evodawg said:
>Wondering if anything is made in the US anymore?
>
>Porter Cable
>
>Milwaukee
>
>Bosch
>
>Delta = Black and Decker
>
>Dewalt
>
>Thanks,
>Rich
Delta, Dewalt, Porter-Cable, DeVilbiss, Oldham and FLEX are ALL now
owned by Black and Decker. <sigh>
Bosch is still Bosch - German.
Milwaukee is still Milwaukee - American - for the time being...
Still Made in the USA?
Lawyers, slimy politicians, bad MBA's, and bombs. <g?>
Greg G.
Robatoy <[email protected]> writes:
>TTI's brands??
>Ryobi
>Milwaukee
>HomeLite
>Regina
>Royal
>Dirt Devil
>AEG
>VAX
>DreBo
Doesn't TTI also make the Ridgid tools for Home Depot?
Brian Elfert
Lobby Dosser <[email protected]> writes:
>I'm not in the market for a saw, so didn't pay much attention to saws. I
>did look at a couple planers and a lathe. Can't imagine why they wouldn't
>sell, everything seemed like it could anchor the Queen Mary. Stuff just
>Looks solid.
Nobody buys the "real" General tools because they cost too darn much! Not
because nobody stocks them. Really, really nice tools, but just too
expensive for the average joe.
The 14" planer made in Canada is $3189 in the current promo. They have a
chiwanese 20" for $1999 or a chiwanese 15" for $1099.
A General 650/350 table saw is $1999 on sale while a Unisaw can be had for
$1499 and General International 250 is around $1100 or even less.
I have a Canadian General drill press bought in 2002 or 2003. The manual
was revised in 1976! The design is quite old and for the $800 or so I
paid doesn't even have a lifting mechanism like a $350 chiwanese drill
press.
Brian Elfert
"dadiOH" <[email protected]> writes:
>Brian Elfert wrote:
>> Doesn't TTI also make the Ridgid tools for Home Depot?
>Ridgid is part of Emerson Electric.
Emerson quit making the power tools for Home Depot and they are now made
by Techtronics. This happened close to two years ago IIRC.
I actually find the new Ridgid cordless tools to be quite nice and I
bought a 12V drill. The cordless tools at least now have a lifetime
service agreement.
Brian Elfert
"Greg G." <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Chris Friesen said:
>
>>evodawg wrote:
>>> Wondering if anything is made in the US anymore?
>>
>>General isn't made in the US, but it is made in your neighbor to the
>>north...
>
> Try finding a dealer who stocks them...
> A month ago, I called more than 20 dealers in my area.
> Not ONE stocked a General 650 - but they had _plenty_ of Delta.
> Jet ran a distant second.
>
> Perhaps it's different elsewhere, but if I can't find one in a city of
> 6 million, then where? (Stocking dealers, not mail order.)
>
>
> Greg G.
There is a local dealer that has General on the floor where I live. Not sure
if they has a 650, but there was a bunch of General on the floor.
Greg
evodawg <[email protected]> writes:
>> I actually find the new Ridgid cordless tools to be quite nice and I
>> bought a 12V drill. The cordless tools at least now have a lifetime
>> service agreement.
>>
>> Brian Elfert
>Until the Corp. is sold again. That's done like I change underware.
You don't think Home Depot is going to take a beating if these service
agreements aren't honored?
Regardless if Home Depot's name isn't on the agreement, they are the
exclusive seller of the tools and they will have angry customers if the
agreement isn't honored.
Brian Elfert
Greg G.<[email protected]> wrote:
>I laugh my ass off every time I see the current Dremel commercial that
>shows a guy planing a door with this little toy planer attachment.
>A bunch of little round divots down the edge of the door - Ugghh...
>
Or the oen where they're sanding a new piece of furniture with it?=20
(I wonder of they want us to think the whole piece was built using
their tool?)
I've owned and used a Dremel tool for over 30 years now, but if I had
never seen one except for in the current commercials, I'd never buy
it. Any ad that makes the users look like idiots makes me stay away.
(Dremel, and XM radio are two.).=20
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Brian Elfert wrote:
>
> "dadiOH" <[email protected]> writes:
>
> >Brian Elfert wrote:
>
> >> Doesn't TTI also make the Ridgid tools for Home Depot?
>
> >Ridgid is part of Emerson Electric.
