In this day and age you really need to buy the individual tools, not the name. The lines are very blurred, and many tools are made in the same factories with different name plates. Delta is now owned by Chang Type, LTD, many of Powermatic tools are made in Asia...many along side Jet, Grizzly, GI, and Shop Fox, PC is beingi diluted to a consumer grade tool, and Ryobi makes most Ridgid. The Cman bandsaws are now made by Richen Enterprises who owns Rikon...they're very similar and share many parts. Steel City makes the Cman 22116 granite hybrid. Dayton makes the Cman 21833 contractor saw that's identical to the Ridgid R4512. Ryobi makes the Cman 21829 BT3### clone and 21828 portable that's identical to the Ridgid R4510. Chervon Power makes their current router lineup. Forget the name, but definitely check out some of the better tools.
Edit: ...just realized the age of this thread, but the statement is still pertinent.
Edit: ...just realized the age of this thread, but the statement is still pertinent.
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