While contacting SawStop to find out what motor manufacturer is used for their 3hp Professional Cabinet Saw I was told that not only is the motor made in Taiwan but the saw itself is made there as well. I thought this was a USA built product.
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While contacting SawStop to find out what motor manufacturer is used for their 3hp Professional Cabinet Saw I was told that not only is the motor made in Taiwan but the saw itself is made there as well. I thought this was a USA built product.
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There are no cabinet saws currently produced in the USA.
Chuck Taylor
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Same company makes pm, grizz, jet, dewalt, delta, ridgid, general int, on and on. Geetech.
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Geetech HQ : Chiu Ting Machinery Co., Ltd.
No 135, Zhongnan Road, Taiping, Dist. Taichung, Taiwan
TEL + 886-4-2270-0258
FAX + 886-4-2275-9365
E-Mail :katharine@geetech.com.tw
http://www.geetech.com.tw/
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BTW my Makita 2704 contractor saw is made in the U.S.A. ...or at least, assembled in the U.S.A. ...Originally Posted by Charles Taylor
Regards,
Last edited by Osvaldo Cristo; 05-17-2018 at 7:02 PM. Reason: better phrasing
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Makes me appreciate my North American made Oneway lathe even more.
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Except for Northfield
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Non-Americans have to support themselves and their families too.
-Lud
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Dr Gass would not have been able to find an American company to produce his saws at such quality and price. To make a profit, he had to go outside America, or the saw would have been priced out of the budget of most hobbyist users. It would be interesting to see how many sawmakers can match SawStop's quality and price when the patents expire and anyone can be free to use the SS technology. Bosch jobsite saws with the finger-saving feature (still available in Canada) are nowhere cheaper than SS's jobsite saws.
Simon
Last edited by Simon MacGowen; 05-17-2018 at 9:26 PM.
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It is every bit as good (or better) than the (old) Made in USA unisaw or old General (Made in Canada) saw.
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Aside from the safety technology, SS quality is higher than most other Asian tools that I've used and you pay for it. The consumer gets what he's willing to pay for.
Where they really separate themselves, though, is in a couple of areas beyond manufacturing. Anyone who has assembled one of their products knows about their packaging and ease of assembly. Then comes customer service, among the best I've ever dealt with.
I can't speak to the comparison to "old iron" as I don't have any, but I guess it's physically impossible to replicate at any price.
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The Taiwanese ICS I have is a solid machine. But you pay for it. Sawstop ics is over 1,500 dollars more than the new delta unisaw. It's not the location, it's the quality we are willing to pay for.
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Now that was an off topic comment!! Knock off the personal attacks. They don't belong on this site.
Jerry
"It is better to fail in originality than succeed in imitation" - Herman Melville
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Cute cover.
Jerry
"It is better to fail in originality than succeed in imitation" - Herman Melville
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