>
> Emerson quit making the power tools for Home Depot and they are now made
> by Techtronics. This happened close to two years ago IIRC.
>
And the Ridgid name on the power tools has nothing to do w/ the actual
Ridge Tool Co...they just licensed the name.
Larry Blanchard wrote:
>
> On Fri, 25 Nov 2005 22:04:43 -0500, Robatoy wrote:
>
> > AEG is a very serious pro tool company along the same lines as Festool and
> > Metabo.
>
> If it's the same AEG I recall, they are (or were) also into computers.
> IIRC, they bought Modcomp, a realtime computer maker.
AEG is into (almost) everything...
On Sun, 27 Nov 2005 05:32:34 GMT, Lobby Dosser
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Andrew Barss <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Lobby Dosser <[email protected]> wrote:
>>:>
>>:> What about Sioux?
>>
>>: Part of Snap-On, which still Appears to be Snap-On.
>>
>> Didn't Sioux and Milaukee used to produce twin tools?
>> If so, what does the recent set of changes do to this?
>>
>>
>> - Andy Barss
>>
>
>Not sure what you mean by 'twin'.
I think Andy is referring to the fact that many Sioux and Milwaukee
tools were nearly identical. I know that the Sioux close-quarter drill is
a dead-on mirror image of the Milwaukee close-quarter drill. Don't know if
one or the other had better quality or not.
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On Sat, 26 Nov 2005 02:51:58 -0500, Greg G.<[email protected]> wrote:
>We have a local distributor - they just don't stock anything that
>competes with Unisaurs. They _claim_ they can't sell them.
Lots of General stuff (not necessarily General International), is sold
to a different clientele than the home shop guy.
The dealer I bought my 650 from (Tools Plus, Waterbury, CT) has two
floors. The main floor is typical retail & contractors stuff, with
some Jet, Delta, and GI iron sprinkled in. The downstairs stuff is
limited to 6" and smaller jointers, benchtop tools, contractor saws,
and _maybe_ some Jet and Delta cabinet saws.
The second floor, the floor most hobbyists don't know exist, is where
the big, heavy, and cool stuff is. I shopped at TP for years without
knowing there *was* a second floor, as the stairway is behind the
counter. <G> Upstairs, he's got massive table saws, wide belt
sanders, 20" disc sanders, _BIG_ band saws, 8 bag DC's, etc... from
Powermatic, General, and some industrial only brands. Upstairs,
DJ-20's and G650's look *small*! <G>
We also have some local tool dealers who don't usually advertise to
the retail clientele. These guys will often deal with you, but they
won't be located in the strip mall. Industrial tool dealers are
often located in industrial parks, without retail window dressing, and
sometimes with no means to accept credit cards. These guys will
usually try to make an appointment with you, so that the proper
salesperson will be there when you arrive. You can expect them to
know every nut and bolt of the tools you're investigating, but you
won't get a free router with your purchase. You'll get boutique
treatment, possibly including setup, delivery, and after sale
support... for a price.
The second type of dealer is often listed on manufacturer webs
sites,and in publications like "Woodshop News".
Barry
Doug Warner said:
>Greg G.<[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>>I laugh my ass off every time I see the current Dremel commercial that
>>shows a guy planing a door with this little toy planer attachment.
>>A bunch of little round divots down the edge of the door - Ugghh...
>>
>Or the oen where they're sanding a new piece of furniture with it?
> (I wonder of they want us to think the whole piece was built using
>their tool?)
I've not seen that one, but I try not to watch too many commercials...
>I've owned and used a Dremel tool for over 30 years now, but if I had
>never seen one except for in the current commercials, I'd never buy
>it. Any ad that makes the users look like idiots makes me stay away.
>(Dremel, and XM radio are two.).
I own a Dremel as well. I've used it to port heads and manifolds, cut
bolts and nails flush with a surface, polish and buff small items,
carve wood - but I NEVER even considered planing a door or sanding
furniture with it. Yep, marketing geniuses at work... :-\
FWIW,
Greg G.
Ridgid licensed the power tool name to HD, I think. Currently, I believe all
Emerson makes for them are vacuum cleaners.
"dadiOH" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Brian Elfert wrote:
>
>> Doesn't TTI also make the Ridgid tools for Home Depot?
>
> Ridgid is part of Emerson Electric.
>
>
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Greg G.<[email protected]> wrote:
> Chris Friesen said:
>
>>evodawg wrote:
>>> Wondering if anything is made in the US anymore?
