Oldham

Yeah, I've picked up a couple at Menard's as well. But the selection
is quite limited. I did see special order forms for the Viper bits at
Home Depot a few months ago right by all the router stuff. I think
they will ship them right to your home address too. I haven't tried
it, but the list of bits available looked extensive.

JJ

Ellestad wrote:
> What happened to Oldham saw blades or Viper router bits? Did they bite the
> dust? Did somebody buy them?
>
> Viper router bits came up good is some comparison tests and I have some that
> have performed very well - I'd like to get some more. I see that Menard's
> still has them on display but this may be just selling off inventory.
>
> Does anyone know the answer?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Tim

On Thu, 12 Oct 2006 05:31:33 -0400, DGG<[email protected]> wrote:

>Ellestad said:
>
>>What happened to Oldham saw blades or Viper router bits? Did they bite the
>>dust? Did somebody buy them?
>>
>>Viper router bits came up good is some comparison tests and I have some that
>>have performed very well - I'd like to get some more. I see that Menard's
>>still has them on display but this may be just selling off inventory.
>>
>>Does anyone know the answer?
>
>Oldham/US Saw was bought in 2002 by Pentair, who was subsequently
>absorbed by B & D.
>

Actually, Pentair is still alive, well, and a publically traded company,
with stock symbol PNR, independent of B&D. Pentair sold off their Delta
tools holdings to Black and Decker several years ago.




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Mark & Juanita said:

>On Thu, 12 Oct 2006 05:31:33 -0400, DGG<[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>Ellestad said:
>>
>>>What happened to Oldham saw blades or Viper router bits? Did they bite the
>>>dust? Did somebody buy them?
>>>
>>>Viper router bits came up good is some comparison tests and I have some that
>>>have performed very well - I'd like to get some more. I see that Menard's
>>>still has them on display but this may be just selling off inventory.
>>>
>>>Does anyone know the answer?
>>
>>Oldham/US Saw was bought in 2002 by Pentair, who was subsequently
>>absorbed by B & D.
>>
>
> Actually, Pentair is still alive, well, and a publically traded company,
>with stock symbol PNR, independent of B&D. Pentair sold off their Delta
>tools holdings to Black and Decker several years ago.

You are right. In a 2 second attempt to proof that paragraph, I
changed "and" to "who" and totally changed the meaning.
My bad...

Ellestad said:

>What happened to Oldham saw blades or Viper router bits? Did they bite the
>dust? Did somebody buy them?
>
>Viper router bits came up good is some comparison tests and I have some that
>have performed very well - I'd like to get some more. I see that Menard's
>still has them on display but this may be just selling off inventory.
>
>Does anyone know the answer?

Oldham/US Saw was bought in 2002 by Pentair, who was subsequently
absorbed by B & D.

"Oldham Saw designs and manufactures router bits, circular saw blades,
and related accessories for the do-it-yourself and professional power
tool markets. Sold under the Oldham(R), Viper(R), United States
Saw(R), and Hickory(TM) brand names, the company's products go to
market via the home center, lumberyard, and hardware channels. Oldham
Saw's private label products are sold to leading power tool
manufacturers, including Pentair's Porter-Cable and Delta units.
Oldham Saw holds the leading share in the router bit category, and
holds the second place position in the circular saw blade category in
North America. " MDM 10/02

That was then, this is now...