weak metal/untrue surfaces

You cannot generalize on quality based on country of manufacture. Sawstop is made in Taiwan and their products are top shelf quality.

Bob



Correct. China is in outer space. Pot metal probably does not work there.
This is not a sign of quality by any stretch but some GM Buick's are
made in China

Some people will not buy quality, that is why the Asian stuff is available.

For that matter, a lot of power tools, Milwaukee is one, are made in China.

It is all to do with required specifications.

Almost everything has a Made in China or a California Cancer warning label.

I wonder if the Welcome to California road signs, at the border, have a
Cancer warning label. Those annual fires and the smoke can't be good
for you. There should certainly be a Cancer warning label on the fire
trucks.

Maybe that's going a little far but I'll guarantee that there are
Prop-65 warnings on fire extinguishers. ...and likely on PPE, too.

You must remember that all chemicals are bad. Overdoes of water killed
about 3500 people last year.

Also do you know how many people die from eating steel nut and screws?

The California laws you have to warn people about these chemical dangers.

Of course, there are other equally important lawyer warnings that appear
in many areas, such as the one not to put your hand in to the
revolving lawn mower blade.

On Sat, 6 Mar 2021 14:29:10 -0500, knuttle
wrote:

On 3/6/2021 1:08 PM, wrote:
On Sat, 6 Mar 2021 10:09:30 -0600, Leon lcb11211@swbelldotnet wrote:

On 3/5/2021 9:03 PM, Bob D wrote:
Taiwanese tool products are generally made with "potted"/casted metal of
what I'll call a ****-poor alloy composition...weak metal/untrue surfaces

You cannot generalize on quality based on country of manufacture. Sawstop is made in Taiwan and their products are top shelf quality.

Bob



Correct. China is in outer space. Pot metal probably does not work there.
This is not a sign of quality by any stretch but some GM Buick's are
made in China

Some people will not buy quality, that is why the Asian stuff is available.

For that matter, a lot of power tools, Milwaukee is one, are made in China.

It is all to do with required specifications.

Almost everything has a Made in China or a California Cancer warning label.

I wonder if the Welcome to California road signs, at the border, have a
Cancer warning label. Those annual fires and the smoke can't be good
for you. There should certainly be a Cancer warning label on the fire
trucks.

Maybe that's going a little far but I'll guarantee that there are
Prop-65 warnings on fire extinguishers. ...and likely on PPE, too.

You must remember that all chemicals are bad. Overdoes of water killed
about 3500 people last year.

Also do you know how many people die from eating steel nut and screws?

The California laws you have to warn people about these chemical dangers.

Of course, there are other equally important lawyer warnings that appear
in many areas, such as the one not to put your hand in to the
revolving lawn mower blade.

And the famous one on land mines--"do not eat".