>>
>>General isn't made in the US, but it is made in your neighbor to the
>>north...
>
> Try finding a dealer who stocks them...
> A month ago, I called more than 20 dealers in my area.
> Not ONE stocked a General 650 - but they had _plenty_ of Delta.
> Jet ran a distant second.
>
> Perhaps it's different elsewhere, but if I can't find one in a city of
> 6 million, then where? (Stocking dealers, not mail order.)
>
>
> Greg G.
>
My local (Portland, OR) Woodcraft has started stocking them.
Might want to take a look at the General distributor page:
http://www.general.ca/pagetitre/ang/dist_us.html
"Greg G." <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> evodawg said:
>
>>Wondering if anything is made in the US anymore?
>
> Bosch is still Bosch - German.
with factories in the US, although they do not make it clear exactly which
tools are produced in the US and Mexico. Skil, Dremel and Roto-Zip are now
Bosch North American products, also Vermont American.
Greg G. wrote:
> I laugh my ass off every time I see the current Dremel commercial that
> shows a guy planing a door with this little toy planer attachment.
> A bunch of little round divots down the edge of the door - Ugghh...
I wondered if I was the only one that saw this?? What a joke, I can't
imagine the executives of Dremel approving this ad the advertisers came up
with. The exec. must never have planed a door, because if they had they
would have laughed the advertisering agency right out of the meeting.
What a bunch of PIN HEADS!
Rich
--
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but you can't make them THINK"
Greg G.<[email protected]> wrote:
> Lobby Dosser said:
>
>>Greg G.<[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>> Try finding a dealer who stocks them...
>>> A month ago, I called more than 20 dealers in my area.
>>> Not ONE stocked a General 650 - but they had _plenty_ of Delta.
>>> Jet ran a distant second.
>>>
>>> Perhaps it's different elsewhere, but if I can't find one in a city
>>> of 6 million, then where? (Stocking dealers, not mail order.)
>>>
>>
>>My local (Portland, OR) Woodcraft has started stocking them.
>>
>>Might want to take a look at the General distributor page:
>>
>>http://www.general.ca/pagetitre/ang/dist_us.html
>
> We have a local distributor - they just don't stock anything that
> competes with Unisaurs. They _claim_ they can't sell them.
I'm not in the market for a saw, so didn't pay much attention to saws. I
did look at a couple planers and a lathe. Can't imagine why they wouldn't
sell, everything seemed like it could anchor the Queen Mary. Stuff just
Looks solid.
>
>
>
> Greg G.
>
Brian Elfert wrote:
> Emerson quit making the power tools for Home Depot and they are now made
> by Techtronics. This happened close to two years ago IIRC.
>
> I actually find the new Ridgid cordless tools to be quite nice and I
> bought a 12V drill. The cordless tools at least now have a lifetime
> service agreement.
>
> Brian Elfert
>
I believe the only tool Emerson now makes for the Ridgid line is their
shop vac's.
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Andrew Barss <[email protected]> wrote:
> Lobby Dosser <[email protected]> wrote:
>:>
>:> What about Sioux?
>
>: Part of Snap-On, which still Appears to be Snap-On.
>
> Didn't Sioux and Milaukee used to produce twin tools?
> If so, what does the recent set of changes do to this?
>
>
> - Andy Barss
>
Not sure what you mean by 'twin'.
Doug Warner wrote:
> I've owned and used a Dremel tool for over 30 years now, but if I had
> never seen one except for in the current commercials, I'd never buy
> it.
I also have had a Dremel for at least 30 years.
It gets/got limited use.
Now that I've had a chance to play with the Fein detail sander along
with some of it's attachments, the Dremel will get even less use.
YMMV
Lew
Mark & Juanita <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Sun, 27 Nov 2005 05:32:34 GMT, Lobby Dosser
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>Andrew Barss <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> Lobby Dosser <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>:>
>>>:> What about Sioux?
>>>
>>>: Part of Snap-On, which still Appears to be Snap-On.
>>>
>>> Didn't Sioux and Milaukee used to produce twin tools?
>>> If so, what does the recent set of changes do to this?
>>>
>>>
>>> - Andy Barss
>>>
>>
>>Not sure what you mean by 'twin'.
>
> I think Andy is referring to the fact that many Sioux and Milwaukee
> tools were nearly identical. I know that the Sioux close-quarter
> drill is a dead-on mirror image of the Milwaukee close-quarter drill.
