Quote Originally Posted by Rambozo View Post
BTW Taiwan is China and has been for some time now. Machine tool makers have taken the route of putting "Made in Taiwan" on a lot of products to trade on the better reputation of products made there.
I know. Maybe, but I haven't seen or experienced that. Maybe because the vendors are clued into that and order accordingly to meet their expectations.

I've seen the difference inside and out between a made in China vs Taiwan lathe. Of course you can get back to me with an example or two with the opposite, but generally there is a big difference. Things in time will change. I come across the odd tool made there (stuff from Harbor Freight, for example) where I am super impressed but that is as rare as Halley's comet.


Quote Originally Posted by Rambozo View Post
These days you have to judge each product on it's own merits.
I went to see it in my local store before ordering it from them on-line and on sale with free shipping (go figure). Top notch construction, castings, finish, etc. I am damn picky and I was impressed by the quality and the packaging.