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- From: equacken@encore.com (Eric E. Quackenbush)
- Subject: Re: Wanted: Reliant Tools info
- Organization: Encore Computer Corporation
- Distribution: usa
- Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 14:37:18 GMT
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- References: <98002@netnews.upenn.edu> <1992Nov20.133352.12784@linus.mitre.org>
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- bds@mbunix.mitre.org (Smith) writes:
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- >In article <98002@netnews.upenn.edu> dembrows@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Barry Dembrowski) writes:
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- >The Reliant machines are the same Taiwanese tools as are sold under
- >many other names. I have the Reliant 1HP dust collector, which works
- >well, and is identical to the Jet (and others).
-
- Not necessarily true. I have an aquaintance that is an importer of some
- of the Taiwanese tools and here is what he has told me.
-
- The same factories make many differant brand names but they are not all
- made to the same specifications. For example: The run out of and arbor
- might be aggreed apon as x amount of millemeters while another company
- doesn't have as high a requirement or don't specify any at all. This
- goes for most all of the components including table flatness and motor
- design. So what happens is you get two, three or more differant brands
- that all look exactly alike but the quality might be drastically differant.
-
- I'm not saying Reliant tools are any better or worse than Jet or any
- other Taiwanese. This is just food for thought.
-
- >Barry
-
- Eric
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-