> Don't know if one or the other had better quality or not.
That's kinda what I thought he meant. The same drill came to mind, but I
wasn't sure Milwaukee made one. One of those tools you associate with one
manufacturer. Close-quarter drill - Sioux; Reciprocating saw - Milwaukee;
Router - Porter Cable; Cabinet saw - Delta; Circular saw - Skil; ...
In article <[email protected]>,
Greg G.<[email protected]> wrote:
> Milwaukee is still Milwaukee - American - for the time being...
Well....no longer.
Techtronics bought Milwaukee from Atlas Copco in January 2005.
TTI's brands??
Ryobi
Milwaukee
HomeLite
Regina
Royal
Dirt Devil
AEG
VAX
DreBo
Sucks, huh?
The Milwaukee rep assures me that Milwaukee remains autonomous in R&D
and manufacturing.. and *IF* collaborating with another TTI company, it
would be more likely be with the AEG/professional German tool side than
the Ryobi/consumer side.
AEG is a very serious pro tool company along the same lines as Festool
and Metabo.
Greg G. <[email protected]> wrote:
: evodawg said:
:>Wondering if anything is made in the US anymore?
:>
:>Porter Cable
:>
:>Milwaukee
:>
:>Bosch
:>
:>Delta = Black and Decker
:>
:>Dewalt
:>
:>Thanks,
:>Rich
: Delta, Dewalt, Porter-Cable, DeVilbiss, Oldham and FLEX are ALL now
: owned by Black and Decker. <sigh>
What about Sioux?
-- Andy Barss
Lobby Dosser <[email protected]> wrote:
:>
:> What about Sioux?
: Part of Snap-On, which still Appears to be Snap-On.
Didn't Sioux and Milaukee used to produce twin tools?
If so, what does the recent set of changes do to this?
- Andy Barss
Greg G. wrote:
> Robatoy said:
>
>>In article <[email protected]>,
>> Greg G.<[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> Milwaukee is still Milwaukee - American - for the time being...
>>
>>Well....no longer.
>>
>>Techtronics bought Milwaukee from Atlas Copco in January 2005.
>
> I knew they were being looked over but didn't know they had sold.
>
> OMG! Yet _Another_ BORG Chinese Tool Manufacturer...
>
>>TTI's brands??
>>
>>Ryobi
>>Milwaukee
>>HomeLite
>>Regina
>>Royal
>>Dirt Devil
>>AEG
>>VAX
>>DreBo
>>
>>Sucks, huh?
>
> Hey, you forgot the John Deere Green Machine trademark...
>
> I think I'm gonna puke...
>
>
> Greg G.
My God, I should never have asked this question. I'm getting sick to my
stomach as I type. What is the world of woodworking coming too?
Rich
--
"you can lead them to LINUX
but you can't make them THINK"
Lobby Dosser said:
>Greg G.<[email protected]> wrote:
>> Try finding a dealer who stocks them...
>> A month ago, I called more than 20 dealers in my area.
>> Not ONE stocked a General 650 - but they had _plenty_ of Delta.
>> Jet ran a distant second.
>>
>> Perhaps it's different elsewhere, but if I can't find one in a city of
>> 6 million, then where? (Stocking dealers, not mail order.)
>>
>
>My local (Portland, OR) Woodcraft has started stocking them.
>
>Might want to take a look at the General distributor page:
>
>http://www.general.ca/pagetitre/ang/dist_us.html
We have a local distributor - they just don't stock anything that
competes with Unisaurs. They _claim_ they can't sell them.
Greg G.
On Sat, 26 Nov 2005 07:05:04 GMT, Lobby Dosser
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Greg G.<[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Chris Friesen said:
>>
>>>evodawg wrote:
>>>> Wondering if anything is made in the US anymore?
>>>
>>>General isn't made in the US, but it is made in your neighbor to the
>>>north...
>>
>> Try finding a dealer who stocks them...
>> A month ago, I called more than 20 dealers in my area.
>> Not ONE stocked a General 650 - but they had _plenty_ of Delta.
>> Jet ran a distant second.
>>
>> Perhaps it's different elsewhere, but if I can't find one in a city of
>> 6 million, then where? (Stocking dealers, not mail order.)
>>
>>
>> Greg G.
>>
>
>My local (Portland, OR) Woodcraft has started stocking them.
