Steelex ST1011 Jointer

[Tim M Tuttle]

Does anyone have any experience with this brand or this particular jointer? I've searched around and it appears this is part of the Grizzly family and pretty much a clone of the G0490. It's available with a spiral cutter for $1350 and free shipping. Are Shop Fox, Steelex and Grizzly the same machines with different branding or are there differences in quality between the brands?

Thanks

[Jim Andrew]

Talked to my nephew, said he had ordered a Grizzly 490, it was backordered and he could not get one, so he ordered a Steelex, which he received right away.

[Matt Day]

There was just a thread about it.
http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?257238-shop-fox-8-quot-jointer-models-w1741s-vs-w1741sw

[Tim M Tuttle]

Ah, thank you!