dave@fluke.UUCP (Dave Van Ess) (09/25/85)
I just saw an ad for thr Ryobi 10 planer. Woodworker's Supply in New Mexico is selling them for $495. Does anyone used one of these planers or knows anything about them? Thanks in advance. Dave Van Ess John Fluke Mfg Co Evertt WA ps I am not interested in hearing about Taiwanese copys of the Delta planer. Glizzley Imports is only an hour up the road.
megcng@mb2c.UUCP (Carter Grabarczyk) (09/30/85)
> > I just saw an ad for thr Ryobi 10 planer. Woodworker's Supply in New Mexico > is selling them for $495. Does anyone used one of these planers or knows > anything about them? Thanks in advance. > > > Dave Van Ess > John Fluke Mfg Co > Evertt WA > > ps I am not interested in hearing about Taiwanese copys of the Delta > planer. Glizzley Imports is only an hour up the road. Dave, it's not clear to me whether you are against Grizzly or Taiwanese imports or both. If it's the tools, there are some good and some bad. I've seen a lot of Taiwanese junk and also some fairly good items. I bought an AMT import clone of the Rockwell 6 inch jointer and been extremely well pleased. Tables and fences ground true and flat and brought to a higher level of finish than Rockwell at one third the price. The only problem was that the blades were junk beyond repair and easily remedied with a $21 replacement set from another manufacturer. No flames please about buying American as I do have a few large American Rockwell stationary tools including their thickness planer that is *made in Brazil*. On the other hand, if your implied flame is about Grizzly, I'm sure the rest of us on the net would be interested in your comments or warnings.
dave@fluke.UUCP (Dave Van Ess) (10/01/85)
> > Dave Van Ess > > John Fluke Mfg Co > > Evertt WA > > > > ps I am not interested in hearing about Taiwanese copys of the Delta > > planer. Glizzley Imports is only an hour up the road. > > > > Dave, it's not clear to me whether you are against Grizzly or Taiwanese > imports or both. If it's the tools, there are some good and some bad. I've > seen a lot of Taiwanese junk and also some fairly good items. I bought an > AMT import clone of the Rockwell 6 inch jointer and been extremely well > pleased. Tables and fences ground true and flat and brought to a higher > level of finish than Rockwell at one third the price. The only problem > was that the blades were junk beyond repair and easily remedied with > a $21 replacement set from another manufacturer. > > No flames please about buying American as I do have a few large American > Rockwell stationary tools including their thickness planer that is *made > in Brazil*. > > On the other hand, if your implied flame is about Grizzly, I'm sure the > rest of us on the net would be interested in your comments or warnings. > In my first article I did not wish imply anything about import copy tools. I have alot of information about these taiwanese tools and with Grizzly just up the road it's easy for me to get those questions answered. What I want is information about the Ryobi planer. It was hoping to avoid an large dicussion about the advantages and disadvantage of taiwanese tools. What it seems I have done is confused the issue. Sorry. Dave Van Ess John Fluke Mfg Co Everett Wa ps Now want about information about the Ryobi 10 inch planer