>
>Might want to take a look at the General distributor page:
>
>http://www.general.ca/pagetitre/ang/dist_us.html
It says "my" Woodcraft in Tucson has them, but I've never seen a
General product in the store.
Back when I was shopping for a CS I emailed the one (at the time)
listed AZ distributor and never even got a reply.
"evodawg" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:GCShf.1618$NW2.81@trnddc01...
> Greg G. wrote:
>
>> I laugh my ass off every time I see the current Dremel commercial that
>> shows a guy planing a door with this little toy planer attachment.
>> A bunch of little round divots down the edge of the door - Ugghh...
>
> I wondered if I was the only one that saw this?? What a joke, I can't
> imagine the executives of Dremel approving this ad the advertisers came up
> with. The exec. must never have planed a door, because if they had they
> would have laughed the advertisering agency right out of the meeting.
>
> What a bunch of PIN HEADS!
For the most part, execs who lead the way in manufacturing, or selling,
tools do not use tools themselves. It's onward to the golf course, let's
play volleyball, or something similar. The companies where the execs do use
tools, or take a major part in their design and manufacture, show up on a
different screen, which means companies like Veritas and Lie-Nielsen really
shine.
Andrew Barss <[email protected]> wrote:
> Greg G. <[email protected]> wrote:
>: evodawg said:
>
>:>Wondering if anything is made in the US anymore?
>:>
>:>Porter Cable
>:>
>:>Milwaukee
>:>
>:>Bosch
>:>
>:>Delta = Black and Decker
>:>
>:>Dewalt
>:>
>:>Thanks,
>:>Rich
>
>: Delta, Dewalt, Porter-Cable, DeVilbiss, Oldham and FLEX are ALL now
>: owned by Black and Decker. <sigh>
>
>
>
> What about Sioux?
Part of Snap-On, which still Appears to be Snap-On.
On Sat, 26 Nov 2005 01:55:50 GMT, evodawg
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Wondering if anything is made in the US anymore?
>
>Porter Cable
corded models all machined parts from U. S. Assembly only
transitioned to Mexico. may not all be there yet.
>
>Milwaukee
>
>Bosch
>
>Delta = Black and Decker
Unisaw - Assembled and painted in the U.S. Motor from Brazil, starter
from Taiwan, some cast iron from the far east, some domestic, (table
and wings are U. S. cast and machined) all sheet metal fabricated and
welded in the U.S. All extrusions and blow molded components from U.S.
suppliers. All turned steel components from U. S. factories.
HD Shaper series - same thing.
14" Band Saw high end models same thing except the motor is from AO
Smith.
All radial arm saws same thing except for higher percentage of U. S.
castings (at the present time) and U. S. made motors.
Line boring Machines, same thing.
Unifence - all U.S. made
Biesemeyer - All U. S. Made.
>
>Dewalt
>
>Thanks,
>Rich
"evodawg" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:eGShf.1621$NW2.522@trnddc01...
> Greg G. wrote:
>
>> Robatoy said:
>>
>>>In article <[email protected]>,
>>> Greg G.<[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Milwaukee is still Milwaukee - American - for the time being...
>>>
>>>Well....no longer.
>>>
>>>Techtronics bought Milwaukee from Atlas Copco in January 2005.
>>
>> I knew they were being looked over but didn't know they had sold.
>>
>> OMG! Yet _Another_ BORG Chinese Tool Manufacturer...
>>
>>>TTI's brands??
>>>
>>>Ryobi
>>>Milwaukee
>>>HomeLite
>>>Regina
>>>Royal
>>>Dirt Devil
>>>AEG
>>>VAX
>>>DreBo
>>>
>>>Sucks, huh?
>>
>> Hey, you forgot the John Deere Green Machine trademark...
>>
>> I think I'm gonna puke...
>>
>>
>> Greg G.
>
>
> My God, I should never have asked this question. I'm getting sick to my
> stomach as I type. What is the world of woodworking coming too?
>
> Rich
> --
> "you can lead them to LINUX
> but you can't make them THINK"
Even American owned companies have been buying/re-branding Chinese
tools for some time and sub-contracting out the manufacture of their own
designs, too. It doesn't bother me as much WHERE the shareholders live
as it does about who is manufacturing a product and what their commitment
to quality and customer support is. One of the odd ways of viewing things
that I see in this area is opposition to "foreign" Hondas made in Ohio and
strong acceptance for "domestic" GM vehicles made in Canada. (I am in
the US.) Right now, the top of my s***-list is Jenn-Air and I haven't
turned
them around to see where they were made, but I have 4 Jenn-Air appliances
less than 5 years old that have all failed multiple times...and all cost
more
than "average" appliances.
