King Vs Craftex

Mo, sorry to burst your bubble but this is probably not the best forum
to post this question on. Not that the people here aren't
knowledgeable on the subject but there are very few Canadians here.
You're better off to post this on the Canadian Woodworking Forum or
Canadian Home workshop forum. You can search for both of these using
google and they will be number 1 or 2 results. I don't own any of
these machines but in my limited knowledge of the Canadian Machinery
market I would buy King over Craftex. Some people will disagree and
others will agree. My dad has a couple of Craftex machines including a
6" jointer and small shaper and he loves them. Check out the Canadian
forums and you will get more responses.

Lars

Thank you, I am new to forums, I will repost there.

mo

Work schedule for Chinese factories.....as follows....
Mondays we use Craftex labels, Tuesdays we use Grizzly labels, Wednesdays we
use Delta labels... etc etc LOL
"mark" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>I did a lot of research into the jointer and I came to the conclusion that
> it is made in china and renamed by several retailers here in north
> america.
> Grizzly, king, craftex,delta, craftsman, are all the same. The delta and
> craftsman have a few different handles etc.. but the main machine, cast
> iron
> parts etc.. are identical. I bought the King because of the price, local
> store was selling them cheap.
>
>
> <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> Hello,
>>
>> I am looking into purchasing a Planer, Table Saw, Shaper and Jointer.
>> I have priced similar products (or what I believe to be similar) at
>> both Craftex and King, King being a little more expensive, roughly 20%.
>> The items between Craftex and King appear to be identical (for the
>> most part) other than the color of the paint. ie. Craftex CT090
>> appears to be the same as the King KC-383C.
>>
>> Planer - Craftex CT090, King KC-383C
>> Table Saw - Craftex B2397, King KC-11GC / KRF-1025
>> Shaper - Craftex B702ST, King KC-350S
>> Jointer - Craftex CT086, King KC-150C
>>
>> Does anyone know if the King is a better build piece of equipment or
>> just higher priced?
>>
>> I am open to idea's and opinions.
>>
>> thank you
>>
>> Mo
>>
>
>

I did a lot of research into the jointer and I came to the conclusion that
it is made in china and renamed by several retailers here in north america.
Grizzly, king, craftex,delta, craftsman, are all the same. The delta and
craftsman have a few different handles etc.. but the main machine, cast iron
parts etc.. are identical. I bought the King because of the price, local
store was selling them cheap.


<[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Hello,
>
> I am looking into purchasing a Planer, Table Saw, Shaper and Jointer.
> I have priced similar products (or what I believe to be similar) at
> both Craftex and King, King being a little more expensive, roughly 20%.
> The items between Craftex and King appear to be identical (for the
> most part) other than the color of the paint. ie. Craftex CT090
> appears to be the same as the King KC-383C.
>
> Planer - Craftex CT090, King KC-383C
> Table Saw - Craftex B2397, King KC-11GC / KRF-1025
> Shaper - Craftex B702ST, King KC-350S
> Jointer - Craftex CT086, King KC-150C
>
> Does anyone know if the King is a better build piece of equipment or
> just higher priced?
>
> I am open to idea's and opinions.
>
> thank you
>
> Mo
>