Star Shop Tools by General International

[Dave Jewers]

I'm considering buying a new jointer and am researching the quality of the "Star Shop" line of tools. They are an economical sub-set of General International (which is a more economical version of the Canadian-made General line) sold almost exclusively to some Canadian home improvement chains like Rona and Totem Hardware.
http://www.rona.ca/shop/~floor-jointer-general-internation.-158369_!jointer_shop

Has anyone had experience with Star Shop tools? (Not General or GI but specifically the GI "Star Shop" brand. If so, what do you think of their quality/accuracy/value, etc?

Any comments would be very much appreciated to help me with this decision.

Thanks,

[Greg Sznajdruk]

Looking on the Internet there seems to be less than $100 difference between Star Shop and the General International. Didn’t know the Star Shop existed but if is cheaper something is of less quality or a feature is left off. GI has a proven track record, for less than a $100 difference go with the GI.

Greg

[Dave Jewers]

Thanks for the advice Greg.

This thread has been stale for quite a few days- has NOBODY had any experience with General International's Star-Shop line???