George
Milwaukee is owned by TTI, IMS. Ryobi's parent company. It was owned by AEG.
"Greg G." <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> evodawg said:
>
>>Wondering if anything is made in the US anymore?
>>
>>Porter Cable
>>
>>Milwaukee
>>
>>Bosch
>>
>>Delta = Black and Decker
>>
>>Dewalt
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Rich
>
> Delta, Dewalt, Porter-Cable, DeVilbiss, Oldham and FLEX are ALL now
> owned by Black and Decker. <sigh>
>
> Bosch is still Bosch - German.
> Milwaukee is still Milwaukee - American - for the time being...
>
> Still Made in the USA?
> Lawyers, slimy politicians, bad MBA's, and bombs. <g?>
>
>
> Greg G.
Ryobi makes SOME of the Ridgid tools.
"Brian Elfert" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Robatoy <[email protected]> writes:
>
>
>>TTI's brands??
>
>>Ryobi
>>Milwaukee
>>HomeLite
>>Regina
>>Royal
>>Dirt Devil
>>AEG
>>VAX
>>DreBo
>
> Doesn't TTI also make the Ridgid tools for Home Depot?
>
> Brian Elfert
In article
<[email protected]>,
"Charles Self" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Ryobi makes SOME of the Ridgid tools.
I believe I read here that Metabo makes the Ridgid 5" random orb sander.
I took a look and it's identical - down to the "Made in Germany" on the
label.
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ATP* said:
>
>"Greg G." <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> evodawg said:
>>
>>>Wondering if anything is made in the US anymore?
>>
>> Bosch is still Bosch - German.
>
>with factories in the US, although they do not make it clear exactly which
>tools are produced in the US and Mexico. Skil, Dremel and Roto-Zip are now
>Bosch North American products, also Vermont American.
That list is scary...
And most of which are _not_ known for high quality tools...
Except for the old Skil 77.
I laugh my ass off every time I see the current Dremel commercial that
shows a guy planing a door with this little toy planer attachment.
A bunch of little round divots down the edge of the door - Ugghh...
Greg G.
Brian Elfert wrote:
> Doesn't TTI also make the Ridgid tools for Home Depot?
Ridgid is part of Emerson Electric.
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Brian Elfert wrote:
> "dadiOH" <[email protected]> writes:
>
>>Brian Elfert wrote:
>
>>> Doesn't TTI also make the Ridgid tools for Home Depot?
>
>>Ridgid is part of Emerson Electric.
>
> Emerson quit making the power tools for Home Depot and they are now made
> by Techtronics. This happened close to two years ago IIRC.
>
> I actually find the new Ridgid cordless tools to be quite nice and I
> bought a 12V drill. The cordless tools at least now have a lifetime
> service agreement.
>
> Brian Elfert
Until the Corp. is sold again. That's done like I change underware.
Rich
--
"you can lead them to LINUX
but you can't make them THINK"
Robatoy said:
>In article <[email protected]>,
> Greg G.<[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Milwaukee is still Milwaukee - American - for the time being...
>
>Well....no longer.
>
>Techtronics bought Milwaukee from Atlas Copco in January 2005.
I knew they were being looked over but didn't know they had sold.
OMG! Yet _Another_ BORG Chinese Tool Manufacturer...
>TTI's brands??
>
>Ryobi
>Milwaukee
>HomeLite
>Regina
>Royal
>Dirt Devil
>AEG
>VAX
>DreBo
>
>Sucks, huh?
Hey, you forgot the John Deere Green Machine trademark...
I think I'm gonna puke...
Greg G.
Chris Friesen said:
>evodawg wrote:
>> Wondering if anything is made in the US anymore?
>
>General isn't made in the US, but it is made in your neighbor to the
>north...
Try finding a dealer who stocks them...
A month ago, I called more than 20 dealers in my area.
Not ONE stocked a General 650 - but they had _plenty_ of Delta.
Jet ran a distant second.
Perhaps it's different elsewhere, but if I can't find one in a city of
6 million, then where? (Stocking dealers, not mail order.)
Greg G.